The difference between Business and First Class is not the seat

Earlier this week, Skift reported on a seat from Zodiac Aerospace that “erases the line between business and first class.” I couldn’t disagree more with that assertion. But before I get into why I disagree with their statement, let me first offer some background about the seat.About Zodiac Aerospace’s Fusio SeatZodiac Aerospace first introduced the Fusio concept…

Interesting Citi AAdvantage Executive Retention Experience

So, I happened to call Citi to cancel my most recent AAdvantage Executive Card, and was met with retention offers I hadn’t really expected. Historically the only retention offer I’ve received was “receive 1,000 additional AAdvantage miles for any month where I spend at least $1,000, for the next 16 months.” Today, I received that,…

Reflections from flying Southwest

I know by now you’re probably used to reading my reviews of premium cabins like American Airlines, Qatar, Emirates (and even more Emirates), or Korean Air, but every so often I fly Southwest. Mostly because I got a Companion Pass through shopping portals last year. Believe it or not, I can respect Southwest’s business model, other than…

Review of Park Hyatt Dubai

Reason for choosing:The Park Hyatt Dubai is close to the airport and we thought it might be nice to try someplace new, as we had a few days in Dubai.  We also needed the stay credits to help with maintaining our Hyatt diamond status for next year.  Though the reviews were mixed we ended up…

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The Most Awesome Aircraft Livery EVER!

H/T to World Airline NewsIn what is, perhaps the coolest livery ever known to Jedi, Wookie, or Man. ANA has announced that they will be flying a Star Wars R2-D2 livery on its newest 787-9 Dreamliner. This begins a 5 year project/agreement between ANA and Walt Disney (who now own Star Wars.. still trying to…

Squeezing more economy seats into less space

I’m not at the Aircraft Interior’s Expo (#AIX15), but I’m certainly following Twitter on it. For those of you who may not be familiar with #AIX15, its the largest aircraft interiors trade show of the year. So for a lot of folks, its kind’ve a big deal.I probably should’ve lowered my expectations for the show’s new…

Is Indonesia really adding to their Visa-free list or not?

When I first saw @CanadianKMs tweet this a few weeks ago, I thought it was great. Canadians and Americans now get Visa-Free access to Indonesia! Yay! http://t.co/VTdRDx4RZs— Jeff (@canadiankms) March 17, 2015Well, it turns out, its not so great. I received a tweet from 2 Global Nomads today, alerting me to things not looking so…