Author: flyingfish

Flying With Alitalia & In The Field Airline Research

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/03/2009 – Flying With Alitalia & In The Field Airline Research Over the past few months I have frequently written about the Italian National Flag Carrier, Alitalia Airlines. For those of you who have missed my postings on Alitalia, in short the airline was on the brink of collapse; the…

Amsterdam/Schiphol International Airport Dimmed Their Lights For Earth Hour…Did You?

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 28/03/2009 – Amsterdam/Schiphol International Airport Dimmed Their Lights For Earth Hour…Did You? Today at 8:30pm (local time) millions of people, business and town switched off their lights for an hour to celebrate Earth Hour in an effort to converse energy. Should we conserve energy every day?  Yes, however sometimes we…

Checked Baggage Fees : Will They Go Away? Can You Avoid Them?

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 28/03/2009 – Checked Baggage Fees : Will They Go Away? Can You Avoid Them? Checked baggage fees have been a hot topic over the past year and I receive quite a few e-mails asking when I think the fees will be removed and how to avoid the fees. First off,…

Keeping Business Attire Neat & Pressed While Traveling Light

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 27/03/2009 – Keeping Business Attire Neat & Pressed While Traveling Light When heading out for a quick day trip for business it can seem like a challenge to keep your clothes neat and pressed while carrying everything you need for work in a single bag. A few years ago keeping…

iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Homeland Security Advisory System

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 26/03/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Homeland Security Advisory System Enter any airport in the United States and somewhere you will see a sign with five colours (red at the top green at the bottom) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) logo.    These five colours indicate the Department…

Honl Photo Lighting Accessories : Making Lighting Functional & Packable

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 24/03/2009 – Honl Photo Lighting Accessories : Making Lighting Functional & Packable Packing effective and professional lighting equipment for travel is heavy, complicated and cumbersome…no, scratch that…packing effective and professional lighting equipment for travel fits in your pockets, easily packs into any bag and takes up virtually no space or…

How Can Guns Get Stolen From Check Baggage & Go Unnoticed?

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 24/03/2009 – How Can Guns Get Stolen From Check Baggage & Go Unnoticed? Last week it was reported that law enforcement has busted a theft rings at St. Louis’ Lambert International Airport (STL).  This theft ring was made up of a handful of contractors working for Delta Airlines, and as…

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Can Airlines Bend Time & Space To Create Their Schedules?

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 23/03/2009 – Can Airlines Bend Time & Space To Create Their Schedules? Have you ever wondered if airlines bend time-and-space to adjust their schedules as needed?  It is well known that airlines heavily pad their ‘blocked’ gate-to-gate time to ensure they arrive within the 15 minute window that determines an…

Traveling With A Compact, Light, Low Cost Tripod : The Flashpoint F-1128

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 23/03/2009 – Traveling With A Compact, Light, Low Cost Tripod : The Flashpoint F-1128 Traveling with a tripod can be a serious pain in the shoulders, the back and in regard to packing planning. As much as I’d like to use a tripod, I rarely travel with a full-size tripod. …

Making Accurate Predictions For The Industry & Being Three Months Ahead Of The Curve

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 20/03/2009 – Making Accurate Predictions For The Industry & Being Three Months Ahead Of The Curve For the life of me I can’t recall when I started looking up airline routes and schedules, but I was probably in the first or second grade.  My parents would make the 5-minute drive…