When you use Twitter, having followers is pretty important. I mean it would be pretty lame tweeting to yourself. So when JetBlue reached the 1 million follower mark, you know the sort of following that the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Ashton Kutcher enjoy, they felt the need to celebrate. So when you book either…
Travel + Leisure Magazine just released it’s list of the United State’s “Best & Worst Airports” for 2009. They compiled information on flights that departed more than 15 minutes late from the country’s airports between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009 courtesy of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. There are some notable highlights from…
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…
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…
The always innovative Virgin America is going to have a very interactive contest with both their WiFi enabled passengers and people 30,000 feet below on Wednesday June 24. In what is being called “The Day In The Cloud Challenge”, contestants will have to answer a series of challenging puzzles to score points. The full details…
“Dr. Beach” is at it again. No not me, even though I was born and raised 5 feet from the sands of Rockaway Beach, I am definitely not a beach bum. The Doc I am talking about instead is Stephen P. Leatherman, director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research. Dr. Leatherman has been…
Here are a few items that have been floating around my desk. I felt the need to get them to you ASAP, so that you may enjoy the savings…and buy me something nice when you are on your next vacation: Delta Summer Sale: The airline is offering up some low fares in a system wide…