airline travel

Airlines & Twitter : 10 Ways Airlines Can Succeed & Drive Business

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 20/05/2009 – Airlines & Twitter : 10 Ways Airlines Can Succeed & Drive Business Businesses are engaging in ‘social media’ at a breakneck pace, but how many are using these tools effectively? Yesterday JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines sat down together at the annual Media Relations Summit in New York…

Airline Baggage Fees : The Airline Industry’s Financial Salvation?

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/05/2009 – Airline Baggage Fees : The Airline Industry’s Financial Salvation? Throughout the past year airlines have suffered massive financial losses due to record high fuel prices, a weakening global economy and declining demand for airline seats. In an attempt to increase their financial stability many airlines in the United…

PART II : The Mountainsmith Lens Case Giveaway Contest!

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 12/05/2009 – PART II : The Mountainsmith Lens Case Giveaway Contest! Last week I received a few hundred replies to Part 1 of the Mountainsmith Lens Case Giveaway Contest. The question for Part 1 was : What airline in the United States has the term “Valet Check” on its tags….

Air New Zealand’s New Ad Hides Nothing

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 12/05/2009 – Air New Zealand’s New Ad Hides Nothing As the competition for traffic Down Under increases established carriers have watched new carriers pop up, watched as ambitious carriers have begun domestic services in foreign countries and have certainly stepped up their advertising campaigns. Air New Zealand lead the pack…

Travel Security & Shirts : 5.11’s Covert and Tactical Shirts On The Road

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 8/05/2009 – Travel Security & Shirts : 5.11’s Covert and Tactical Shirts On The Road When travelling it is important to keep certain travel documents safe and secure, as well as blending into the crowd.  Thieves look for easy targets, and tourists and visitors not only are easy targets, but…

iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Airfare

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 7/05/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Airfare There are many iPhone Apps for finding flights online, and on my iPhone I currently have around half-a-dozen iPhone Apps for either booking flights or finding the ‘cheapest flight.’ Sometimes the ‘cheapest flight’ is not the most convenient flight, but then…

The Mountainsmith Network : An Ideal Bag For Those Stuck In Economy Class

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 1/05/2009 – The Mountainsmith Network : An Ideal Bag For Those Stuck In Economy Class Briefcases, satchels, messenger bags, etc are part of nearly every travellers’ kit.  Most travellers have a favourite bag, and many have a dozen favourite bags.   I fall into the latter category; I’d be hard pressed…

iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : JetSet Lite

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/04/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : JetSet Lite Anyway you look at it filing your expenses for business travel just isn’t fun. I wish I could make it fun, but don’t look to me for advice for fun on this topic. While doing the math for business travel…

The Airline Contract of Carriage & Baggage Policies : Are You Covered?

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/04/2009 – The Airline Contract of Carriage & Baggage Policies : Are You Covered? It is a common story, one I am e-mailed about almost weekly and often read about online more than once weekly.  What is this common story?  That an airline has damaged a camera, a lens, a…