Unbelievable… saying Ebola on a plane is a fast way to get yourself removed and hold up an entire planeload of passengers. A passenger onboard a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to the Dominican Republic apparently joked out loud that he had the Ebola virus. The plane was met by a crew in hazmat suits…
Occasionally I run across really COOL things that are easier to share on social media than to post about here on the blog. Those include things like this cool piece of American Airlines pilot art I just shared on the Jetsetter’s Homestead Facebook page from American Airlines. This is one example of bonus content you…
Moneypenny is not well. (Moneypenny being the Mini Cooper that my friend Samantha drives.) Her clutch has gone out, it seems, so Sam is in the market for a new car. Why is this important to you? Well, I’m sometimes remiss in reporting travel news here that seems to have already been heavily covered by…
Forget the controversy caused last week when a young man “borrowed” heavily from several seasoned bloggers (including P2B’s own Andy’s Travel Blog) to create a highly viral review of Singapore Airlines Suites Class. ABC News has upped the ante with this brief video clip of the first class life as experienced by reporter Alexander Marquardt and previewed on Good Morning America this morning. See…
I’m home for a couple of days before I hit the road again for my infamously busy fall travel schedule. Those precious days at home mean a combination of time in my office and a bit of work from my comfortable perch on my sectional at the homestead. But my perch wasn’t always so comfy… in…
Once in a while, I like to imagine what it would be like to be back in the world of my earlier days in consulting – the ones where my project work had me often spending one or more weeks in the same city so that I had some sense of being anchored each day…
No wonder my purse is always so heavy. I pulled the last three weeks of room keys out of a side pocket this morning and realized I’ve got a lot more catching up to do! I don’t seem to be making any headway and I have another 3-4 stays in the next ten days. But fear…
In March 2015, watch for Starwood headquarters to relocate to India as part of a month-long cultural immersion program. During the program, executives from the company will live and conduct business from Mumbai and Delhi in an attempt to better understand the culture and the needs of travelers visiting the growing business community. Starwood has previous…
It’s a Sunday morning at 8 am (one of my “regular” times to drive for UberX) when I get a ping to pick up a rider named Michael at an apartment building adjacent to the university campus. I pull up in front of the building. The street is quiet – its too early for most to be…
There is a first time for everything. In terms of travel, I’ve been doing it so long (and so frequently) that those first time incidents are becoming increasingly more bizarre. I had not one, but TWO of them yesterday. And I’m curious to hear your thoughts on one of them – did I overreact? In…
This 5.5 hour overnight stay may officially qualify as my shortest hotel overnight that was not the result of A) a wild night on the town, B) irregular airline operations, or C) a stay in an international transit hotel. In the case of either of the examples above, I’ve generally known and accepted that the hotel…
News about hiking normally doesn’t catch my eye. I love the outdoors, but trekking around in the woods is generally not my thing. This story, however, surprised me. A hiker discovers an abandoned town just hiding in the middle of Smoky Mountains National Forest. The discovery is the second forgotten find in the national forest in the last couple of years. Click here…