When I think back to last March, flying home New Zealand with a brief pit stop for some work in Las Vegas definitely didn’t seem normal When I was on the tarmac in Auckland waiting to take-off, the United States closed the borders to anyone arriving from Europe. That seemed pretty serious at the time. Still, I told my wife I was coming home and would probably be off the road for four or five weeks. 14 months later and fully vaccinated, I got back on the road last week […]
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How Amazon HQ2 Will Affect DC-Area Airports
HQ2? 3? 1.75? Amazon announced 3 new campuses, one of which will be situated in Northern Virginia across from DCA airport. The DC area is served by 3 airports. Reagan National is the closest to Amazon’s campus and also the most crowded. BWI is the low-cost alternative while Dulles has a ton of business traffic. How will Amazon affect the airports in the nation’s capitol?
Ever Wonder How Much It Costs To Plow An Airport Runway In a Snowstorm?
Ever wonder how much it costs to keep an airport open during snowstorm?
It’s About Time Dulles Airport Got A Kids Play Area
Airports are generally an enjoyable place for me. I know, that makes me weird, right? But, while my kids enjoy looking at airplanes a little bit, they much more enjoy just being kids.
Cheap Flights To Palm Springs, Marriott Wants To Reward You For Spying On You And American Testing Customer Service Improvements For Flight Delays
The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.
Guam Hates United, DC Hates Uber And an Awesome Bathroom Video!
The Best of the Rest includes DC beating up on Uber, awesome bathroom video, Guam hates United with good reason and bonus points for Hyatt credit card holders.
Emerald Club Lounge? National Car Rental Opens Up Inside Dulles
Need a comfortable place to hang out at IAD between flights? Try this….
Help Me Pick Flights For An Upcoming Trip
Some trips are very straightforward, while others can be tougher to plan. I’ve been having some trouble putting together an itinerary and could really use some help making decisions.
Is It That Hard For TV Shows To Portray Air Travel Correctly?
This is a bit of inside baseball, but as I’m catching up on TV with my wife, I came across another of those instances where television and movie producers are quite liberal with how they portray air travel. No, this wasn’t like the movie Up in the Air, where they show a MD-80 (a small, single aisle plane) taking off from an airport before switching to George Clooney’s character sitting in a lie-flat seat on what presumably is a 767, a much, much bigger plane (and, vice versa). But, even […]
Are NYC Airports Getting A Much-Needed Overhaul?
Andrew Cuomo announced a competition that will start in 30 days for the public to submit new designs for LaGuardia and JFK airports. Seated beside him was Vice President Joe Biden, an intelligent politician in his own right, who frequently manages to stick his foot in his mouth. It was earlier this year when he said the following at a speech about improving the transportation infrastructure in the US: “But if I blindfolded you and took you to LaGuardia Airport in New York, you must think, ‘I must be in […]
