In my line of work, I meet alot of folks with their own jets. I fly commercial. That puts me at a bit of a cultural disadvantage. Fortunately, Bombardier Flexjet publishes a list of ten Rules of Jetiquette for first-time fliers on privately owned jets. Business2.0 provides a summary. The longer piece, summarized in the April, 2003 issue of The Atlantic (Not online yet, but hopefully the piece will be here) offers: Observe the boarding, seating, and drop-off hierarchies… The captain or the owner of the aircraft will normally greet and escort you to the plane. The owner is usually the last to board. The owner will usually sit forward facing and as close to the flight deck as possible, depending on the layout of the aircraft. This way, the owner can more easily communicate…
Elliott Replies
Christopher Elliott replies to my criticism of his recent article on the five best flights in America. Well, sort of. He finds a typo. ** Winging It Subscriber Doug Jensen shared an item in Gary Leff’s “View From The Wing” blog in which he took me to task for last week’s column on the best airline flights. In it, Leff writes that the story “really set me off” and then proceeded to say that I “offered tidbits just are just wrong.” Now, I’m sure he meant to write that I offered tidbits “that are just wrong,” and a good editor is hard to find, indeed. But as I contemplated Leff’s critique, two thoughts crossed my mind: 1) There’s no such thing as bad publicity; and 2) Hey, at least someone is reading with a critical…
Truth in advertising?
Bermuda’s new advertising campaign portrays the lush beaches… of Hawaii.
800 Mypoints for $1
A couple of days ago, I showed you how to get 2550 Mypoints for $2.10. Here’s how to get another 800 Mypoints for $1. Go to the Mypoints website and click on Shopping on the lefthand menu. There should be a big promo in the middle of your screen for 800 points for any purchase with Tupperware. If there isn’t, hit reload until that promo comes up. Click on the promo and go to the Tupperware website. Pick up a gift certificate (just send it to yourself) and choose $5 as the value. Then, go to your shopping cart and change the amount of the gift certificate to $1. Check out (buy the certificate). Once you’re done, on the confirmation page, there’ll be a link (at the bottom of the page) to claim your 800…
Happy Birthday to Some of You
Anyone who is having their birthday skipped over by the calendar tomorrow is bissextile. It sounds dirty, but it isn’t.
And Al Capone was Put Behind Bars for Not Paying Taxes
Could Yasir Arafat be brought down by stricter accounting standards?
Greenspan Rumors
There’s a whispering campaign in DC against Alan Greenspan, according to conservative columnist Robert Novak, because of Greenspan’s tepid endorsement of the President’s tax cuts. The current issue of Forbes provides a recap of the drama. Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer criticizes the Republicans and sticks up for Greenspan. Odd, because Greenspan’s reservations about the tax cut is that the President isn’t also seeking spending cuts. Greenspan’s point is that if you keep spending, while taking in less revenue, you’re just going to have to raise taxes later, coming back to haunt the economy at some future point. There’s little reason for Bush to take on Greenspan. The decision whether to re-appoint will come in 2004, when Bush is up for re-election. Karl Rove will see a public spat with the Fed Chairman as politically risky,…
Life Imitates Superman
A common reaction to the new World Trade Center design is that it looks like the Fortress of Solitude.
I needed to laugh
Joe Brancatelli’s column is especially good today. He provides an Onion-quality skewering of the most recent developments in travel news. Sample headlines: UNITED LAUNCHES 307 LOW-FARE CARRIERS IRAQ AIR SAYS IT NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL AID NORTHWEST ANNOUNCES CODE-SHARING DEAL WITH GREYHOUND Check it out.
Oops.
The ACLU — advocates of privacy — seems to have a recurring problem: it keeps revealing confidential electronic information that it said it would keep private.
