Saturday, May 4th is Holy Saturday and Aegean Airlines, a Star Alliance Partner, has rescheudled 4 domestic flights due to the transfer of the Holy Light. Apparently, the Holy Light, also referred to as Holy Fire, is flown to several…
Routehappy launched late last week, with the mission to help people fly better for less. For the first time, Routehappy says, flyers can quickly and easily find flights with more comfortable seats on better planes with the amenities they care about. Signing…
You’ve got to give it to the Asia-Pacific market for best branding, naming and uniform design. Recently I had the pleasure…hmmm…I had the opportunity?? Let’s just say I had some really bizarre flights recently. Tiger Air flight crew wears black and yellow…
We all know that there are some things we can’t bring on board an airplane. What are the most common restricted items on airlines? Explosives, fireworks, gasoline, etc… But what else is limited? I recently discovered some countries and some airlines…
If I were judging an airline by one trip, I’d say Air China is bipolar. The experience with customer service, on the ground and in the air varies greatly. The call center, whether you’re in the US or China, is…
I’ve had three encounters now with Air China, and each time, I acted surprised when I’m horribly disappointed with their customer service. You’d think I’d learn my lesson sooner or later. I won’t completely rehash the old issues, but I’ll…
This weekend I had the opportunity to go to the movies at a theater in Bangkok. It’s one of the most unbelievable movie theaters I’ve ever seen in my whole life. Scratch that, it is the most incredible movie theater…
You should all know the classic poem, If I Were In Charge of the World by Judith Viorst. We read it as kids, a lot…and dreamed about being in charge. Ive written my own verse called If I were Doug…
If you’ve been on an airplane, you know what turbulence is. From bouncing up and down to rolling from side to side turbulence can be unsettling. Believe it or not, on February 1st I took the return portion of my…
After 36 hours of travel I was very tired and just wanted to get to my final destination. I boarded my US Airways flight to Charlotte and waited for the doors to close. Just then I heard a ding and…
What’s your favorite hotel or airline amenity brand? Almost every hotel provides you with soap, shampoo and conditioner, at a minimum. If you fly business or first class, the airline provides you with an amenity kit. W Hotels provide Bliss…
Earlier this summer I blogged about my upcoming vacation and how I used Gary’s (View From the Wing) award booking service to find the “perfect” itinerary in first class. Well, vacation is only 3 ½ weeks away and wouldn’t you…
I’m planning all of my travel for my December vacation and couldn’t believe my eyes when Kayak pulled up a $47 dollar ticket from Singapore to Langkawi, Malaysia on AirAsia. I clicked over to the AirAsia website and sure enough,…
The first part of my journey from the US to Hong Kong was a flight from San Francisco to Seoul on United Airlines in Global First. I landed in Seoul, completely exhausted, after having spent 12 hours on the flight from…
United Global First, the name United has given to its international first class product. This should not be confused with United First or Business First – neither of which are the same as Global First. I have no earthly idea…
As I prepare for a month long trip to Thailand (with a 1/2 day stop over in Europe for a quick meeting) I am tying up last minute odds and ends. As I’ve been booking some last minute hotels, rental…