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How do you feel about Amazon’s Alexa? Do you have one at home and miss Alexa when you are on the road at your hotel? According to Fortune.com, Best Western is the latest hotel to test the use of Amazon’s Alexa virtual personal assistant. Marriott and Wynn Resorts are also testing Amazon’s device. More Hotels Testing Virtual Personal Assistants Alexa…
There have been recent spats of passengers being pulled off planes. First there was the United Flight where a man was dragged off the plane. Now this video shows a man being forced off a Delta flight by officers on Tuesday. The Delta flight 2646 from Tampa to New York was scheduled to depart at 3:25 PM…
Have you ever been in this situation, squished by your seatmate on a plane? I certainly have sat next to people on planes that take up more then their fair share of the space. It would be particularly uncomfortable to sit next to 2 people who are taking up more then their fair share of…
What would you do if you saw your pilot sleeping while he was supposed to be flying your plane? As reported by The DailyMail, “Captain Amir Akhtar Hashmi put 300 passengers’ lives at risk when he took a nap in business class, leaving a trainee at the controls, it has been claimed.” Pilot Naps In…
Airlines have been changing their oversold procedures after the recent incident where a United Airlines Passenger Was Dragged Off Plane Due To Oversell and with the recent changes if you’re flying Delta or United you could find yourself with a hefty reward if you’re willing to get bumped off. See current Credit Card Offers here to earn…
Clear, the quickest and fastest way to clear airport security just opened up 3 new CLEARÂ locations. The new airports are sure to excite a lot of travelers and especially Delta flyers. This brings the total airport locations currently open for operations to 16 with another 2 on the way. New CLEARÂ Locations New York JFK is…
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people in the scary Ft Lauderdale Airport shooting this afternoon. There are still a lot of mixed reports as I watch this all unfold on the news. As reported by BBC, 5 people are confirmed dead from a shooting in Fort Lauderdale International Airport in the baggage claim area…
In one of the coolest airport promotions that we have seen all year, the Denver International Airport (DEN) opened a free outdoor ice skating rink for the holiday season. The rink, open from 9am to 9pm daily features free ice skating, along with complimentary skate rental. The rink is on the South end of the…
The FAA has placed a ban on anyone using a the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 during a commercial flight, due to recent events of explosions during flight due of the battery malfunctioning. Per the FAA, Following a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the FAA is issuing general guidance to airlines about the rules…
Southwest Airlines announced today that it will be the first U.S. carrier to operate non-stop flying between Oakland and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR); and Oakland and San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos (SJD). Service would begin in February 2017, subject to governmental approval. The introductory fares and proposed schedules have not been released. Licenciado Gustavo DÃaz…
In the wake of high profile shootings this week in Falcon Heights (Minnesota), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), and Dallas (Texas), the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration in the Bahamas has taken note of the recent tensions and yesterday issued a Travel Advisory for Bahamians visiting the United States. According to the press release: We…
On Sunday we wrote about The One Trick You Should NEVER Do In A Hotel, and today we are going to pass along The One Trick You Should NEVER Do On An Airplane. As much as we love Happy Hour, you shouldn’t be serving yourself your own minis – or any other alcohol you brought…
Back in February, the DOT gave U.S. airlines the opportunity to bid on slots from the United States to Cuba. Bidding closed in May, and today U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved six airlines - American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines, and Sun Country Airlines – to begin scheduled flights between…
Yesterday we highlighted a list of the 10 Worst Airports in North America as voted on by readers of sleepinginairports.net. Today we will look at the 10 Best Airports in North America as voted by readers of the website. I would guess that Portland International (PDX) and Tampa International (TPA) would top the list –…
Late last year the website sleepinginairports.com published a list of the Worst Airports in North America voted on by readers, and based on passenger overall airport experience. Here is the list of the top ten, and a quote from the article about why the airport made the list: New York City LaGuardia International Airport, USA…
Earlier this week Delta revealed a gift to the TSA at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport: a pair of security screening lanes Delta calls “Innovation Lanes.” Delta spent over two months and around a million dollars on the Innovation Lanes which have the goal of speeding up the security screening process in two ways: allowing up…
Recently Italian seat manufacturer Geven revealed its design for the Piuma Sofa which converts three or four economy seats into a lie-flat bed for two in about 30 seconds. According to Geven, “The sofa creates no extra thickness to seat pans, does not alter seat comfort, does not add to or pose any obstruction to…
Late last month the local Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP) in Puerto Rico filed a regulation that eases government restrictions, thereby providing ride-hailing services, such as Uber, as an alternative to taxis and public transportation on the island. According to Caribbean Business, “services will reportedly be available at least in the San Juan…
According to the Austin  Statesman, “Uber finally put a date and time to its pullout threat: 8 a.m. Monday” and, “Lyft reiterated its threat to terminate service in the city as of 5 a.m. Monday.” While both companies say they want to continue to operate in Austin, Austin voters on Satuday rejected Proposition 1 which would…
The Dallas Morning News Airline Biz Blog reported today that Gary Kelly, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Southwest Airlines, said in a communication with employees on Monday that “We have plans in the works for additional service to and from Mexico, so we’ll look forward to making those announcements just as soon as…