United Airlines released a substantial update to its mobile app today. Infrequent United flyers will see a big upgrade while regular users will continue to enjoy the same functionality with a number of new features. An Update To The...
Pure Skies, A New Cabin Design For The Future Of Air Travel
British design firm Priestmangoode, which has played a pivotal role in many of the airline cabin designs we love today, has released an interesting concept for a passenger cabin of the future called Pure Skies. The Airline Cabin Of...
“Big Brother” Apple Will Now Ask You To Quarantine If You Visit Airport
Apple is very much part of many of our daily lives. We are reminded to close our exercise rings, get to sleep, and are alerted when our heart rate surges. Now we can expect to be reminded to quarantine...
Airlines + Hotels Embrace “Hyperdynamic” Pricing Model
Airfare used to change a few times per day on any given route. Now it may change several times per hour. Welcome to the new world of hyperdynamic pricing. Artificial intelligence software has allowed what Julie Weed of the New York...
Verizon Disappoints Big Time In Israel
Since I made the switch from T-Mobile from Verizon, I’ve been paying more for mobile phone and data service but have enjoyed relatively smooth access…until my trip to Israel last week. Verizon Service In Israel Put simply, data connectivity...
My Drunk Seatmate Spilled His Drink…On My Laptop!
My trip home from Yerevan started out splendidly when a drunk man staggered onto my Aegean flight to Athens and promptly spilled his pre-departure beverage on my laptop computer. I was actually hoping I’d have the whole row to...
United Eliminates The Mystery Of First Class Meal Priority
Back to front or front to back? Full-fare first? How about those with status? United Airlines is taking out the mystery in how FAs honor onboard meal service preference. If you’re seated in United First on domestic flights or...
United ConnectionSaver Tool Has Serious Potential
United Airlines is rolling out “ConnectionSaver” technology across the board after successful trials in Denver and Chicago. The new tool has great potential. Gate agents often will not hold a flight because of the unknown ripple effects of doing...
T-Mobile Is Calling Me Home
T-Mobile’s new international plans are so appealing I’m considering a switch back from Verizon…provided the international data service actually works… Last year, I switched from T-Mobile to Verizon after experiencing 1.) poor data coverage in “free” countries, 2.) dropped...
My Spectacular New Camera For Travel Blogging Is A Phone
For years I carried around a bulky Canon SLR camera with me during my travels. Last year, I downsized to one mobile phone. Now I’ve got two… Go back to my older trip reports and you’ll notice fairly nice...
Testing Out The New United App
With much trepidation I downloaded version 3.0 of the United app yesterday. As I wrote about earlier this month, I just don’t like change…especially unnecessary change. The app worked fine for me. So why change it? But, much to...
It’s Time To Give Verizon A Try…
I read with some amusement a warning Ben (Lucky) from One Mile at A Time received from T-Mobile. My unsolicited recommendation is simple: switch to Verizon. Let me start with this disclaimer. I am not a Verizon cheerleader and...
