American Airlines became the first air carrier to be sued for conducting business on properties confiscated by the government in Cuba, despite having obtained authorization from the Barack Obama government to fly to the island. The Lawsuit The lawsuit against American Airlines and the LATAM Airlines Group was filed Wednesday. It was filed Miami federal […]
The Hilton Aruba recently opened on the grounds of the now re-flagged Radisson Aruba. The hotel is located in ‘Noord’ – arguably the premier strip of hotels on the north-west side of the island. Together with the Hilton Aruba you can find the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba, the Ritz Carlton Aruba, the Marriott Aruba as […]
UPDATE: Jordan comments and sends us this ‘welcome’ piece of news: “Upon the decision of the Government to reorganize the activities of Transaero and to ensure the transportation of our passengers, the sales of tickets for our flights has been stopped” said the statement “the transportation of passengers with issued tickets for our domestic and […]
After my rather exciting flight thanks to the newly earned SSSS badge I enjoyed Seattle over the last weekend. Here are my favorite things to do. Things to do in Seattle – Understand Seattle is a city were corporate culture is ingrained in the city’s DNA. Super-charged employers like Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon and other successful […]
My favorite 16 Things to do in Kota Kinabalu – Understand Kota Kinabalu is Malaysia’s biggest city in Borneo. It only takes about 500,000 people to achieve this! Kota Kinabalu has been a major tourism hub for decades for Koreans and South Eastern Chinese mainlanders and the recent spike in visitors have jaded locals visibly. […]
What’s the scoop with how to fly cheap on Spirit Airlines? According to statistics recorded by the Bureau of Transportation, Spirit Airlines ranked fifth in 2015 baggage fee revenue for Q1, raking in $65,148. Last year’s total baggage fee revenue for Spirit was $241,867 and together, all US airlines made over an incredible $6.5 billion just in […]
What’s the scoop with US air passenger taxes? According to a new report from the global accounting and consultancy network UHY, air passenger taxes in the United States are now among the highest in the world. UHY looked at taxes and compulsory government charges imposed for each economy class passenger by 21 worldwide governments and analyzed additional […]
What’s the scoop with Delta Airlines flight information? Some leading OTA and metasearch sites claim that Delta has publicly cut them off so that they can no longer display prices or schedules in their search displays. The information has been released in a study entitled Benefits of Preserving Consumers’ Ability to Compare Airline Fares, by Travel Technology Association (which represents the travel sites). The […]
Trip Index (what we have published so far): Review Hanauma Bay, Hawaii (near Honolulu, Oahu) Hyatt Place Waikiki, Honolulu Hotel Review American Express Centurion Lounge SFO Review Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort Review United Business Class Review Dreamliner 787 – San Francisco (SFO) – Osaka (KIX) UA35 Top 11 Things to do Honolulu (Waikiki and South […]
My Favorite 40 Things to do Bangkok – Understand Bangkok has developed a global reputation as a party capital and gateway to the Thailand beaches. Most of the 38 million visitors a year come through Bangkok and it’s amazing that the city is not more jaded by tourists. Make no mistake, it is jaded and […]