Monthly Archives

Monthly Archives for September 2015.

Why We’ll Miss US Airways, and Why The Airline Plus “Hang Up Call Back” Were the Two Greatest Things In Travel

by Gary Leff

Sep 04 2015

Yesterday I helped a work colleague with a cancelled flight. Their US Airways travel was cancelled, and leading up to the Labor Day weekend most options were sold out. US Airways said they couldn’t re-accommodate until this afternoon which meant missing an important family event. They said nothing was available on other airlines, either, and that they could only rebook on US Airways or American in any case.

What do you do under those circumstances? Hang Up, Call Back: The Four Most Important Words in Travel, and Maybe Even in Life

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Cubans Flock to Their Beaches Before Americans Ruin Them

by Gary Leff

Sep 02 2015

I very much look forward to Cuban modernizing.. for the sake of the Cuban people. Remember that however quaint walking back into the 1950s may be as a tourist, the people of Cuba have been forced to live without the benefit of many of the advances of technology that we too easily take for granted.

Many people want to visit Cuba before it ‘changes’. It turns out, so do the Cubans.

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Could Transaero Imperial Class Awards Finally Become a Reality? Aeroflot Buys Them for One Ruble

by Gary Leff

Sep 01 2015

Russian carrier Transaero is being acquired by Aeroflot for just one ruble (and assumption of debt).

This is especially interesting because Transaero has one of the most elusive first class products in the sky. And if they joined Aeroflot in Skyteam we’d be able to use Korean Air miles (transferred from Chase or Amex) or Flying Blue points (transferred from Amex or Citi) to book the seats finally!

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