87 posts categorized "Travel Vent"

07/14/2011

High Times for Tom Stuker ...

Traveler flies high with 10 million miles

By A. Pawlowski, CNN
July 12, 2011 10:08 a.m. EDT
Tom Stuker poses in front of the United Boeing 747-400 named in his honor for earning 10 million frequent flier miles.
Tom Stuker poses in front of the United Boeing 747-400 named in his honor for earning 10 million frequent flier miles.

(CNN) -- When Tom Stuker telephones United Airlines to reserve a flight, all he has to say is "Hi."

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No bug spray required for this Picnic....

Pack a Picnic for Your Next Flight

Inflight food

EVEN when it was free, airline food was never that good. Now that all the major airlines are charging for meals on domestic flights (the last holdout, Continental, did away with free hot meals in coach last year) carriers say they can afford to serve better food.

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06/28/2011

Whatever happened to the Iris scan option ?

TSA's Pistole: New Trusted Traveler Program Part Of 'Commonsense' Airport Security

Airport-Scanners-Diet

June 24, 2011, 9:50 AMBy Lauren Darson

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration intends to test a new trusted traveler program this fall that would expedite airport screening for frequent travelers, administrator John Pistole this week told a congressional committee.

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Redefining Car Rental : Zipcar showing Avis & hertz the way ...

Evolving Car Rental Programs Target Corporate Users

You've just reserved a rental car. Instead of picking it up at a retail storefront, it's parked a few blocks from the office. You use your smartphone to unlock the vehicle, turn a key that's already in the ignition and drive to your meeting on the other side of the city or to the airport. When you arrive, you park and walk away. There's no annual membership fee, no line at the rental counter, no minimum rental length and no clipboard-toting attendant ensuring the returned vehicle's tank is filled with gas.

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Whaaaat ?

Baby ban in first class on Malaysia Airlines

  Angry-baby1

Malaysia Airlines bans babies from traveling first class on Airbus A380 jets, as well as Boeing 747-400 jets.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Malaysia Airlines will ban babies from traveling first class on its Airbus A380s
  • The decision comes after the airline banned babies from first class on Boeing 747s
  • Malaysia Airlines CEO Tengku Azmil said the decision addresses first class complaints

(CNNGo.com) -- Malaysia Airlines will ban babies from traveling first class on its Airbus A380 super jumbo jet, according to online reports.

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