Flying With Fish The Blog for Those Who Fly & Those Who Want to Fly Smarter

Social Media … the ultimate tool for those who feel wronged, especially celebrities and semi-celebrities.   Earlier this week was no different when actress Leisha Hailey Tweeted that a Southwest Airlines flight attendant had her removed from her flight for being a lesbian.   In a matter of moments, The L-Word star’s tweets were ripping through [...]

Air travel has all sorts of personal hygiene and etiquette complications, being stuck in a 17.5 inch wide seat for hours on end doesn’t make these issues any easier. To cope with one complication that is rarely discussed in polite company, Solutions That Stick offers a unique solution … Subtle Butt.   Subtle Butt virtually [...]

Airline passengers complain about all sorts of things. You name it, they complain about it … bad food, cramped seats, jet lag, boring movies, passengers passing gas next to them and odd odors in the air. While passengers will always have something to complain about … passengers flying with Air Malawi may no longer be [...]

Personal space is at a premium for passengers on flights, especially in economy class. While many will debate whether or not passengers should recline in their seats, the fact is seats recline and are intended to recline (on most planes).  Yes, there is proper etiquette for reclining your seat, namely … do it slowly … [...]

When boarding a flight, any commercial airline flight, from any airport in the world, you hear the same message … “Please place your carry on item under the seat in front of you. For those seated in the bulkhead, please place your bags in the overhead bin for take off and landing.” There is a [...]

Back in November 2008 a survey by TripAdvisor.com revealed that Americans are regarded as the most annoying travelers in the world. As an American who travels I often, and who frequently deals with American travellers, I find myself observing some Americans on the road and feeling just a wee bit embarrassed that I share a [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 21/09/2009 – Guest Posts From My Favourite Bloggers : Jack Howard – The Voice Behind Adorama’s TechTock Blog & PodCast…and an all around nice guy As a photographer, traveller and airline industry geek there are a few blogs I read on a daily basis. With the broad range of readers [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 22/06/2009 – 10 Ways To Rock The Full Flight…and increase your travel karma Full flights are great for airlines and often intolerable for passengers. As a human species we’re generally selfish, we like our personal space and while sitting in a cramped airline seat we prize ever last millimeter of [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 25/05/2009 – Airport Etiquette : You, Your Mobile Phone & The Gate Area – Revisited A year ago I wrote about the annoyance of travellers not being courteous to their fellow travellers while using mobile phones in the airport, in this post: 29/05/2008 – Airport Etiquette : Doing Laps With [...]

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 [...]