Even if you are skeptical of panhandlers, it’s difficult to turn away from those who claim to be in need – particularly when they have a good story and seem sincere. People like Grandmax4 for instance, who posted about her dire straits on Milepoint.
Read any story published on a national news outlet about frequent flyers and you will invariably see commenters expressing their disgust at “entitled” frequent flyers who feel like they deserve “free” upgrades. What the non-frequent flyers don’t understand is that most frequent flyers don’t particularly care for the entitled types either
This is a good story and discussion about a scary airplane landing that ruined a couple’s honeymoon … for me to poop on.
What is being read by a boarding pass scanner if not information confirming that the boarding pass being scanned matches the flight information?
Over on the City-Data forums theropod has launched a poll asking which “Airliners you don’t trust?” that has generated a terrific discussion in which travelers list which airlines they won’t fly and why – and many of the responses are rational, if disputable
Some problems are exceptionally difficult to solve. And then there are problems that seem like they should be relatively easy to address, but never actually do get solved. Like, for example, the problem of airline seat recline and how it should be handled by passengers.
If you could book an economy-class flight with the near guarantee that you would enjoy a full row to yourself at a steeply discounted price, would you do it? What if the airline offering this deal was Malaysia Airlines?
The three most popular posts/thread on ThreadTripping last week, as well as a list of all of the travelers and travel communities that were featured over the course of the week.
Los Angeles and the surrounding area is home to the movie industry and movie stars, DisneyLand, beautiful beaches, fabulous weather and much, much more. But it’s a sprawling metropolis and visitors are often at a loss when trying to decide precisely where to book a room.
One of the dwindling number of niches in which you still find an abundance of print magazines is travel. And, in particular, in-flight magazines. Will in-flight magazines published by airlines soon become a thing of the past – a victim of mobile technology and onboard wifi?
