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Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 20/02/2009 – Forbes Highlights Flying With Fish’s Frequent Flyer Strategies Regular readers of Flying With Fish know that I have frequently discussed a variety of travel strategies, including frequent flyer programs. Today the information I have been passing to photographers, frequent travellers and corporate travel clients (through The Travel Strategist) [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 19/02/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Flight Sites Some iPhone Apps do not really do much, these Apps are just quick reference Apps for when you have a momentary lapse of ‘what?’ and need a quick reference.   Occasionally these Apps have a ‘B-Side’, which is actually more functional [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/02/2009 – How Not To React To A Missed Flight Missing flights is an unfortunately reality of travel sometimes.  A connecting flight lands late, weather delays, getting stuck in traffic, long security lines… and sometimes just making a mistake and running late. No one likes missing a flight, and while [...]

Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/02/2009 – JetBlue’s ‘Socially Responsible’ Marketing In A Shrinking Economy JetBlue Airways has often been at the forefront of innovative ideas over the past few years.    As JetBlue has grown they have introduced some interesting promotions to keep their customer base expanding and to further their positive public perception among [...]

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/02/2009 – Should Peanuts Be Served On Flights? : Northwest Reintroduces Peanuts On February 1st Northwest Airlines announced that they would switch from handing out pretzels back to peanuts.  Delta Airlines‘ spokesman Anthony Black states this has to do with the merging of Northwest & Delta Airlines. Delta being an [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 16/02/2009 – Airbus Announces Beds In Economy Class…Again? This past week during the Business Travel Show in London Robert Lange, Airbus’ Head of Interiors, announced that Airbus was exploring how to introduce a bunk-bed concept into the Economy Class section of the Airbus A380 aircraft. This announcement by Airbus is [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 15/02/2009 – Five Business Etiquette Tips You Should Know For Doing Business In Asia Working internationally can be confusing for those new to working in a foreign environment.  As people expand their boundaries making social faux-pas when trying to win over potential foreign clients can mean the difference between a [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 14/02/2009 – Southwest’s LUV Brings Broadband To The Flying Masses I have been holding onto this entry involving Southwest Airlines for the past few days, waiting for Valentine’s Day. Why Valentine’s Day? Because Southwest Airline’s ‘home’ is not only Dallas’ Love Field, but also the airline’s stock symbol (NYSE) is [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/02/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Fake-A-Call Any traveller who has spent any time on the road can recall sitting in the gate area waiting for a delayed flight when ‘That Guy’ (or ‘That Woman’) sits down next to you and starts telling you the details of their [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 12/02/2009 – TSA’s New Encrypted Boarding Pass Bar Code : Didn’t I Discuss This In Detail Last October? A few days ago the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) made it widely known that they would begin purchasing 2,300 electronic boarding pass scanners to be deployed to each airport checkpoint throughout the [...]