LAN and TAM are two of the dominant airlines for travel to and within South America. After their decision to merge, it was strongly believed that the combined airline would join the oneworld alliance along with American Airlines, British Airways and others. It’s official…
Lots of expansion in the Austin market for Hyatt, it seems. Earlier this week they opened the Hyatt Place Austin. I’m generally more of a full service hotel guy, and I’ve enjoyed my stays at Hyatt Regency Austin. But, the pictures of Hyatt Place…
Delays and cancellations are part of a frequent traveler’s life. I think I’ve been pretty lucky over the last few years, only getting stuck occasionally. When I first started flying United Airlines on a regular basis a couple of years ago they were pretty…
This is good, though not monumental news for American Airlines. The joint venture (JV) with British Airways and Iberia helped them become more profitable by being able to coordinate their schedules. As a result, certain routes, such as JFK-LHR, saw their frequencies even out…
I’ve written about the Boeing 787 problems a number of times. There have been a bunch of rumors that a solution is imminent. One of the things that’s been rumored is that the 787 ETOPS certificate would be clipped in whole or in part….
I saw something from Hilton today that intrigued me. It’s not for everyone, in fact it’s targeted just towards teachers. But, since my wife has been a teacher for a decade it struck my eye. They’re giving 15 teachers a trip to anywhere they…
How do you turn a bummer stay into something your daughter can’t stop talking about? It starts with having a convincing and imaginative wife. I posted a couple of days ago asking for reader opinions on compensation for the stay, but there’s still a few…
American Airlines continues to be in the news on a number of fronts. They announced a bunch of new codeshare agreements. They announced a profit for the month of January. Oh, yeah. And, they announced they’re merging with US Airways. They’re also looking to…
Each to his own, but I always look for new ways to travel in comfort with my family. American Airlines has carried me for a number of those trips, along with United, Lufthansa, Japan Airlines and a few others. I’m loyal to American, so…
This is a great reader participation exercise, because I’m very interested to hear what others would do in this situation. I had thought that our one-night stop at the St. Regis San Francisco would be a quick post, but it turns out to be…