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Denver Airport Building New ‘Hotel Row’ 3 Miles From The Terminal

by Gary Leff on July 6, 2022

Jul 06 2022

Denver’s airport is planning a new ‘hotel row’ as part of their 26 acre ‘West Approach’ project. This is going to be about 3 miles from the terminal, near a future Denver rail system stop.

There are already 26 hotels along Tower Road. And of course there’s a Westin connected to the terminal. This new project is expect to launch first with a ground lease for a branded select service property with 200+ rooms, that the airport envisions will offer a rooftop bar and dining with plane spotting opportunities.

Free Airport Meet-And-Greet Concierge Service At Denver Airport

by Gary Leff on August 31, 2021

Aug 31 2021

There are premium airport departure, connection and arrival services that you can buy all over the world. Some are offered by airlines, others by airports, and some by third party services. The services can run hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

Denver’s airport is actually trialing a meet and greet service to assist passengers with departures, arrivals and connections. And at this point the service is free.

Hours-Long Waits For Cars And 67 Top Tier Elites In Line At The Denver Airport Hertz

by Gary Leff on August 13, 2021

Aug 13 2021

A reader shares that he showed up at the Denver airport Hertz with no cars, 67 people on the Presidents Circle list waiting, and some customers reporting standing there for more than 90 minutes and counting. Fortunately there’s one almost sure-fire way to cut the queue.

The Denver Airport Marriott Gateway’s Airport Shuttle Is A Horrid-Smelling Party Bus

by Gary Leff on July 10, 2021

Jul 10 2021

I can be down with most any party, but this party bus just doesn’t seem “on brand” for an airport Marriott.

United Pilot Who Exposed Himself To Denver TSA Checkpoint Sued The Airport Westin – And Lost

by Gary Leff on January 17, 2021

Jan 17 2021

Two years ago police stormed the Westin Denver airport room of a United Airlines pilot, arresting him for “dancing, gyrating and waiving” naked in front of the TSA screening checkpoint below the window of his room.

Police entered with guns drawn. He was naked. You cannot see out the hotel room window at the people below. But they can see into the room.

Denver’s Mayor Warned Residents Not To Travel For Thanksgiving – Before Getting On A Plane

by Gary Leff on November 26, 2020

Nov 26 2020

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock tweeted this morning that residents should avoid Thanksgiving travel – and then 30 minutes later got on a plane.

American Express Will Begin Re-Opening Lounges October 5, On Track For 5 New And Expanded Clubs

by Gary Leff on September 16, 2020

Sep 16 2020

A couple of weeks ago I called on Centurion lounges to open or at least for American Express to speak to its plans for re-opening. They’ve now done so. American Express tells me that on October 5 they will re-open their Philadelphia and Seattle lounges “with more locations to follow.” They’ve also detailed plans for 5 new and expanded lounges.

Couple Sues DoubleTree Hotel, Says They Were Being Watched Having Sex In Their Room

by Gary Leff on May 22, 2020

May 22 2020

A 35 year old married couple is suing the DoubleTree Denver Stapleton North because they believe they were spied on while having sex inside the room.

The wife says whomever was looking in might have captured “intimate moments” or naked time at the oh so sexy DoubleTree Stapleton.

4 Things I Learned From a Presentation to Investors By 2 United Airlines Executive Vice Presidents

by Gary Leff on September 5, 2019

Sep 05 2019

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gerry Laderman and Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella answered questions from Helane Becker at the Cowen and Company 12th Annual Global Transportation Conference.

During the discussion there were four things that stood out to me as being interesting, even if some were relatively tangential for analysts covering the stock.

United Airlines Adds Several New Europe Flights and Makes West Coast – India Year-Round

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2019

Aug 22 2019

It’s great to see the airline deploying their new premium-heavy 46 business class seat 767s aggressively, and not just out of Newark or even on pure business routes.

The new Polaris business class seat is a competitive advantage not because it’s better than what Delta, American, or Air France offer – or what British Airways or Virgin Atlantic will offer – it isn’t. It generally lags all of those. However they’re able to offer fully flat direct aisle access business class seats, attractively designed, using less cabin space. That allows them to fit more seats into the same footprint, or add seats without taking out as many from a lesser cabin.