News and Deals: May 22,...
Extra seat fees could divide families on flights The Seattle Times If you’re flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they’re on the same plane. Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing...Air Canada Passengers G...
Filed under: Activism , Airlines , Video , Budget Travel , News Sometimes, having a delayed flight isn’t such a bad thing, at least not for passengers aboard a recent Air Canada flight from Toronto to Frankfurt . Luckily for them, the Canada-based Lemon Bucket Orkestra were on the...New OTR Resource: Best...
Just a quick note: I’ve added a tab to the top navigation to an updated chart of the best airline and hotel credit card offers. Sometimes you just want to know what the best offer is out there for a given airline, and it’s easier to go to one place than try to find it in...What Happens When…...
…American Airlines sells passes for unlimited first class travel and then discovers that they’re losing money on the offer? The LA Times has a fantastic piece about how the airline started investigating its customers and ended up revoking the pass from several… (HT to...Loyalty Programs Change...
Loyalty programs keep travelers coming back, granting more perks and benefits the more they use a service provider. But what happens as the world of travel evolves and companies merge to gain efficiency and price advantage or just to stay in business? In some cases, the customer comes...Visiting The Devil̵...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , Business , Photos , Stories , South America , Bolivia When loud, traffic-heavy, protest-passionate La Paz gets to be too much, one way to escape while not even leaving the city is to visit the Devil’s Tooth, or Muela del Diablo . While this may sound...Galley Gossip: In Defen...
Filed under: Airlines , Galley Gossip ” Wouldn’t it be nice to be served by flight attendants that are actually excited to come to work? Yes, safety training is important. But there is no reason to believe that a fit and alert 29-year-old should perform less safely in an...