When United and Continental announced their merger a few years ago, they trumpeted something like $2 billion in savings that could be realized from combining the two companies. Fast forward to the 1st quarter of 2014 and the airline lost a half billion dollars…
The Department of Homeland Security and TSA have asked a number of foreign airports to prevent passengers from boarding flights with electronic devices they can’t power up. Thanks to reader Tommy V for passing this along. For now, this appears to just affect airpots…
Diversification is important for many facets of our lives. In travel, having different types of miles and points available is key. WIth the increased availability of one-way award flights over the last five years, mixing and matching is the best way to make your dream trip happen. Here’s a quick look at some examples of a diversified vacation.
From King5 in Seattle, a train carrying 737 fuselages derailed in Montana. The fuselages ended up in the river. I’m guessing based on some of the damage in the pictures that not all of these fuselages will become airplanes. HT: Rob on Milepoint
Thanks again to one of my readers for pledging his 10 United Airlines beverage vouchers to help his fellow travelers tolerate their next United Airlines flight just a bit easier. WIth the help of Random.org, I’ve got 2 United Airlines beverage vouchers for the…
Uber wins a key legal challenge in London. There have been massive protests against Uber in a number of European cities. This specific lawsuit was trying to classify the smartphone Uber drivers use to communicate distance via GPS as a “meter”, which can only…
According to this article, virtually none. The study, by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, found 35.9% of airline passengers were using mobile technology at a given point during the four-month study. That was only slightly more than the 35.3% of fliers who…
For the month of July, Starwood Preferred Guest is offering a 20% bonus on transfers to American Airlines and US Airways. [divider] I’ve always regarded Starpoints as one of the most valuable currencies. One of the main reasons they’re so valuable is the generous…
People always marvel at how much time I spend on airplanes. My wife likes to tell people I live on airplanes. But, this guy takes it to a whole new level. Thanks to my reader and good friend Justin for bringing this to my…
Hyatt has released an update to their iPhone app with lots of increase functionality. Hyatt has been way behind the curve on the reliability of their technology and on feature enhancements. This update takes care of some welcome feature enhancements but we’ll need a…