Ok, that title might be a bit misleading. In point of fact, I can’t actually offer a surefire way to survive an airline crash and neither can any of the posters in this thread about watching the safety presentation. Some of the posters however – corporate-wage-slave and greg5 to name two – allude to research that suggests passengers who pay attention…
As I typed the title to this thread I thought to myself, “Here we go again … another thread about cool flight numbers.” Seriously, who cares about flight numbers, right? Sure, they’re necessary to make the whole airline travel thing go, and sometimes they are useful to know when you want to know the type…
As many of us in the U.S. are freezing our proverbial butts off, the thought of being “stranded” in Barbados doesn’t sound like such a bad predicament to be in. This is precisely the situation some travelers currently find themselves in due to the blizzard conditions in the northeast. But for every silver lining there…
You book a hotel room and pay a rate that includes breakfast for two at the hotel restaurant. Because you hold elite status with the hotel, you also are entitled to two breakfast vouchers when you stay at the hotel. So, you, your spouse and your two kids stay at the hotel and everyone’s breakfast…
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…
