Every year around this time (well, usually earlier if I’m not running behind) I share with you who I think the best airline and hotel loyalty programs are. We’re wrapping up the voting for the Freddie Awards this year, the largest independent ballot to…
This is sad to see, but appeared inevitable for some time now. WOW Air is (was?) an Iceland-based carrier that provided low-cost service between many cities in the US and Europe. Their purple planes stuck out amongst more bland liveries at airports. However, they’ve…
Maybe I’m calling this one a bit early, but it looks like the brightly colored purple planes of WOW Air are very quickly going to become a memory. On Friday, they announced that their most recent attempt to attract a buyer (Indigo Partners, who…
For this first time I can recall, things have gotten truly ugly with Southwest Airlines and one of their unions. As the mechanics union and management work towards what could be a new agreement, it’s worth asking whether both sides met in the middle or the union got the better end of the deal. At the same time, it’s also worth asking if the unions’ actions are worth risking Southwest Airlines’ enviable culture.
It’s been quiet this week around here. Apologies for that. It was a crazy week of work commitments followed by two of my favorite days of the year, the start of March Madness. I’ve been keeping up on the travel world and have plenty…
Just a bit more on the nicest airport in the United Status. Hope you enjoy!
25 days after I submitted my request to Marriott to find out how much of my personal information was stolen during their massive data breach, I finally have an answer. Here’s what Marriott had to say: Dear Edward Pizzarello, We are in receipt of…
More hotel points? How about more airline miles? Both are on offer with this new partnership between American Airlines and World of Hyatt.
This is my second month of tracking my Wi-Fi success on flights. So far, 2019 has been pretty poor, with United making up most of the failed connectivity. It’s insane that a decade after the expansion of in-flight internet connectivity can still be this bad.
I’m a bit sad to hear the A380 is going away, but we still have plenty of time with the big jet. The A380 was a complicated plane, a solution without a big enough problem. In the end, we discuss why it went away.