Trip Reports
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Taking Advantage of The LAX Service Build-Up (Trip Report)
I hadn’t been to Duke since my brother graduated a decade ago, but when Travelport asked me to attend its first Ignite…
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The Miracle of an Ordinary Day Trip to the Bay Area (Trip Report)
Back in July, I was asked to speak on a panel about travel at Stanford’s reunion weekend. I gladly accepted and figured…
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Eight First Class Tickets on Delta to Maui for the Price of One (Trip Report)
For the third year in a row, we had decided to take a late Summer/early Fall vacation to Maui. Two years ago,…
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My Last Trip on the Old Southwest (Trip Report)
There was something about this trip that felt like the end of an era. On the eve of the repeal of the…
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72 Hours With Hawaiian: Across the Aisle From President and CEO Mark Dunkerley
My day started with an interview with President and CEO Mark Dunkerley. But when Mark walked in the door, something didn’t seem…
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72 Hours with Hawaiian: Flying to Honolulu in Extra Comfort
There is probably no other airline in the United States that takes its home culture more seriously than Hawaiian Airlines. With 85…
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Planes Break, But This Should Have Been Handled Better (Trip Report)
Last week, I wrote about the first 3 of my 4 flights to get to and from Dallas for American’s Annual Leadership…
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Connecting Between American and US Airways Works Pretty Well, but It’s Not Perfect (Trip Report)
American had its very first Annual Leadership Conference under the new management this month, and since they didn’t have a media day…
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The Annoying Seatmate (Trip Report)
There are only so many times I can fly between Long Beach and Phoenix and actually keep you interested, so I realize…
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American and Delta Do Well Despite Airport Issues (Trip Report)
I’m doing a lot of travel this month, so you can expect more trip reports than normal. This particular one was for…
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Flying with Kids Sucks (Trip Report)
This should have been an awesome trip. Thanks to nonstop flight times that don’t work for us (redeye), we nearly always have…
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Star Alliance to Phoenix, oneworld Back (Trip Report)
Each of the last several years, I’ve gone to Phoenix in the spring for both US Airways media day and the Phoenix…