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,…
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…
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…
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…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/03/2009 – JetBlue’s New “CEO’s Guide To Jetting” Trio Of Videos : Must Watch TV! I was going to write up why I found myself laughing to the point that I almost woke up my kids at 12:11am while watching JetBlue’s new video ad campaign. With only two sentences written…
Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 14/03/2009 – Ryanair Asks Passengers To Decide New On-Board Fees Ryanair is well known for its odd publicity stunts and even more infamous for its on-board fees. I can make dozens of “cheap” jokes about Ryanair, their removal of passenger window shades, installing non-reclining seats…and even the customized 737-800s they…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/03/2009 – Airports That Twitter : Airports Find A New Way To Update Is Twitter a good tool for airports to keep flyers up to date on delays, weather, news and fare sales? It seems some airports are beginning to use Twitter as an additional tool to help advise travelers….
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 12/03/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Flight Options Any experienced traveler has faced the frustration of a missed flight. Flights are missed for all sorts of reasons, flat tire, weather, missed connection, and just didn’t feel like waking up in the morning. This week’s iPhone App Of The…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com— E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 11/03/2009 – How Does The Media Figure Out An Airlines’ Losses? When you read the news and reporters discuss airlines being up and down it can sometimes be hard to gauge how exactly how an airline’s ‘plus/minus’ is determined. In fact, it is not one easy factor to determine how an…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 10/03/2009 – United Eliminates ‘E-Fare’ Specials By E-Mail As airlines jockey to fill their aircraft in a declining global economy, United Airlines has taken an interesting route today by discontinuing their weekly ‘E-Fare’ alerts via e-mail. The US airline market is cutting capacity, routes are being re-planned, aircraft are flying…
