With much of the West Coast facing horrific smoke and smog from wildfires, Alaska Airlines is temporarily suspending flights to Portland and other cities. Alaska Airlines: No Flights To Portland + Six Other Airports Due To Wildfires After cancelling...
Epic: Spirit Airlines Passenger Claims “I Am A Queen From California” During Mask-Free, Racial Diatribe
When questioned over her unauthorized use of the lavatory on Spirit Airlines, a passenger asserted her majesty over flight attendants and passengers, declaring she was queen. The Queen Of Spirit Airlines The plane had landed in Sacramento and the...
Southwest Airlines Boots Another Two-Year-Old Off Over Mask. Enough…
It was only last month that Southwest Airlines kicked off an autistic three-year-old for not wearing a mask. Over the weekend, Southwest kicked off a two-year-old for the same reason. His mother claims he was eating. I claim enough...
Will Gulf Air Add Tel Aviv Service After Bahrain – Israel Peace Deal?
The Kingdom of Bahrain will join the United Arab Emirates in normalizing relations with Israel. Will we soon see Gulf Air service to Tel Aviv and EL AL service to Manama? Is Oman Air next? Israel – Bahrain Plan...
United CEO Scott Kirby On Face The Nation
United CEO Scott Kirby appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation yesterday. I want to unpack some of the statements he made concerning the current state of the airline industry. Five Takeaways From United CEO Scott Kirby On Face The...
Review: Mar Monte Hotel Santa Barbara, Part Of Hyatt Unbound Collection
The recently-remodeled Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara offers refreshed rooms in an ideal beachside location. While there is room for improvement, as you’ll read about in this review, this remains one of my favorite getaway hotels. Mar Monte...
Singapore Airlines Considers Flights To Nowhere
With travel to Singapore still heavily restricted, Singapore Airlines is looking into three-hour flights…to nowhere. Singapore Airlines Considers Flights To Nowhere With pent-up travel demand and airplanes sitting idle, Singapore Airlines is exploring the possibility of offering scenic flights...
How Often Do You Want Your Hotel Room Cleaned?
In the age of the pandemic and social distancing, how often do you want your hotel room cleaned? Do you prefer daily cleaning in your hotel room or only upon check-out? Hotel Room Daily Cleaning During Pandemic A story...
Southwest CEO Predicts Business Travel Won’t Return For A Decade
Projections over COVID-19 have gone from bad to worse to downright depressing. While Southwest Airlines is banking on another round of taxpayer subsidies and a vaccine, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly is not at all optimistic about the future, especially...
Great Coffee In San Juan Capistrano, CA
Although it was an unplanned stop, I was ecstatic to find a great independent coffee shop in San Juan Capistrano. Great Coffee in San Juan Capistrano, California My wife Heidi and I have a tradition…or at least had a...
19 Years Later, What Have We Really Learned?
19 years after the 9/11 attacks, it is clear we still have a long way to go to reach the vision of “united we stand.” May this day be a chance for us to reflect upon our own responsibility...
Thank You American Airlines For Forcing Man To Remove Obscene Shirt!
American Airlines forced a man to change out of an obscene shirt if he wanted to remain onboard. In an era when a small pin is causing people to go crazy, thank goodness AA had enough common sense to...
Hidden Clues From United Airlines Mapped Out
I don’t know about you, but I loved the teaser video United Airlines released ahead of its big international route announcements earlier this week. Now we can go back and see what we missed…or in some cases properly recognized....
Hyatt Centric Santa Barbara Now Mar Monte Hotel, Part Of The Unbound Collection
Before I publish a full review of the property, I thought it would be important to mention that the Hyatt Centric Santa Barbara recently rebranded as the Mar Monte Hotel, returning to its original name. The hotel is now...
Masking The Truth On WestJet
Did WestJet cancel a flight because a three-year-old temporarily had her mask off, a 19-month-old would not wear a mask, or because the delicate crew could not handle being questioned? I tend to think it is the latter. Masking...
JetBlue Focuses On Leisure With Two Dozen New Routes
With business travel on long-term hiatus, JetBlue will add 24 new leisure routes to destinations in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America. New JetBlue Leisure Routes JetBlue is hardly coy about its intentions here. Its press release explicitly states...
United Airlines Expands Change Fees Waiver To Mexico + The Caribbean
United Airlines has added Mexico and the Caribbean to its list of destinations which will no longer incur change fees for modifying flight reservations. Untied Airlines “Permanently” Eliminates Mexico + Caribbean Change Fees Last month, United became the first...
Compelling New Hyatt Promotion Solidifies My Loyalty
I give great credit to Hyatt for figuring out how to entice me to remain loyal when my status is already locked in for another year. Hyatt’s generous new elite earning promotion stacked with other great offers should cause...
United Airlines Adds Two New Long-Haul Routes To Hawaii
United Airlines will bolster service to Hawaii with a pair of new longhaul Hawaiian flights starting next year. United Adds Newark – Maui Service United Airlines will operate new nonstop service between Newark (EWR) and Maui (OGG), helping leisure...
United Airlines Adds International Service To Ghana, India, Nigeria, South Africa
United Airlines will add a quintuplet of new international routes including service to Ghana, two destinations in India, Nigeria, and a second destination in South Africa. United Airlines Adds Five New International Routes To Africa and India San Francisco...
