Traffic is always bad at airports. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, I tweeted about a #travelhack of meeting your ride at the departures level rather than the arrivals level. Well, now we find out that LAX is leading the charge against Uber and Lyft, and it is not for your benefit! LAX is…
One of the most notable sights in Singapore, is of the Marina Bay Sands. A structure of 3 towers, connected at the top by what looks like a boat.Up there, on the 57th floor, is an infinity pool, restaurants and a viewing area. The view is truly spectacular, whether you’re looking back toward the city:Or…
Yes, I’m tagging on to the biggest Southwest news of the day, perhaps even the week. Southwest goes to Hawaii and flights are now bookable! But, don’t get too excited unless you’re pretty close to Oakland or San Jose; Southwest’s first two departure points to Hawaii. Southwest Goes to HawaiiSouthwest will fly initially from two…
Perhaps this is more #avgeek than anything, but I’m always curious about interesting flights and “lines” (one of the basis of the Dots, Lines, and Destinations podcast). Perhaps the most common group of interesting “lines” is the 10 longest flights. Over the past few years, these have changed a bunch! I wrote about Emirates taking…
So you’ve no doubt enjoyed a local restaurant during Restaurant Week in your local city. But have you heard that October is Airport Restaurant Month? Even better, you have more than 50 airports to choose from for Airport Restaurant Month. Airport Restaurant MonthFirst started in 2014, HMSHost, the operator of all airport airside Starbucks, and…
This past summer, I flew around the world with 3 friends, it was a true #avgeek bachelor party. We hit 5 continents, and racked up 40,000 miles flown. You can see some of my tweets over the trip with the hashtag #JoeyRTW. I thought I’d share some of my thoughts from flying around the world…
Gary Leff asks the question, is Priority Pass killing airport lounges? Its a reasonable post that highlights over lounge overcrowding, varying levels of quality and amenities. However, what Gary really highlights is that Priority Pass is changing the game for airport lounges A week ago, I had the chance to visit Portland. It’s a great city…
A couple of weekends ago, my wife and I flew down to Orlando to take my parents to Epcot for the day. What we found, was something I had an inkling of from past trips, that is: Disney is more than just rides!We ended up getting hotel rooms at the Dolphin hotel, which is on…
Boarding the Qatar Airways QSuites 777-300ER, you’re immediately met with classy touches that show this aircraft is special.Making that right turn, to my seat, 1A, it was clear this was QSuites, and the excitement was rather apparent. The general atmosphere of the cabin was not the glitzi-ness of Emriates A380 F. It was more subdued,…
Last week I had the chance to fly back to the US via Doha, Qatar on Qatar Airways. I found it interesting to find out what enhanced security there was flying from Qatar. You see, airlines from a number of countries in the Middle East experienced a laptop ban mid-2017. While I originally thought it…