Mike sent me a fascinating story on Air France 447, a flight that crashed over the Atlantic Ocean nearly two years ago during a turbulent storm. After 18 months of searching, the black boxes were found and closely scrutizined....
Singapore Airlines, Egypt Air, and Air China Awards Now Bookable on Continental.com
Already the best Star Alliance award search engine, Continental has added the ability to search for and book Singapore Airlines, Egypt Air, and Air China awards on continental.com Already this year Continental has added a number of carriers to...
Not a Glitch! Aeroplan Premium Cabin Awards on Sale
Last Friday I reported that Aeroplan, Air Canada’s mileage program, was pricing out business class awards at economy class prices and first class awards at business class prices. I speculated that some sort of IT glitch was behind the...
Nuremberg Christmas Market
As we enter the Christmas season and my final days in Germany, I thought rather than jetting off to some exotic or dangerous country this weekend I would take a day to check out a new German city and...
Teen Busted at Airport for Gun [Design on Her Purse]
When is a purse a threat to national security? Apparently when it is decorated with a tiny, flat, plastic, obviously-fake, western-style pistol. Thank goodness for the Transportation Security Administration. First, take a look at the video here (I cannot...
Discounted Aeroplan Premium Cabin Awards Available Now – Book Fast!
UPDATE: Aeroplan confirmed that this promotion is running for select destination for a short period of time. May end at anytime so book now! While I generally do not like to kick someone while they are down, in this...
