Airline news and reviews.
American will be making changes to meal service in domestic first class cabins beginning September 1. The move is to standardize service across the board as a continuing step of the merger with US Airways. These first class meal service changes will eliminate plated meals on most flights under 2 hours and 45 minutes. For…
I spotted a couple of fun summer contests today that cover some of my travel necessities – shoes, luggage, wifi, and electronic gadgets. The first is from shoe company Shoes of Prey. I have not yet tried this service but it’s on my “to do” list. Shoes of Prey is an Australian e-commerce company that specializes in…
I hate early morning flights – and they are even worse when your seat assignment sucks. That seems to be happening to many these days with fully booked flights – someone has to sit in the dreaded middle seats or back rows of the plane. Last week I was nursing my Starbucks in the Admirals…
Frequent travelers over on FlyerTalk.com are discussing this issue today: A German traveler booked a refundable business class ticket and used it to access a business class lounge before changing the ticket instead of flying. Oh, and he did this 36 times with the same ticket! After doing this with the one ticket over the…
I flew through Seattle yesterday on an American Airlines from Dallas-Fort Worth so that I could connect to a regional connection on Alaska Airline/Horizon Air. As I listened to the conversation of a couple of other elite-level travelers in first class who were grumbling about the lack of an Admirals Club in Seattle, I was able to remind them…
American Airlines just launched nonstop service to Hong Kong and Shanghai from Dallas-Fort Worth. These new routes open up more options to access Asia on OneWorld from the US. In celebration of those routes, American is offering bonus miles for anyone booking and flying round-trips on those flights between June 24 and December 6, 2014. Also included is the…
A distressed passenger is suing British Airways after he thought he booked a ticket to Granada, Spain but instead was bound for Grenada – in the Caribbean – because his travel geography and that of the reservation agent did not align. While many on social media and message boards are crying “frivolous”, it forced me to…
The beauty box versus bag squares off again in this battle of Birchbox vs. Ipsy. Both services offer a monthly $10 membership where subscribers receive a selection of beauty product samples that is somewhat customized based on personal preferences. Birchbox comes in its namesake box while Ipsy’s Glam Bag is a limited edition cosmetic bag each…
Lost luggage is the jetsetter’s worst nightmare. Many frequent travelers I know actually refuse to check bags as an avoidance tactic. I personally got over the “checking bags makes you less of a road warrior” shtick a few years ago. Sometimes it’s just a necessity – and no longer one I feel guilt or shame…