May 18
2009
May 18
2009Follow-Up to Epic Delay
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 18-05-2009
A few days ago, I posted an item called “Air Travel — Fun or None?” detailing an delay in San Francisco, connected from Denver to Maui on the same aircraft (different flight numbers). Cynic that I am, I was not expecting more than a a verbal apology from United. Much to my surprise, the airline did not charge for food or drinks on the long-delayed flight — a delay that was nearly five hours by the time the aircraft finally pushed back. Much to my greater surprise, I received an E-mail offering a $250 credit on a future flight, some kind of upgrade oppotunity or a credit of 10,000 Mileage Plus miles. I picked the $250 credit. Read the rest of this entry »
May 18
2009Amanda’s musings
Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 18-05-2009
May 16
2009A hero story from Webster
Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 16-05-2009
Ernie Kline and his wife, Josephine, pose with Barack Obama on a campaign swing last year through Pennsylvania.
May 16
2009Air Travel — Fun or None?
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 16-05-2009
One short delay and one long one from Denver to Maui via San Francisco
I have a refrigerator magnet showing a woebegone Charle Brown saying, “Someday, my ship will come in, and with my luck, I’ll be at the airport.”
May 14
2009Honoring a Civil War veteran’s grave
Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 14-05-2009
May 14
2009European Airline Consolidation Continues
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 14-05-2009
May 14
2009Chasing a chicken in the hills of New York
Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 14-05-2009
ONEONTA, N.Y. There is a classic flashing pink neon sign outside Brooks House of Bar-B Q displaying a chef wielding a hatchet chasing after a chicken.
May 12
2009Staking new ground at America’s most-famous archeological site
Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 12-05-2009
AVELLA, Pa. Albert Miller knew he was onto something after he began digging around a groundhog hole and found a few burned bones under an ancient rock ledge on his property.
May 10
2009Avis Uses Bait, Switch and Upsell Tactics
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 10-05-2009
Car rental firms jack up rates when using AmEx points
I use frequent flyer miles for flights whenever possible, expedient and/or wise, but I’ve been hoarding American Express points for car rentals for a long time. We are soon going to Hawaii — first to Maui for a wedding and then to the Big Island for a vacation. Two rental car opportunities seemed like a good use of points. I started with the Big Island, because that will be the longer stay.