The Gate with Brian Cohen
Is This Burger Worth $100? I Finally Tried It; and The Verdict Is…
I have wondered for almost four years if this particular burger in Las Vegas is worth $100? I finally decided to try it recently — and to my surprise, the price of the burger has not increased. Among the dining options that are available at the...
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Hotéis Mercure pelo Brasil com diárias a partir de R$ 227
Aproveite os hotéis Mercure espalhados pelo Brasil com seus ótimos preços. No artigo de hoje, separamos uma seleção com diárias a partir de R$ 227 para você conferir. Veja todos os detalhes a seguir e aproveite! Hotéis Mercure pelo Brasil Estes são alguns dos hotéis da rede Accor no Brasil....
You Are Travel
Apparently, People Love this Fairfield Inn…
​tl;dr – It’s a barn, on a farm, in Indiana. The Fairfield Inn in Fair Oaks, Indiana, is…
One Mile at a Time
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Live and Let’s Fly
United Flight Attendant Gave A Passenger “The Hand” And Boarding Pay Won’t Fix It
A rude gesture in the galley says more about service culture than any press release about “brand loyalty.” As United Airlines seeks to transform itself into a top-tier carrier, it must do more to rally all flight attendants to the cause. Talk To The Hand: Boarding Pay Won’t Fix This...
View from the Wing
Florida Hotel Sues Southwest Airlines After Flight Attendant Floods Her Room On Layover
A Florida hotel is suing Southwest Airlines after a flight attendant on layover allegedly tampered with a sprinkler in her room, setting off flooding that spread through guest rooms and common areas. What makes it interesting is suing the employer, which has the deeper pockets but a more tenuous case...
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Porto Alegre terá obras emergenciais para proteger o Aeroporto Salgado Filho de enchentes
A Prefeitura de Porto Alegre anunciou a execução imediata de obras de proteção contra cheias na Zona Norte da cidade. Com investimento de R$ 30 milhões, a iniciativa visa proteger a região dos pôlderes 7 e 8 e, diretamente, o Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho, de novas enchentes, antecipando ações antes...
The Bulkhead Seat
Conrad Athens The Ilisian Opens, Transforming Historic Landmark Into Luxe Urban Resort
Hilton has officially opened Conrad Athens The Ilisian. This marks the debut of the…
The Bulkhead Seat
Small Luxury Hotels of the World Adds 29 New Properties to Surpass 700 Hotels Globally
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has added 29 new member properties in…
One Mile at a Time
Thierry Antinori, The Smart Man Quietly Running Qatar Airways (As I See It)
I tend to think that all too often, attention in the airline industry goes to the executives who talk the loudest, rather than those who actually do the most. While I’ve written about the airline CEOs I respect the most, in this post I’d like to talk a bit about...
View from the Wing
Passenger Was Handcuffed, Exposed Naked, And Denied The Bathroom — Delta Says It’s Immune From Suit
A Delta passenger says crew turned a desperate need to use the bathroom into a security incident, restraining him, exposing him, and denying lavatory access until he soiled himself. He won a $7.2 million verdict, but Delta got it tossed and is now arguing it is immune because law enforcement...
Economy Class & Beyond
Jetstar selects Viasat AMARA for inflight connectivity
Jetstar continues to improve its in-flight travel experience, with them selecting Viasat AMARA, Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution to equip its upgraded Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet. Viasat AMARA will be installed across 11 Jetstar aircraft targeting its Boeing 787 fleet. This will deliver a fast, reliable in-flight internet experience that...
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Spa do Vinho em Mendoza! Wyndham aposta em novo hotel de luxo em vinícola
O Spa do Vinho em Mendoza promete elevar o enoturismo argentino a um novo patamar, com a rede Wyndham apostando em um hotel de luxo integrado a uma vinícola em funcionamento, combinando hospitalidade, bem-estar e experiências exclusivas em meio aos vinhedos. A rede Wyndham Hotels & Resorts anunciou o desenvolvimento...
Frequent Miler
Strategic Choices, major Hyatt changes, seize the high seas, and more [Week in Review]
A week ago, Citi Thank You Rewards devalued transfers to Choice Privileges. That was a big bummer, but don’t sleep on Choice. The game isn’t over; we just need different strategic choices. Yesterday, I used 20,000 Choice Privileges points per night to book a Choice Privileges property that had a...
Eye of the Flyer
Couple Tasered and Banned for Life by American Airlines, Holland America’s $500M Solo Cabin Makeover, Airlines Post-Booking Fuel Charge Outrage, and More Travel News!
Here are this week’s travel news headlines from around the web and interweb I found the most interesting. Take a look: Southwest Airlines Is Cracking Down on Power Banks Starting April 20, Southwest passengers are limited to one external battery per flight and you can no longer charge those power...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Avelo Airlines Fired its Only Female Captain Because Male Pilots Thought She Had a ‘Superior Attitude,’ Stunning Lawsuit Alleges
Avelo Airlines, the low-cost airline that made a brief foray into becoming an ‘ICE Air’ contractor for controversial deportation flights, allegedly fired its only female Captain after sexist male colleagues and managers labelled her as having a “superior attitude” because she dared to raise safety concerns. Kimberley Duffy, a veteran...