Spending a day in Mauritius (Part 1)
If you’ve traveled the twenty-odd hours on an airplane from New York City to make it all the way to Mauritius, odds are you’re going...
New York City
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Award booking awesomeness (Part 2)
In part one of this report I recounted a great award booking – even though it was all in economy and on small planes –...
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A tale of two airlines: Flying long-haul on South African Airways
It was the best of flights, it was the worst of ground service. The seat was good, getting it was miserable.The fare was phenomenal, the...
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Why must the flights be so short?
Yes, I am really so strange as to actually enjoy the time I spend in airplanes, so much so that I want to do more...
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JetBlue, FAA to trial NextGen navigation systems
The FAA and JetBlue announced today that they will be partnering in the testing of GPS-based navigational systems on some of the carrier’s routes. The...
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Some photos from the NYC ice storm
I’m not sure who pissed god off this winter but we’ve certainly been dealing with some incredible weather the past couple months. In the past...
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Nearly Free vacations from JetBlue
JetBlue has launched a new promotion for their JetBlue Getaways packages that can result in nearly free vacations for many customers. The deal is pretty...
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Changes to service in the Middle East & Central Asia
The past week has been a busy one for carriers in the Middle East and Central Asia. In addition to the move by Saudi Arabian...
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Celebrating the generosity of StarMegaDo
One of the larger components of StarMegaDo has always been a focus on charity. The even operates on a break-even budget and any surplus has...
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Across the pond in Lufthansa First Class (Part 1: MUC First Class Lounge)
When I first booked the award trip to Africa we were booked in business class the whole way. After all, if you’ve got the points...