Sorpresa! The Alitalia brand is not going anywhere…at least right now. ITA frames it as a “temporary” move but I continue to predict that Italy’s newest flag carrier will trade under the Alitalia brand. Alitalia Lives To See Another Day:...
A Few Flying Firsts For Me
After millions of miles, I encountered a rare day filled with first-time experiences and lived to tell about it. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t...
How Should You Handle An Unruly Seatmate?
When your seatmate acts up, should you attempt to intercede as a peacemaker or stand aside and leave it to flight attendants? The context for my story is my recent United Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles. A...
Feinstein Proposes Vaccine, Testing Requirement For Domestic Travel Despite Lack of Evidence
California Democratic Senator, Diane Feinstein introduces a senate bill requiring proof of vaccination or negative test result for domestic travel but fails to support it with data. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card...
Observations From Another Week Traveling
Traveling this week provided some interesting data points for both business travel and leisure. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or...
Delta’s No-Fly List, Good Intentions, Bad Idea
Delta announced an effort to unify US carriers to make their own no-fly list for misbehaving passengers. However, execution will make this good intention a very bad idea. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
Travel To Change With Buy Now Pay Later Apps
A slurry of new “buy now, pay later” apps have the potential to change the way we travel. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...
The Reasons Why Business Travel Will Come Back
A Bloomberg article this week spelled doom and gloom for business travel but it’s wrong and here’s why. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...
Warning: Rental Car Pricing Is Obscene In Europe Too
If you thought the problem of depleted inventory and high pricing was constrained to the U.S. car rental market, think again. Europe isn’t much better. Be prepared for extreme sticker shock. High Rental Car Pricing In Europe A reader...
Are Long Lines At Airports A “Government Strategy” To Discourage Flying?
A prominent UK travel firm has suggested that the long lines that continue to keep travelers waiting at London Heathrow airport are part of a “government strategy” to discourage flying. Is there any truth to that charge? UK Government...
Airlines Show Signs Of Slowing Down Again
US airlines are showing signs of slowing down again but this time there shouldn’t be a taxpayer bailout. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...
An Open Letter to Sec. Of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
Among the many travel reforms proposed by President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, here are the ones he is missing. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you...
United Airlines Extends Global Services Status For All Members
United Airlines is extending the status of its top-tier Global Services members for another year with no strings attached. United Airlines Extends Global Services Status In an email that went out to members this morning from Luc Bondar, the...
“Top 20” Airlines Of the World, Including A Surprising #8…
A popular Australian aviation website is out with its annual rankings for the world’s top airlines in 2021. While the winner is not a surprise, some of the rankings have left me scratching my head…like ranking United Airlines the...
2024 Five-Month “World Cruise” Sells Out In Hours
In the clearest sign that the travel recovery has exceeded all expectations, a “World Cruise” that takes place in three years sells out in less than 180 minutes. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...
Absurd Airline Hold Times Demonstrate Foolishness Of Bailouts
Have you tried to contact a U.S. airline lately? Hold times are ridiculous…and seem to be getting worse. Wasn’t this what bailouts were supposed to prevent against? Instead, the longer hold times demonstrate how airlines took taxpayer money, pocketed...
How A Man Punished His Rude, Barefooted Seatmate
Most of us have seen it at one time or another. Some of us have experienced it. I’m talking about bad seatmates on airplanes, specifically those who think they can use the seat in front of them to rest...
Scary: Boy Chokes In Front Of Me Eating A Business Class Cheeseburger
Scary incident. I was flying from Istanbul to Belgrade on Air Serbia and the kid sitting in front of me choked on his lunch. Boy Chokes On His Business Class Cheeseburger It was a tense few seconds. To hear...
Airline Bailout: Expansion, Gouging At Taxpayer Expense
Carriers weren’t shy to discuss the tremendous hardship they’d be under and just how many jobs would be lost if they weren’t granted a bailout. But now that the recovery is here, the airlines seem to have forgotten who...
Dance Moms Host Abby Lee Miller Sues American Airlines
The former host of Dance Moms, Abby Lee Miller, has sued American Airlines for an incident in 2019. Here are the myriad reasons why her lawsuit is frivolous. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
