Online travel communities are nothing if not filled with teachers. chesterh, who posts over on the Cruise Critic forums, is one such teacher. Now he is employing his great wit and engaging writing style to teach us about more than travel. Namely, how to fight, how to appreciate every moment you have, and very possibly, how to die with dignity.
Qantas flyers aren’t exactly jumping for joy over this partial removal of fuel surcharge verbiage from some flights that won’t result in ticket prices reductions.
DLASflyer over on FlyerTalk noticed an interesting bit of airline trivia related to this week’s upcoming Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots: The funny part about yesterday’s Seahawks flight is that the very same aircraft is flying the Patriots BOS-PHX today. … http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N836MH Makes you wonder how many airplanes Delta has…
This is one of the better discussions I have read comparing and contrasting Hilton Gold and Hilton Diamond benefits. Definitely worth a read for anyone who is mulling over a similar decision as we launch into a new hotel status-earning year.
While somewhere in the back of my mind I know hitchhiking exists, I suppose it’s something I consider to be more of a transportation method borne of desperation than a choice. I always thought people hitchhiked because they had to, not because they wanted to.
In another amazing display of the helpfulness you will so often find in online travel communities, atravelynn provides probably the most comprehensive advice on rainforest monkey-spotting in Peru that is likely to be found anywhere.
Are you a fan of giant Ferris Wheels? And have you ridden on any that you felt provided a perspective of the city that added greatly to your enjoyment of your visit?
Hipmunk already sorts flight options by “Agony” – why not include in that Agony calculus an aircraft’s configuration and provide travelers with more opportunities to maximize their in-flight comfort and put focus on the airlines’ efforts to continually add more seats?
Could you imagine submitting an airline complaint to a “customer advocate” who is paid by the airlines and not only having the complaint resolved to your satisfaction, but also receiving a call from the advocate to chat about the result?
