Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 07/03/2009 – Travel Etiquette : The Customer Is Not Always Right As I sit here and type out this entry, I am sitting in seat 5A on a US Airways Boeing 737-400 and for the first time in a long time I am tempted to kick the seat in front…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 06/03/2009 – The New Alitalia Is Nearly Two Months Old…Is It Going The Right Way? The merger of Alitalia and Air One is now nearly two months old. Despite the merger, the massive cash infusion, the sale of Alitalia Cargo and Air France-KLM‘s investment in the airline, the path Alitalia…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 05/03/2009 – Airline Change Of Ticket Fees…Sometimes There Is No Logic Airline fees rarely make any sense, and sometimes they work to the detriment of an airline. A few days ago I tried out a new online booking service, FareBuzz.com. In creating my itinerary with FareBuzz an error occurred after…
Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 28/02/2009 – Checking Your Itinerary & Double Checking Your Boarding Passes Today while checking in for my evening flight from Paris (CDG) to Amsterdam (AMS) I was reminded of how important it is to not only check and confirm your reservation at the time you make it, but double check…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 26/02/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Gate Maps Finding your gate in an unfamiliar airport can be stressful, especially during tight connections.  Once you land you want to know exactly where you are headed rather than stopping to find a concourse map or ask a customer service agent.   …
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 20/02/2009 – Forbes Highlights Flying With Fish’s Frequent Flyer Strategies Regular readers of Flying With Fish know that I have frequently discussed a variety of travel strategies, including frequent flyer programs. Today the information I have been passing to photographers, frequent travellers and corporate travel clients (through The Travel Strategist)…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/02/2009 – How Not To React To A Missed Flight Missing flights is an unfortunately reality of travel sometimes. A connecting flight lands late, weather delays, getting stuck in traffic, long security lines… and sometimes just making a mistake and running late. No one likes missing a flight, and while…
Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/02/2009 – JetBlue’s ‘Socially Responsible’ Marketing In A Shrinking Economy JetBlue Airways has often been at the forefront of innovative ideas over the past few years. As JetBlue has grown they have introduced some interesting promotions to keep their customer base expanding and to further their positive public perception among…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 16/02/2009 – Airbus Announces Beds In Economy Class…Again? This past week during the Business Travel Show in London Robert Lange, Airbus’ Head of Interiors, announced that Airbus was exploring how to introduce a bunk-bed concept into the Economy Class section of the Airbus A380 aircraft. This announcement by Airbus is…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 7/02/2009 – US-Australia Fare Wars : Can Four Airlines Survive The Routes? Starting in February the lucrative marketing between California and Australia will begin a competitive shift that will again take another shift on the 1st of July. Come February 28th the link between Los Angeles (LAX) and Sydney (SYD),…
