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Homeland Security Makes Traveling Harder . . . Again
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Nothing like some misguided Homeland Security policy to make you feel all warm and cozy. This time, we’ve got two policies, one that will impact foreign visitors and the other that could theoretically impact anyone.…
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New Fees from US Airways Make Sense but United’s Don’t
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US Airways loyalists (and I mean the old East loyalists) aren’t going to like what I’m about to say, but I think they’ll probably agree that it’s true. When US Airways announced several new fees…
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Virgin America Adds JFK-Vegas and Fuel Surcharges . . . Huh?
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Virgin America has been pretty quiet lately. I mean, except for the Superfly Wednesday gimmick, not much has happened except for some frequency increases. Yesterday, however, the airline revealed its twin doses of dumbness, as…
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Open Skies Concierge
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Open Skies, the new airline from BA, is getting ready to launch flights between New York and Paris in the next couple of weeks, and we’re slowly learning more about their service. In last week’s…
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Southwest Having Computer Problems?
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Word on the street is that Southwest is having computer problems right now. I’m hearing reports that online check-in isn’t working (or at least not working 100% of the time) and that the airports are…
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Trip Report: Jetting on JetBlue
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As my wedding quickly approaches, the trips up north to do wedding stuff seem to get more frequent. This time, we crammed a million different things into two days, and really, I’m exhausted. But, I…
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Priceline’s Sunshine Guarantee is Unique but That May Not be Enough
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I rarely write about hotels or vacation packages, but a recent press release from Priceline touting their Sunshine Guarantee caught my eye. At first, it seems great for a traveler. The brief explanation says “Book…
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Is This the End of the ExpressJet Brand?
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I would be remiss to not mention the major cuts Continental announced yesterday. The airline will retire 67 aircraft by the end of 2009 that were not previous planned to go. I decided not to…
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An Obituary for Ted
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Tedward, known to all as “Ted,” was taken off life support yesterday, June 4, after a long illness. He is survived by his father, United. He was only 4 years old. Ted’s life was a…
