In Defense of Steven Slater…and Other Pissed off Workers

Aug 11, 2010 4 Comments by Andrew Hickey

JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has become an overnight social media rock star for disgruntled employees worldwide. Shocker? Not really. Slater did what pretty much most of us have fantasized about doing when departing from a job. Who hasn’t wanted to tell someone at their job to f*** off, grab a beer and then proceed [...]

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Guest Nomad: “My Voice is My Passport. Verify Me.”

Dec 30, 2009 No Comments by Andrew Hickey

Lauren Cannon is the editor in chief of the up-and-coming social media guide Ploked. She has written articles for The Huffington Post and Technorati, and is the creator of the edupunk initiative, Side Venturesome Project. You can follow her on Twitter @laurenthedark. “My voice is my passport. Verify me.” The above was a recurring line [...]

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TSA-Holes: New Rules Make Air Travel Even More Annoying

Dec 28, 2009 14 Comments by Andrew Hickey

A Christmas present that no traveler had asked for this year was delivered by the Transportation Security Administration just hours after a Nigerian nut-job named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to ignite a device and blow up a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day. The T.S.A. is now making it mandatory that [...]

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Sales, Sales And More Sales: Airlines Looking To Lure In Fall Travelers

Jul 28, 2009 No Comments

With the summer travel season almost over (sigh), it is time for the airlines to look towards fall travel. Now while fall has always been a soft season for the travel industry, it is going to be especially hard this year to convince people to spend money that many just do not have. Everyday we [...]

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Southwest Airlines Debuts In New York City

Jul 01, 2009 2 Comments

While I was getting ready for a return to New York after a three week trip in Poland, the people at Southwest were making some noise of their own in the Big Apple. The low-cost airline officially debuted at LaGuardia airport this past Sunday. The day was filled with festivites that included a breakfast with [...]

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Southwest Summer Sale Part 2

Jun 02, 2009 No Comments

Southwest is at it again. The low-cost airline is offering yet another summer sale in select cities nationwide. Here is the low down. Some of the cities in the sale include New York (LaGuardia), Chicago (Midway), Boston, Austin, Baltimore, Las Vegas, and many more. For a full list of destinations, click here. Below are some [...]

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25% Off Gogo Inflight WI-FI through March.

Mar 17, 2009 No Comments

While not St. Patty’s related, this is definitely going to make more than just Irish eyes smile. Gogo Inflight, which is the internet host for Delta, Virgin and United, announced today a 25% off promotion. Use code 124cmtw225 (it’s case-sensitive) to receive the deep discount. A few catches (and with airlines ALWAYS expect a catch), [...]

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