We’ve got a full episode this week! We’re talking Norwegian Premium, Spirit Airlines Improvements, How To Save Money By Purchasing Hotel Points and Family-Friendly destinations in Florida you might not be thinking of.
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Amazon Echo Can Now Check You In For Your Flight
Amazon Echo has underperformed since it launched. It’s a nifty speaker, but I can’t say I rely heavily on it. That being said, I like the new features being rolled out today for travelers.
Wow! American Airlines May Be Dumping Gogo
American Airlines and Gogo seem to be having a tiff this morning in regards to network speeds, new technology and where AA will get their next generation of in-flight internet from. What does this mean for customers?
Cheap Flights To Brazil, Hotel Discounts And Short-Haul Awards Going Away
Today’s Best of the Rest includes cheap flights to Brazil and Puerto Rico, discounts on hotels, British Airways changes and more.
Emerald Club Lounge? National Car Rental Opens Up Inside Dulles
Need a comfortable place to hang out at IAD between flights? Try this….
10 Days In Italy: A Fast Train To Venice
In case you missed it, here are the previous and upcoming posts about our summer trip to Italy: United Airlines To Rome St. Regis Rome Vatican Osteria 44 Photo Essay of Angels & Demons A Quiet Meal At Cul de Sac Trevi Fountain (Semi) Closed For Business A Fast Train To Venice St. Regis San Clemente Island Hotel Danieli Antico Pignolo A Quick Trip To Murano How To Ride The Vaporetto (Water Bus) In Venice Getting Lost In Venice British Airways 787 Flight Home If you’re a US resident and […]
How Many More Folks Are Using Electronic Devices On Planes Now That You Can Use Them From Gate to Gate?
According to this article, virtually none. The study, by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, found 35.9% of airline passengers were using mobile technology at a given point during the four-month study. That was only slightly more than the 35.3% of fliers who were tapping into their mobile devices at observed points in 2013, during a period before the Federal Aviation Administration began allowing passengers to use electronic devices to play games, listen to music or read from takeoff to landing. That new rule went into effect on Oct. […]
