First Cabin pod hotels declare bankruptcy, many locations closed
Capsule hotels are ingrained in the Japanese culture. They are as much for locals working…
DLD 253: That little Fokker
United teams up with Clear, Southwest leaves Newark and CapOne has a data breach. Plus,…
DLD 252: Ventures and Dream(liner)s
New Dreamliner configurations, a new deal for collusion and an awesome 747 fly-by, all part…
Suing away resort fees: DC goes after Marriott
Washington, DC hopes to finally kill off hotel resort fees the old fashioned way: a…
DLD 235: MAX sadness and confusion
Lots of 737 shop talk in this episode, recorded on Sunday evening after the ET302…
A week of Bonvoy: the new Marriott loyalty experience in Central Europe
It was mostly an accident. After all, I rarely spend eight days in a month…
Swoop: A marketing machine that happens to fly planes
Canadian upstart Swoop, the ULCC arm of WestJet, aims to succeed as an airline mostly…
More AirBnB lawsuits, settlements, and residential unrest
AirBnB will say it is not to blame. It is just a booking mechanism, after…
Marriott fires the wrong guy in China/Tibet SNAFU
Customer service reps do stupid things on Twitter all the time. Rarely does it seem…
A loyalty scam sold to the uninformed
Cheap access to hotel upgrades and lounges? If it sounds too good to be true…
