May
29
2018
Three years ago I described Cuba flights as a new opportunity for airlines to lose money.
Delta Eliminating New York – Cuba Service, Asks Why They Wore Those Che Guevara T-Shirts?
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Are Flight Attendant Uniforms in Southeast Asia Too Sexy?
Dec
20
2017
Politicians in Malaysia want to crack down on ‘sexy’ flight attendant uniforms. However they’re not looking to empower women, they’re looking to hide women.
Delta Rolled Back Last Night’s Devaluation, Transatlantic Business Class Back to 70,000 Miles
Dec
01
2017
Last night Delta began charging 86,000 miles each way for business class awards between the US and Europe on Delta’s own planes. What’s bizarre — aside from the 23% no notice increase — is that it meant Delta flights were more expensive (by 1000 miles) than flights on partners.
They’ve already rolled back this change.
Singapore’s Flight Attendant Training is Amazing But Rubs Me the Wrong Way
Nov
10
2017
While I was in Singapore for the unveiling of Singapore Airlines new cabin products I visited the carrier’s training facility.
I’ve had better crews on Singapore and some less good crews on Singapore but on average I find their service to the best in the industry — high level, precise, and mostly consistent. It doesn’t surprise that flight attendant training is the longest in the industry.
WOW: New York or Chicago to India or All Over Asia Less Than $400 Roundtrip
Aug
01
2017
For a decade it was unheard of to see roundtrip fares to Southeast Asia for under $600. I don’t even bother sharing fares to Europe unless they’re under $500… preferably under $400. There was a time these would be presumed to be mistake fares. Airlines would have claimed they were mistake fares. Now they’re just a good fare sale, the kind of thing that pops up now and again if you’re watching.
You Don’t Need to Speak Anything But English When You Travel the World
Jun
30
2017
My language skills are quite poor. I was never very good at Hebrew, though I studied it sat in class clueless over it for several years. I was never very good at Spanish, though I took it in school for six years. I was always better at reading it than speaking it, and once someone got into a conversational pace I was done for.
The good news is you can travel effectively almost anywhere in the world without speaking anything other than English (go ahead – flame me!).
Plastiq Ups Referral Fees 2.5x and Funnies I Missed About United
Apr
25
2017
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Air France Launching Service to the Maldives, Here’s How to Get There on Points
Feb
10
2017
Air France has added Paris – Male service to its schedule twice a week. Starting November 1, the Delta partner will operate a 3-class Boeing 777-200ER on the route.
Here are great options to redeem miles to the Maldives.
Are Two Of My Strongly-Held Travel Beliefs Totally Wrong?
Jan
12
2017
I avoid Cancun. My mental model is spring break and disappointing resorts. You can use it as a jumping off point to explore the Yucatan but I’d rather fly into Merida for that. It’s super close since I live in Texas and Southwest offers daily non-stops for the 2.5 hour flight (United has seasonal weekend non-stops as well) so if only I could find a wonderful escape there…
I avoid all-inclusives. I don’t drink a lot and when I do drink I have strong preferences for what I’m drinking. Do I really want to be locked into staying on property since eating there comes at no marginal cost? Even though each generally has at least one ‘nice’ restaurant the food seems to most often disappoint.
Inside the New Kuwait Airways Boeing 777-300ER: World’s Cheapest Premium Long Haul Airline Gets Brand New Product!
Dec
26
2016
Kuwait Airways no longer flies between New York JFK and London because it would have had to carry Israeli passport holders to do so under US law, while the government of Kuwait does not recognize the state of Israel.
But they do fly non-stop between New York and Kuwait City. And they offer one of the least expensive premium products in the world. Historically that premium product has been awful (and they’re a dry airline to boot) but it’s cheap. For instance, here’s Cairo – New York JFK in business class for $592.
