TGIF! Last week we had a winner in the first Name That Uniform contest. Many people guessed the right airline – United, but only 1 got the exact year – 1971. This week I’m giving away a Day Pass to…
Call Center Conversations: Every so often you get a gem when you ring a call center. Yesterday I was on with the US Air call center requesting a flight for December 15th. Here’s how the conversation went: Me: “I’d like…
The First2Board team is getting very excited about the Charleston Sessions September 6-8th. This event will be the first in a series of City Sessions. Charleston is a wonderful city with a rich history and trendy food scene and we’re…
According to Smart Tray International, sales of devices like iPad and tables exceeded 65 million in 2011. They forecast that by 2015 sales will exceed 287 million and more than 780 million devices will be in consumer hands by 2016….
Today the TSA announced, and it has been heavily reported, that they will drop efforts to allow small knives on-board aircraft in carry-on luggage. The reversal came after lobby groups representing flight attendants, airlines, pilots and relatives of terror victims…
As I posted yesterday, I’m planing a December trip to Hawaii and will spend 17 days there. I showed yesterday how I’m flying to Hawaii from Charleston, SC for $1900 with the main part of trip in First Class. Today…
I decided early on this year that I wanted to go to Hawaii over the winter holidays. So this week I began looking for flight options. I thought I’d use a frequent flyer ticket, but just wasn’t finding anything that…
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. BEIJING — Starwood announced today that they will open 20 new hotels in China in 2013. Starwood has 120 hotels open and more than 100 in the pipeline, making China the company’s second largest hotel market…
I have never regretted missing a conference more than this past weekend’s Travel Bloggers Exchange TBEX in Toronto. At the conference for Travel Writer and Travel Bloggers, Travel & Leisure Magazine’s Executive Digital Editor, Rich Beattie announced the winner of…
If you read regularly you know I’ve been awaiting a reply from Virgin Atlantic’s customer service team. Early in May I took a flight on Virgin Atlantic from New York to London and decided on the day of the flight…
Today’s deal comes from David Burke’s Primehouse Chicago. Gilt City is offering three deals at the Chicago favorite. The deal below seems like the best offer to me. I love David Burke Townhouse in New York is one of my…
I love seeing what airlines do with their uniforms and how they change over the years. I recently wrote about some uniforms that were designed by famous fashion designers over the years. That inspired me to do a Name That…
If you love to spa, you’ll love this deal. The popular SpaWish Gift cards are back on Groupon. It’s $35 for a $50 gift card. You can buy up to 3 per person and 2 as additional gifts. The certificate…
First2Board is very excited to welcome our readers and travel fans to Charleston, South Carolina during the weekend of September 6-8th for our first event – The Charleston City Sessions. The idea is that we’ll hold “sessions” in different…
In August 2012 I wrote about my search for a new suitcase. Tumi was having a sale and so I decided to go back to the brand I started travelling with 10+ years ago. A suitcase that was originally sold…
Did you know that some of the best designers in the world are responsible for some of the flight attendant uniforms you see in the air every day? From years gone to current day trends, designers are setting their sights…