As the world begins a process of calculated and careful re-opening, it’s important to remember which airlines, hotels and car rental companies were your friends through the crisis. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...
Want More Space On An Airplane? Fly Private Or Stay Home…
I’ve had this story on the back burner for a week, but with passenger airline traffic slowly starting to rebound, I think it’s time we had this discussion. Social distancing is impossible an airplane. Sorry. Don’t like it? Fly...
Expecting To Travel This Summer? Your U.S. Passport May Be A Big Problem
While a United States passport is not the most powerful passport in the world, it is certainly in the top tier. But with COVID-19 still a growing concern, might U.S. citizens be locked out of the summer travel season?...
Super Rich Escape COVID-19 With Private Jets And Pricey Vacations
What do you do if you have a lot of money and want to escape from COVID-19 hotspots? Travel. When everyone else is at home, you have an advantage. The Los Angeles Times recently featured an interesting story discussing...
Hawai’i Proposes Tourist Tracking, No Thanks
A proposal in Hawai’i this week would make tourists submit to tracking in an effort to fight COVID-19 proliferation. I’ll pass. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If...
Flight Attendants Demand U.S. Government Force All Passengers To Wear Masks
A union representing flight attendants for Alaska, Frontier, Spirit, and United has sent a note to the Trump Administration urging that passengers be mandated to wear masks while traveling on commercial flights. The letter comes from the Association of...
Honeymooners Trapped In Fiji, Unable To Return Home
Honeymooners have been trapped in Fiji far longer than planned after a diplomatic snafu that has rendered them unable to return to New Zealand. Abdulla Mohsin and Catherine David are British nationals. Moshin was recruited by the government of...
Dodging American Airlines Amid Bankruptcy Fears
As I re-examine and position myself for post-coronavirus travel, American Airlines is one I will avoid due to bankruptcy concerns. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you...
Southwest Airlines Unions Idealistic Not Realistic
Southwest Airlines, temporarily the largest in the world due to the coronavirus crisis, will have to make changes to their operations. But the unions that are being idealistic, but not realistic. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for...
Had to Fly This Week: Hauntingly Quiet
I had to take a work trip this week and just couldn’t bring myself to snapping photos but wanted to share my hauntingly quiet experience. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
Is Rapid Testing The Key To Flying In This New Era?
Would you feel safer stepping onto an airplane if you knew that everyone around you, even in close quarters, had developed antibodies to COVID-19? With rapid testing technology rolling out and even put into use by Emirates to screen...
Startling Statistics On Airline Demand
Buried in the note from United Airlines to employees were a pair of startling statistics that demonstrate just how hard the airline industry has been hit by shrinking demand. Sobering Statistics: Airlines Demand Is Down 97% Just how much has...
Stranded Americans Accuse U.S. Carriers Of Price Gouging
Should the U.S. government subsidize rescue flight for stranded Americans? Repatriation flights are not cheap and many Americans are expressing outrage over what they view as price gouging. Since late January, over 60,000 Americans have been repatriated from over...
Doublespeak: Airlines Desperate for Future Customers, Priced for Peak Economy
Airlines across the world are finding the most challenging environment they’ve ever faced. But their post-coronavirus outlook is confusing based on planned staff reductions and forward pricing. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card...
Loyalty Program Elite Status Winners and Losers
While elite status seems inconsequential during the coronavirus crisis, some programs came out on top while others lagged behind. This is the loyalty program elite status winners and losers. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new...
When Will You Feel Safe Enough to Fly Again?
Some areas of the world are coming to the other side of the coronavirus crisis and while the coast is not yet clear in most parts of the world, when will you feel safe enough to fly again? If...
Woman Jailed For Leaving Hotel Room In Search Of Fresh Towels
Anna Carter spent the night in jail after being arrested for violating her violating her quarantine order. Carter claims she was just looking for fresh towels. Carter, 45, is under quarantine in Brisbane, Australia. She was ordered to self-isolate...
Critical Thinking On COVID-19 With A Nod To History
What if we are approaching this all wrong? If you have some time, listen to the interview below with Dr. John Ioannidis of Stanford University. He’s a a Greek-American physician-scientist and epidemiologist who studies scientific research itself. Ioannidis published...
This is NOT a Travel Post: Financial Resources For You Right Now
This is a travel blog but we care about our readers and often share similar experiences. I found some financial resources this week that can help those affected by coronavirus and wanted to share them. If you are considering...
Airline Unemployment Has a Curve Too
The world just learned about the importance of flattening the curve of coronavirus, but airline unemployment has a curve too and we need to flatten that as well. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
