Singapore is widely viewed as one of the best airports in the world. It certainly is my favorite to connect in, because of the ease of getting from one terminal to another–in fact, I prefer walking between them, rather than taking the SkyTrain. In fact, Skytrax does annual world airport report, which Singapore was awarded the…
The Flight Deal had an interesting Twitter conversation with the real_jetsetr (aka Michael) yesterday talking about a way to fly just Low Cost Carriers (LCC) to 6 of the 7 continents. It sounded interesting enough to write a blog post about the potential journey. Further more, see the end for a further enticement if the idea…
Hipmunk did an interesting study on which US Cities and States are most pet friendly. Its interesting that at the top level, only 41% of US hotels are pet friendly. That’s actually higher than I expected, until I did some more digging of my own. In fact, I was quite surprised with how many big hotel…
I haven’t flown Lufthansa as much as some people, but, I have flown it a bit. Lufthansa holds a special place in my heart, as it was my first award flight in first class (it was a trip to Japan, flying LH A380, it rocked).But alas, with such highs, come lows. I mentioned back in November…
There’s a great interview that I found rather enlightening in the latest Business Traveller magazine (yes, I still get it in print!) with Hilton Worldwide’s Rob Palleschi, Global Head for full service brands, and Jon Scofield, Senior Director for full service / luxury operations, talking about Hilton actively targeting the Chinese inbound travel market. I…
Back in April I reported that Indonesia was going to offer visa free entry. Unfortunately, at the time, there were issues within Indonesia that made visa free entry impossible.Via a number of sources, including Bali Discover, The Embassy of Indonesia, and One Mile at a Time, it sounds like visa free entry is now possible.For me,…
American has introduced a new voice response system. They “say” they are making it easier for you. I respectfully disagree, but not without caveats.Before I go into what will inevitably be a rant, let me cover the basics for what American’s new system should allow you to do without talking to a person:Unfortunately for me,…
Great news! I’ll be presenting at the Frequent Traveler University’s Advanced session in DC, 21-23 August. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, steps from Reagan National Airport (DCA), and a bunch of great restaurants.All that said, I’m told there are just a few tickets left to the event, and lets…
via Business Traveller, due to an unfortunate fire Rome Airport is cutting back on capacity to 60%. This is the result of a “destructive fire” back in May.The bright side is that Terminal 3 is primarily reserved for Domestic and Schengen (e.g EU) flights. But the fact remains, if you have the option of traveling via…
I have a few minutes of downtime this evening after my daily search for reselling products, and have been having travel withdrawal of late, so I pulled up my trusty British Airways search tool and looked for some flights, pursuing my great white whale – Cathay Pacific First Class. Suffice it to say, I was…