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…
2 quick tidbits expanding the Hyatt network: Park Hyatt Busan has opened marking the second Park Hyatt in South Korea and the 10th in Asia. I’m a huge fan of the Park Hyatt brand. The Park Hyatt Tokyo is a favorite of mine. I’m…
It seems to be my theme this week to review useful travel apps. I stumbled across ExpertFlyer’s iPhone app a couple of days ago and posted my thoughts. Then, this morning, I saw an article on Seat Guru’s new iPhone app. A bit of…
I had one of my best point redemptions of all time last year when I redeemed a trunk load of Starwood Preferred Guest points for a tennis lesson with Andre Agassi at the US Open. My wife was the lucky participant and we had…
Boeing and Airbus have a long history of healthy (and not-so-healthy) competition. The success of Boeing’s twin-engine 777 made it economically infeasible for airlines to operate the 4-engine Airbus A340. It took Airbus a while, but they finally stopped taking orders for the plane…