Brett
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United Looks to Improve the International Travel Experience . . . in Coach
One of the things that bothers me the most about United is its widely varying international travel experience in coach depending upon…
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Cranky on the Web (January 3-7)
Expedia Drops American Airlines — Right After Orbitz Battle – BNET Headwinds Expedia has now joined the fight against American, which seems…
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Topic of the Week: Posting Schedule
When I first dropped down to 3 posts a week, I said I’d revisit it after the end of the year. Well…
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Southwest Rolls Out New, Straightforward Rapid Rewards Program
I never thought this day would come. Southwest has been talking about rolling out a new Rapid Rewards program since, I believe,…
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Take a Tour of the Brand New Air New Zealand Interior
Just before Christmas, Air New Zealand took delivery of its very first 777-300ER. These airplanes are meant to replace the 747-400s that…
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Airlines and Airports Handled the Northeast Storm Well . . . Seriously
Happy New Year, everyone. Hopefully the last of you who were stranded after winter storms hit Europe and then the Northeast have…
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Cranky on the Web (December 27-31)
Google Deal Divides Travel Industry – The New York Times I was asked about what travelers think about the proposed Google-ITA deal.…
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Topic of the Week: 2010 Travel Summary
It’s the last day of the year, so it’s always fun to look back on your travels, right? Here’s my summary, and…
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Airlines We Lost in 2010
The year is almost done, and you know what that means. It’s time to review the airlines we’ve lost in 2010. The…
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United’s 747 Flying Museum (Trip Report)
It’s a light week, so how about another trip report? We used 25,000 miles to get home using a one way saver…
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Frontier versus Republic (Trip Report)
The contrast between the holiday trek to Indiana this year versus last year couldn’t be greater. Last year we took a redeye…
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Cranky on the Web (December 17 – 24)
Turkish Airlines Sponsorship Gets Kobe Bryant in Trouble – BNET Headwinds Kobe is a global ambassador for Turkish Airlines now, but the…