Right after I posted about rumors the FAA was moving closer to relaxing the regulations for electronics on planes, I was contacted by Scott Mayerowitz of the Associated Press. I don’t think the two were related, but Scott asked me my opinion on the…
About a month ago, I wrote about the expectation that service between LAX and Sao Paolo, Brazil was for later this fall. There were still a few hurdles to clear, and Thursday American cleared another hurdle when the DOT issued a Show Cause Order…
It looks like National Car Rental is bringing back it’s popular One, Two, Free promotion this summer. It appears that people participating in last year’s version are getting invitations to pre-register for this year’s promo. Last year’s version ran from August, 2012 to…
If you’ve been on a plane any time in the past 5 years, you know the drill. All those electronics need to be off before the plane can push back from the gate, right? But, the pilots are using iPads in the cockpit for…
It’s been just about 2 years now since I was on StarMegaDO3 and we got the chance to go hang out in Montreal with the folks from Bombardier. If you’re an occasional traveler, you may not have any idea who Bombardier is. But, if…
Marriott Rewards has reestablished a partnership with American Airlines’ AAdvantage program so you can earn miles in their program when you stay and redeem points for AAdvantage miles. This partnership died a few years ago. While I can’t say I was that sad to…
Looks like United previewed some upcoming changes to their program this morning on Milepoint. Following Delta’s move earlier this year, United is adding a spending requirement to achieve elite status. Quoting from their post: Starting in January 2014, Premier qualification for members living in…
Previous posts: Booking A Trip To Panama It’s been a whopping two months since we got back from Panama. Wow, time flies! I need to get off my butt and get these posts done! This would be my first trip on Copa Airlines,…
For those that aren’t familiar, Daily Getaways are a month-long list of opportunities to score great deals on travel, sponsored by American Express and the US Travel Association. I tried to jump in on one offer last year but showed up 4 minutes after…
A few days ago, Wandering Aramean covered his thoughts on what the new premium seats JetBlue is planning to offer might ultimately be configured. What’s really cool to me is that they look like they’re going to have a few mini-suites on each flight…