It’s very early on, but reports are that all passengers and crew escaped a pretty bad looking crash at SFO about an hour ago. Here’s one of the initial reports. **No, you can’t actually click on the last image to play,…
I’ve been lucky enough to be on a private jet once or twice. They were fairly small as private jets go, but it was still a much easier experience than flying commercial. Small jets led to bumpy flights, but it was a worthwhile trade-off…
I stumbled on this one a bit late. Especially since I had a Four Points stay a couple weeks ago and didn’t score the $25 myself. This runs through the end of July, and essentially gives you a $25 discount on a future Southwest…
Are you an aviation/travel enthusiast? Have you been on a MegaDO? If the answers to these questions are yes and no, respectively, what are you waiting for? There’s a ton of information about StarMegaDO5 on Milepoint, but here’s a few quick tidbits: The MegaDO…
Southwest announced yesterday that it will begin offering live television free on flights (sponsored by Dish). At first, I thought it was a ho-hum kind of announcement. But, I think there’s a bit more to this announcement, especially in light of my recent thoughts…
If you’re hunting for cheap fall tickets today’s Virgin American sale might help. I don’t fly Virgin America a whole bunch, but they serve particularly useful with fare sales. As a general rule the big guys match their prices though I’m not sure if…
Uber is a great example of using technology to disrupt the travel space. The airlines (and to a lesser degree, hotels) have been slow to innovate. Given, it’s harder to change technology in a business with as many moving parts as an airline. Not…
The age of competition is over. There, I said it. Okay, so it only holds true for the airlines. More correctly, for what’s left of the legacy airlines that fought to the death after de-regulation. In a matter of months, American Airlines and US…
After breakfast at Voodoo Doughnuts and a productive afternoon at the Nike TechStars Accelerator, my colleague and I decided on Jake’s Famous Crawfish for dinner. Jake’s has been around for over a century and has some interesting history. About 40 years ago the restaurant…
The couple of rare times I’ve flown into Portland, Oregon it’s been because I was driving elsewhere. I’ve never actually spend any time in Portland until a couple of weeks ago. I asked the folks on Milepoint for tips on food and Voodoo Doughnuts…