In flight: New York City to Frankfurt with Singapore Air
I was only a bit surprised to find a wide range of choices available for award flights from New York to Northern Germany in mid-March....
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It seems I might spend too much time online focused on travel
A friend of mine posted on Facebook the other day that he’d be a lot more productive if every time he typed in "m" in...
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United Airlines officially launches in-flight wifi service
After a soft launch just before the new year United Airlines has officially announced their in-flight wifi solution. The carrier has one 747 and two...
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Amtrak to upgrade wifi service, but it might not help
Ever since Amtrak rolled out internet connectivity on their trains in the northeast corridor the response has been a mixed bag. Passengers are happy it...
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Has United’s Panasonic-based in-flight internet service gone live??
The fact that a few United Airlines Airbus A319 aircraft have the Panasonic in-flight internet kit installed is not much of a secret. The carrier has...
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Using Hipmunk to maximize mileage run bookings
The past couple days I’ve been trying to help a friend of mine book a relatively complicated itinerary from Seattle to Stockholm. At 12,663 miles...
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Some notes from United’s open house with frequent flyers
Yes, getting to drive the deicing truck was the highlight of my visit to United Airlines last week. But that was on Thursday; Friday offered...
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Great gogo discounts this winter – plus win a free gogo session!
In-flight internet provider gogo has a few attractive promos out for getting online during your flights over the coming Thanksgiving week and beyond. The first...
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Priceline buys Kayak: So what!?!
The big news yesterday in the travel search and booking space was that Priceline was buying Kayak for $1.8 billion. That’s a big price tag...