Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker is perhaps the most colorful man in aviation with a bit of a history of a truth problem. He makes bold and brash claims, he’s a salesman, and only once in awhile those claims wind up backed up by reality such as his airline’s new business class which is the best in the world.
CONFIRMED: Changes Coming to Citi Prestige
Over the weekend I wrote about benefits of the Citi Prestige Card that are changing or going away later this month, and a rumor that new benefits would be announced.
Since the premium rewards card space has gotten far more competitive since Citi announced these changes a year ago, we’ve been waiting for a competitive response. Rumors have been swirling that the announcement would come soon. It appears there is confirmation that changes are indeed coming.
When Emotional Support Animals Create a Safety Hazard For the Rest of the Aircraft
The biggest risks for an airplane are during takeoff and landing. Safety rules are designed to ensure that passengers have unrestricted egress to exits, and that loose items in the cabin don’t become physical threats if knocked around or thrown.
Sometimes the safety rules seem extreme to passengers, for instance you can’t have items larger or heavier than a cell phone or glasses in the seat pocket during takeoff or landing.
3 Readers Need to Act Fast on 2 Benefits and Dragons Fly Through Hong Kong Buildings
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
San Francisco is Suing Hertz Because the Golden Gate Bridge Has Poor Signage, Won’t Accept Cash
The San Francisco city attorney believes it’s deceptive that consumers renting cars cannot pay Golden Gate Bridge tolls with cash and therefore use a toll tracker which comes with an administrative charge when they rent cars. And since the Golden Gate Bridge doesn’t clearly inform consumers of their cheaper alternatives to pay, the failure of rental car companies to spell it out is a further deceptive practice.
Ask Me Any Travel Question and I’ll Try to Answer
One of the things I really enjoy doing is responding to reader questions. Here’s your chance. I will my best to cover many of your questions. Some I may answer right away, others that I answer will take me a few weeks.
Please leave requests in the comments section. And read comments for some of the answers, too.
One More Reason Not to Book With Expedia
Online travel agency sites have a role to play because as poor as most of them are, they do a better job displaying a broader range of choices than just Hilton, just Marriott, or just Hyatt. In other words they actually add value to consumers.
The problem is that Expedia, in my view, is terrible.
Three Airport Hacks and TSA Photo of Passenger’s ‘Service Duck’
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
You Can Now Complete Your Global Entry Interview When Arriving Off an International Flight
If you sign up for Global Entry now, you may not get it this year because there may not be any appointments when you want to go.
Until now I’ve suggested 3 strategies to deal with this. Now there’s a fourth.
‘United’ is the New Sadomasochistic ‘Safe Word’ and What It’s Like to Be an Emirates Flight Attendant
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.