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Cranky on the Web (January 3-7)
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Expedia Drops American Airlines — Right After Orbitz Battle – BNET Headwinds Expedia has now joined the fight against American, which seems ironic since it just gained an advantage after AA pulled out of Orbitz.…
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Topic of the Week: Posting Schedule
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When I first dropped down to 3 posts a week, I said I’d revisit it after the end of the year. Well here we are, and I’ve decided that I’m sticking with the change. I…
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Southwest Rolls Out New, Straightforward Rapid Rewards Program
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I never thought this day would come. Southwest has been talking about rolling out a new Rapid Rewards program since, I believe, the airline first took flight in the 70’s. And today, the airline is…
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Take a Tour of the Brand New Air New Zealand Interior
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Just before Christmas, Air New Zealand took delivery of its very first 777-300ER. These airplanes are meant to replace the 747-400s that do the long haul flying for the airline, and Air NZ has really…
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Airlines and Airports Handled the Northeast Storm Well . . . Seriously
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Happy New Year, everyone. Hopefully the last of you who were stranded after winter storms hit Europe and then the Northeast have finally made it back home. Now, the post-mortem begins. How did so many…
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Cranky on the Web (December 27-31)
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Google Deal Divides Travel Industry – The New York Times I was asked about what travelers think about the proposed Google-ITA deal. My response? They don’t. Phone jam-ups stymie fliers – Boston Globe One of…
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Topic of the Week: 2010 Travel Summary
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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 you can see it was kind of a boring year compared to some…
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Airlines We Lost in 2010
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The year is almost done, and you know what that means. It’s time to review the airlines we’ve lost in 2010. The good news? We had fewer airlines disappear this year than last and many…
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United’s 747 Flying Museum (Trip Report)
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It’s a light week, so how about another trip report? We used 25,000 miles to get home using a one way saver awards on United in First Class, the weather was good and I expected…
