Aug
28
2022
What’s your foreign currency routine? How do you buy it, and do you convert it back to your home currency when you leave a country?
How to Get Rid of Foreign Currency Before You Come Home From an International Trip
American Airlines Passenger’s Checked Baggage Was An Empty Bucket
Aug
28
2022
An American Airlines passenger needed to get travel for work, and work involved using an empty bucket. He had to be at work before stores opened the next morning. And that meant he’d have to bring the bucket with him on his flight. So he brought it along as checked luggage. The bucket made it!
Convincing Housekeeping That Hotel Guests Are… Dead? [Roundup]
Aug
28
2022
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.
Wait, Alaska Airlines Miles Can Be Used For Long Haul Singapore Airlines Business Class?
Aug
28
2022
I’m shocked to see that Alaska Airlines appears to have wide open award availability for Singapore Airlines business class awards between the U.S. and Asia. In fact it seems they have at least as good availability as is offered to Singapore’s own members.
Lost and Found Is An Airline Failure Few People Think About
Aug
27
2022
Alaska Airlines does a nice job taking care of customers one at a time – not always and in every case, of course, but on the whole my dealings with them have been just a touch more ‘human’ than average for the U.S. airline industry. So it didn’t surprise me to see this tweet about Alaska successfully recovering a laptop left on one of their planes.
This shouldn’t be a standout, but how often do you expect to actually receive valuables returned to you if you’ve left them on a plane?
Airlines – And Media – Should Stop Using The Deceptive Term “Direct Flight”
Aug
27
2022
Over the past several days there’s been an argument brewing on twitter over the concept of “non-stop” versus “direct” flights, and how the difference confuses consumers.
With a non-stop flight you take off from one city and land at your destination. A direct flight between those cities entails landing somewhere else first. It may really just mean a connection to another plane, but that new plane carriers the same flight number as the first one.
No Award Availability? Try Waitlisting Business Class Awards To Asia
Aug
27
2022
Business class award space flying long distances can be tough to get when you want it. There’s one approach that isn’t written about very much, but that can get you the seats you want – when you want it – on a great airline: waitlisting.
United CEO Blames Travel Chaos On Lack Of Government Support For Airlines. Wait, Wut?
Aug
27
2022
When Scott Kirby criticizes the government what he wants is more government. And specifically, more government that benefits him and his airline.
In Defense Of Checking Bags [Roundup]
Aug
27
2022
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.
Leaked Configuration Of United’s New Airbus A321XLR [Roundup]
Aug
26
2022
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.
