I’m becoming cranky in my middle age. That much I know. Perhaps I am far enough away from my halcyon days of travel when weekend mileage runs were quick cultural skinny dips. And week-long vacations were reserved for deeper dives exploring the underbelly of geographic stretches far away. Frequent travel programs were important – earning or using…
A year after the US eased travel restrictions to Cuba, Americans are actually less willing to visit the island. In 2017, only 40% of Americans are interested in taking a trip to Cuba. That’s down 2% from last year. As a result, major airlines are already pulling out of the market or reducing the number of flights to the island. And many…
This weekend, I wrote about the debacle known as the Fyre Festival. It was supposed to be a luxury music festival. Hyped by celebrity model endorsers, it ended up as a disastrous exercise in defrauding ultra-rich millennials. Now the Fyre story gets even juicier. Someone has leaked the sales deck for investor pitches. And this presentation,…
I am giving away all my secrets lately. First I confessed that I travel with my secret weapons for good hair. Now I’m admitting to three secret travel toiletries that I cannot live without. I hunt these babies down. Sometimes buy them in bulk. I simply cannot run out. Ever. They are not the things you’d usually think of…
Welcome to another edition of the weekly recap for Jetsetter’s Homestead. This is our every Monday summary where we summarize what you might have missed in the past week. If you like to skim a website, start here – you can find it all in one neat place. (A little slice of our content, a…
As my flight cruises high above the California desert, passing near Coachella, I can’t stop thinking (and laughing) about the giant music-festival-turned-dumpster-fire known as the Fyre Festival. The #fyrefraud was targeted at high net worth Millenials. It was supposed to be a two-weekend “luxury music festival”. Event organizers claimed the location, a private island in…
We are in love with the concept behind newly launched travel concept Journy. We’ll be test-driving the concept soon and can’t wait to tell all about it. In the meantime, don’t miss out on an opportunity to win a VIP trip to Sevilla, Spain when you register for their giveaway between now and 11:59 pm ET…
The healthcare market is a trillion-dollar segment of the US economy – and growing. One often unnoticed – and untapped – healthcare market is for nonemergency medical transportation. Patients need transportation to physician appointments, routine treatments, diagnostic examinations, and other types of healthcare. Lyft and Uber have found a new niche – stepping up to meet…
Apple could effectively kill Uber by simply removing the Uber app from Apple’s App Store. This is exactly what Apple threatened to do after it learned the Uber app had been designed specifically to circumvent Apple’s privacy rules. Uber was able to track iPhone users even after they had deleted the app from the iPhone or iPad devices….
Another week down here at the homestead. Spring has kicked in (and so have our allergies). The weekly recap brings with it slightly cooler temperatures. Sadly, those won’t last long. Soon the Texas heat will be stifling so we will not complain! Summer brings with it all kinds of experiments… planting things in the garden,…
After anther round of viral videos highlight airline violence, we have to ask… does social media exposure lead to more passenger bad behavior?
Less than two weeks after the infamous United Airlines incident, another viral video is making the social media rounds. Tonight American Airlines is in the hot seat. A video has hit social media showing the moments after an American Airlines employee allegedly hits a passenger with a stroller on a flight. The incident took place on Friday afternoon…