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Lights out for Earth Hour: Strip hotels to dim or shut off lights during event to draw attention to global climate change
On the evening of March 27, the lights on the Las Vegas Strip will go dark for one hour for Earth Hour.
The World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour, designed to raise global awareness of [...]
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As a regular (if often grumpy) United elite-level flier, there’s something very appealing about the offer of unlimited domestic upgrades.
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In late summer, United Airlines announced a new program where a select number of travel agents would no longer be allowed to use the airline’s merchant account to process ticket purchases. This maneuver was an obvious attempt to save the three to four percent credit card processing fees. The Consumer Travel Alliance saw a more ominous outcome — the possible loss of important consumer protections.
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United Breaks Guitars’ Dave Carroll late yesterday released the third in his trilogy of United-themed songs. It’s a nice little bluegrass tune.
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Turkish Air plans new service class — less than first, better than business; United Airline’s Twitter account hacked, Republic may drop Midwest/Frontier names to unify airline brands
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As our government studies the uneven safety standards and differences in pilot training programs between mainline and regional airlines, both American and United airlines announced new code-shared flights that confuse and mislead the flying public. The FAA must say enough! There needs to be a freeze on additional regional airline contracts until the FAA can bring a unified safety structure into place.
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While airlines like to promote free tickets with their mileage programs, the award that many even semi-regular clients want is an upgrade. These are the very awards that are getting harder to get.
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