Travel App of the Week: Flying
Flying is a new iPhone travel app that hopes to re-instill the wonder and process of travel while including a ton of helpful information. Users can keep track of all their flights and receive useful...
View ArticleTravel Product of the Week: Skyready
You can easily create one at home, but if you don’t feel like schlepping to the store then just get online and order one of these handy Skyready kits, which come with an eye mask, ear plugs, surface...
View ArticleTravel Tip of the Day: More Space on the Plane
More Space on the Plane Many planes have a 3-3 seating configuration (two sets of three seats separated by an aisle). If you’ll be flying with someone, then reserve the window and aisle seat in one set...
View ArticleTravel Tip of the Day: Close the Bathroom Door
Close the Bathroom Door One of my pet peeves when sitting next to a lavatory on an airplane is that oftentimes, passengers will walk out of it and not check to see if the door closes behind them....
View Article(Reader) Travel Tip of the Day: Bring Rubber Shelf Liner
Bring Rubber Shelf Liner Today marks the first installment of the reader-submitted travel tip, which we’ll be sending out every Friday from here on out. It’s a good one, and it comes from reader Lynn...
View ArticleTravel Website of the Week: refund.me
Last week, I featured as our Travel Website of the Week a site called AirHelp, which helps get you money when your flight is canceled, delayed or overbooked. Well, refund.me is another site that will...
View ArticleTravel Website of the Week: The Amelia Project
How about this story: A 31-year-old pilot named Amelia Earhart (no relation to her famous namesake) took off last week from Oakland, California in a single-engine plane (a Pilatus PC-12 NG) hoping to...
View ArticleHow to Stop the Passenger in Front of You from Reclining
On my American flight last week from Los Angeles to Toronto, I chose to sit in row 16 of the 737-800MCE series aircraft because (like in row 17, as well) the middle seat is blocked on each side. The...
View ArticleTravel Tip of the Day: Cover Your Drink on the Plane
Cover Your Drink on the Plane Now, I’m not a doctor. But I recently saw an off-duty pilot cover his drink with a napkin on a flight while he wasn’t drinking—and it was enough for me to start doing the...
View ArticleEurope’s Passenger Bill of Rights: Do you know YOUR rights?
In recent years—thanks partly to the widespread adoption of pocket technologies, social media networks and a shrinking global community—passengers have gained stronger voices and sharper swords with...
View ArticleTravel Tip of the Day: Be Careful Displaying Sensitive Business on the Plane
Be Careful Displaying Sensitive Business on the Plane Yesterday’s tip was about speaking softly or cautiously about sensitive business issues in public. Today’s tip is similar: Always be smart and...
View ArticleTravel Tip of the Day: Check for Outlets on the Plane
Check for Outlets on the Plane You’d think this would be common sense by now, but on my last two flights, my seatmate had no idea that there was an electrical outlet under their seat. They’re often...
View ArticleTravel Tip of the Day: Use the Loo Right After Takeoff
Use the Loo Right After Takeoff The moment the seatbelt sign goes off after takeoff, I get up to use the loo—even if I don’t really have to go to the bathroom that badly. I do it because I know that at...
View ArticleTravel Tip of the Day: Avoid Tight Connections
Avoid Tight Connections I always recommend flying nonstop to save valuable time, but sometimes there are more factors to consider. If you have to make a connection, you should think twice about getting...
View ArticleTravel Video of the Week: KLM Cockpit Tales (Autopilot in Action)
Kudos to KLM for allowing cameras in the cockpit during this flight from Amsterdam to London to show aviation geeks and curious travelers how autopilot works. Captain van Dorst and some nice...
View ArticleTravel Website of the Week: refund.me
Last week, I featured as our Travel Website of the Week a site called AirHelp, which helps get you money when your flight is canceled, delayed or overbooked. Well, refund.me is another site that will...
View ArticleTravel Website of the Week: The Amelia Project
How about this story: A 31-year-old pilot named Amelia Earhart (no relation to her famous namesake) took off last week from Oakland, California in a single-engine plane (a Pilatus PC-12 NG) hoping to...
View ArticleTravel App of the Week: MileHi
MileHi launched just this week in the hope that travelers want to socialize and network with their fellow flyers. It was created by a married British businessman, Richard Lloyd, who claims it’s not for...
View ArticleTravel Video of the Week: Turbulence with Key & Peele
Thanks to my buddy Ben (aka Lucky) over at OneMileAtATime for turning me onto this funny video from Comedy Central’s Key & Peele. BTW: Did you see Ben featured in this week’s Rolling Stone? Pretty...
View Article10 Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Airplane Habits: Are YOU Guilty?
I became fascinated with air travel at an early age, when I discovered I could leave freezing cold, dreary Connecticut behind in January, and two hours later, be in hot and sunny Florida. I think we’re...
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