In Florida, it’s the Keys that are thought of as the islands of the state, but other areas have plenty to offer. Here are the 5 best islands near Fort Myers, Florida. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...
Stanley Tucci’s Searching For Italy Is What We Needed
Stanley Tucci, the famed actor, hosts a new show on CNN – Searching For Italy. It’s what we all needed but probably don’t deserve. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...
The 5 Restaurants To Visit At Fort Myers Beach Florida
It’s spring break, Easter break, and once again time to revisit things to eat, see and do in Florida. Here are 5 restaurants to visit at Fort Myers Beach. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new...
Transcontinental Business Class Dinner: American Airlines Vs. United Airlines
My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. I’ve recently flown both...
United Airlines Requires Passengers Who Cannot Wear Masks To Present Negative COVID-19 Test
The new federal mandate on masks requires airlines to make exceptions for passengers with disabilities who cannot keep a mask on. In implementing this new federal exemption, United Airlines will require those passengers to present negative COVID-19 PCR tests....
United Airlines Will Share Passenger Feedback Directly With Flight Attendants
In a move that aims to increase transparency and encourage flight attendants to provide excellent service, United Airlines will start sharing post-flight passenger feedback directly with flight attendants from that flight. United Airlines Will Share Post-Flight Passenger Feedback Directly...
The Impact Of Vaccine Diplomacy On Travel
As wealthier nations seek to flex their diplomatic muscle through vaccine diplomacy, there’s an obvious upside beyond saving lives: it will help restore travel faster. Vaccine Diplomacy Will Help More Rapidly Resume International Travel As the United States waits...
Review: United Airlines 757-200 Business Class
For my trip home from Washington, DC, I again flew via Newark in order to enjoy a lie-flat seat from coast-to-coast This review covers my business class flight on United Airlines from Newark to Los Angeles onboard a Boeing...
Air India Bans Employees From Posting Criticism On Social Media
Unions representing Air India employees have promised to lodge a challenge to Air India’s social media policy, which prohibits all employees–even retired ones–from posting any critical information or opinion on social media that may reflect poorly against Air India....
Paris Enters Month-Long Lockdown
The City of Lights is shutting down again in an attempt to stave off a third wave of COVID-19. From midnight, Paris will enter lockdown for one month. 2021 Paris Lockdown Over the last 24 hours, France has recorded...
Horrific: United Flight Diverts After Man Bites Ear Off Seatmate
An agitated man on a United Airlines flight allegedly bit the ear off one passenger and broke the nose of another during a bloody brawl likely fueled by drugs. United Airlines Passenger Goes On Attack, Bites Ear Off Seatmate...
Review: Park Hyatt Washington DC
In what seems to be a new tradition, I retuned to the Park Hyatt Washington, DC for the presidential inauguration in January, exactly four years after my last visit. This review covers my stay and reveals that not much...
United Airlines Has Banned “About 1,000” Passengers For Mask Non-Compliance
We frequently cover onboard mask incidents on Live and Let’s Fly, but our profiles of poor behavior are really just the tip of iceberg: thousands of passengers have been banned during the pandemic for refusing to wear a face-covering...
John Kerry Flouts Mask Mandate On American Airlines
Climate czar John Kerry has been caught with his mask down on American Airlines…and he wasn’t eating or drinking. However, Kerry calls the charges that he’s above the law a bunch of “malarkey.” John Kerry Caught Reading Without Mask On...
“Serial Stowaway” Marilyn Hartman Arrested Again At Chicago O’Hare
“Serial stowaway” Marilyn Hartman was arrested again at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after violating the terms of her parole by visiting the busy airport. She was apprehended before she could even try to slip through a security checkpoint. This...
American Airlines Crew Robbed At Gunpoint In Airport Shuttle
An American Airlines flight crew was robbed at gunpoint enroute to the airport in Costa Rica. American Airlines Flight Crew Robbed At Gunpoint View from the Wing shares the timeline of events: The incident occurred to the crew of...
United Airlines Adds New Snack Boxes
As part of its revamped buy-on-board service, United Airlines will introduce a new snack box and rename a familiar favorite. United Airlines Snack Boxes Here’s how United describes its snack boxes: Tapas Snack Box European-themed snacks, including olives, hummus,...
United Airlines Restores Buy-On-Board Service To More Routes, Introduces New Menu
Starting in April, United Airlines will bring back buy-on-board service to more routes, including Hawaiian and transcontinental flights. The menu has also been revamped. United Airlines Restores Buy-On-Board Service To More Routes When the pandemic struck a year ago,...
Now the Mainstream Media Realizes Airline Bailouts Weren’t Necessary…
It only took the passage of a $1.9 trillion economic relief passage including tens of billions of dollars in airline subsidies, for a New York Times opinion to question the wisdom of such spending. A Critical Look At Airline...
British Airways’ No-Notice Devaluation On Short Haul Awards
British Airways has raised pricing on its short- and mid-haul awards without notice. As usual, the problem is not with the devaluation, but with the lack of communication surrounding it. British Airways Increases Shorthaul Flight Pricing By 750 Avios...
