Monthly Archives for December 2013.
On Dec. 17, Southwest Airlines posted a teaser on its “Nuts About Southwest” blog: Could it be? Yes, it could. Something’s coming, something good, If I can wait……… Something’s coming, I don’t know what it is, But it is Gonna be great! And since Dec. 17 FlyerTalkers have been trying to guess what this could…
At the risk of sounding all bah-humbug, I can’t help but observe that the following two threads on Milepoint – while very different in purpose – appear to me to possess some eerily similarities. Scams, Touts and Cons: Tourists traps and other travel warnings Christmas Markets Unfortunately, scammers are everywhere, and they find tourists particularly…
Road trips are interesting in that, because you are in a car you can spontaneously alter course should you come across an unexpected point of interest. But you likely also have a schedule to keep and a list of attractions you want to visit, turning any potential detours into stress-inducing decisions. How do you mesh…
I’m not a religious person, but I think if the Bible were authored today, in the age of air travel, some of the stories would get a re-write. For example, I think rather than telling Abraham to take his son to the top of the mountain and kill him, God’s test would probably be more…
There are two types of people in this world – those that read ThreadTripping and somewhere around 7 billion others. No, wait, that’s not right. The two types for the purpose of this post are those who call their credit card companies to let them know they are going to be traveling and those who…
Truth be told, this conversation on the V-Flyer forums isn’t all that special. In fact, it’s downright dull. But I had to give props because it made me aware of a site I hadn’t heard of previously – RewardSeats.com. This is really something folks. You enter your departure city, your destination city and your dates…
Reading this thread on FlyerTalk is what I imagine it would be like to listen in on a backstage discussion among presenters at a TED conference. Forget the topic – though the the future of credit cards is certainly an interesting and worthwhile topic in its own right – the real point of interest is…
No disrespect to Facebook, Twitter or Google+, but if you have ever tried asking for in-depth and thoughtful advice about a very specific topic on any of those platforms you will understand why topic-based online forum communities will continue to have a place on the interwebs for years to come. And this thread on Milepoint…
Keeping with the wedding-related international smuggling theme from yesterday, I bring you this thread started by Ayalax on TripAdvisor in which she inquires as to how to get drugs into Colombia. Ok, so the real goal is to get some wedding-themed liquor bottles to the event – very thoughtful and something that will make a…
Hollywood script writers should bookmark this thread on FlyerTalk wherein rmaxtor inquires as to the best/proper way to bring an engagement ring into the U.S. so as to propose to his U.S. citizen girlfriend. What a great scene this would make in a romantic comedy. The would-be gallant gentleman, ready to commit and make his…
