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HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTS the thing that i don’t understand is that whenever i google from usa to China the cheapest flight. it came up like from los angles to chongqing then beijing it would be 600 plus tax. when i google it again from los angles to chongqing only, so i could get the non stop flight, but no, the google result would be los angles to tokyo then chongqing. what happens i just wanna non stop and cheap HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
WORLD'S 10 HIGHEST (AND LOWEST) QUALITY CITIES World’s 10 highest (and lowest) quality cities. Vienna has the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings. Overall, European cities dominate the top of the ranking along with Zurich, Auckland, and Munich in second, third, and fourth places respectively. NEW: TAKE A BUS TO YOUR PLANE AT SFO A low-slung SFO bus was parked next to it. Doug Yakel confirmed to TravelSkills that a remote stand has been in use at SFO since mid-August. “Right now, it’s being used by Alaska on a scheduled basisabout 4-5 of their Embraer aircraft per day are operating remote. This is due to the Alaska/Virgin growth, and their efforts to operatemore
HOW OFTEN DO PLANES GET WASHED? Across the Atlantic, Richard Goodfellow from British Airways explains that the frequency its planes are washed “depends on the aircraft type, but typically every six to eight weeks. We try to wash the short-haul ones more often as they do more take-offs and landings each day than a long-haul jet.”. SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one of UGLY CHINESE WORSE THAN UGLY AMERICANS? China now contributes more money to the global tourism industry than any other nation according to the NPR story and last year, Chinese took 109 million trips abroad, a 20% increase over 2014. The idea of the ugly Chinese tourist is embarrassing to the Chinese government– so much so that it’s launched new rules for Chinese citizens HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTS the thing that i don’t understand is that whenever i google from usa to China the cheapest flight. it came up like from los angles to chongqing then beijing it would be 600 plus tax. when i google it again from los angles to chongqing only, so i could get the non stop flight, but no, the google result would be los angles to tokyo then chongqing. what happens i just wanna non stop and cheap HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
WORLD'S 10 HIGHEST (AND LOWEST) QUALITY CITIES World’s 10 highest (and lowest) quality cities. Vienna has the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings. Overall, European cities dominate the top of the ranking along with Zurich, Auckland, and Munich in second, third, and fourth places respectively. NEW: TAKE A BUS TO YOUR PLANE AT SFO A low-slung SFO bus was parked next to it. Doug Yakel confirmed to TravelSkills that a remote stand has been in use at SFO since mid-August. “Right now, it’s being used by Alaska on a scheduled basisabout 4-5 of their Embraer aircraft per day are operating remote. This is due to the Alaska/Virgin growth, and their efforts to operatemore
HOW OFTEN DO PLANES GET WASHED? Across the Atlantic, Richard Goodfellow from British Airways explains that the frequency its planes are washed “depends on the aircraft type, but typically every six to eight weeks. We try to wash the short-haul ones more often as they do more take-offs and landings each day than a long-haul jet.”. SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one of UGLY CHINESE WORSE THAN UGLY AMERICANS? China now contributes more money to the global tourism industry than any other nation according to the NPR story and last year, Chinese took 109 million trips abroad, a 20% increase over 2014. The idea of the ugly Chinese tourist is embarrassing to the Chinese government– so much so that it’s launched new rules for Chinese citizens CHRIS MCGINNIS TRAVELSKILLS When he’s not on a plane or at his desk, Chris is working hard to launch his famous family concoction, The McGinnis Manhattan. Advertising/editorial contact: chris@travelskills.com, phone: +1 415-550-4104. photo of Chris by David G. McIntyre aboard a Cathay Pacific training cabin in Hong Kong. HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
WORLD'S 10 HIGHEST (AND LOWEST) QUALITY CITIES World’s 10 highest (and lowest) quality cities. Vienna has the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings. Overall, European cities dominate the top of the ranking along with Zurich, Auckland, and Munich in second, third, and fourth places respectively. 5 DELTA SKYMILES SWEET SPOTS Here are five Delta SkyMiles redemption sweet spots to consider: Continental US to Alaska. SkyMiles can be a great deal on flights to Alaska depending on where you’re flying from. Standard pricing on flights from anywhere in the Continental US to anywhere in Alaska starts at 25,000 miles round trip. If you’re flying from a citywhere Delta
WHAT "DO NOT DISTURB" REALLY MEANS AT HOTELS Here’s what he said: First and foremost, it is one of the cardinal rules of hospitality that employees are not supposed to knock on a door with a Do Not Disturb (DND) sign on it. However, there is no legal issue. The hotel has a legal right to ignore the DND sign any TRIP REPORT: WHAT'S A MARRIOTT AC HOTEL LIKE? AC Hotels is one of Marriott’s newest brands. It started out in Spain in 1999, spread throughout Europe, and is now making a move on the U.S. where there are 19 hotels open. Last week I stayed at the new AC Hotel Atlanta Buckhead, located adjacent to the city’s tony Phipps Plaza shopping center on the northern edge of Buckhead. PLANESPOTTING: BOEING 767, 777 & AIRBUS A330 DIFFERENCES Yes! That’s an Airbus A330 (Photo: Chris McGinnis) Plus, B777s don’t have winglets, while all A330s and some 767s do. You can also look at the outer edge of the cockpit windows. On Boeing jets, the windows have a sharp diagonal corner while Airbus AN AMAZING UPGRADE FOR LAX- IN PICTURES An amazing upgrade for LAX- in pictures. September 17, 2016. DONT MISS! The 100,000 points question! The planned east intermodal facility at LAX will connect an automatic people mover with a new light rail link. (Image: Los Angeles World Airports) BOEING 747 FLYING AWAY FROM SFO? Boeing’s 747 “Jumbo Jet” made history at its inception in 1970: it was the world’s first widebody aircraft. The manufacturer allowed Pan Am, its inaugural customer, to have significant input in the aircraft design, and the plane’s commercial debut was a Pan Am flight from New York to London Heathrow on January 22, 1970.Since then its distinctive design and upper deck have captured HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTS the thing that i don’t understand is that whenever i google from usa to China the cheapest flight. it came up like from los angles to chongqing then beijing it would be 600 plus tax. when i google it again from los angles to chongqing only, so i could get the non stop flight, but no, the google result would be los angles to tokyo then chongqing. what happens i just wanna non stop and cheap HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
WORLD'S 10 HIGHEST (AND LOWEST) QUALITY CITIES World’s 10 highest (and lowest) quality cities. Vienna has the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings. Overall, European cities dominate the top of the ranking along with Zurich, Auckland, and Munich in second, third, and fourth places respectively. NEW: TAKE A BUS TO YOUR PLANE AT SFO A low-slung SFO bus was parked next to it. Doug Yakel confirmed to TravelSkills that a remote stand has been in use at SFO since mid-August. “Right now, it’s being used by Alaska on a scheduled basisabout 4-5 of their Embraer aircraft per day are operating remote. This is due to the Alaska/Virgin growth, and their efforts to operatemore
HOW OFTEN DO PLANES GET WASHED? Across the Atlantic, Richard Goodfellow from British Airways explains that the frequency its planes are washed “depends on the aircraft type, but typically every six to eight weeks. We try to wash the short-haul ones more often as they do more take-offs and landings each day than a long-haul jet.”. SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one of UGLY CHINESE WORSE THAN UGLY AMERICANS? China now contributes more money to the global tourism industry than any other nation according to the NPR story and last year, Chinese took 109 million trips abroad, a 20% increase over 2014. The idea of the ugly Chinese tourist is embarrassing to the Chinese government– so much so that it’s launched new rules for Chinese citizens HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTS the thing that i don’t understand is that whenever i google from usa to China the cheapest flight. it came up like from los angles to chongqing then beijing it would be 600 plus tax. when i google it again from los angles to chongqing only, so i could get the non stop flight, but no, the google result would be los angles to tokyo then chongqing. what happens i just wanna non stop and cheap HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
WORLD'S 10 HIGHEST (AND LOWEST) QUALITY CITIES World’s 10 highest (and lowest) quality cities. Vienna has the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings. Overall, European cities dominate the top of the ranking along with Zurich, Auckland, and Munich in second, third, and fourth places respectively. NEW: TAKE A BUS TO YOUR PLANE AT SFO A low-slung SFO bus was parked next to it. Doug Yakel confirmed to TravelSkills that a remote stand has been in use at SFO since mid-August. “Right now, it’s being used by Alaska on a scheduled basisabout 4-5 of their Embraer aircraft per day are operating remote. This is due to the Alaska/Virgin growth, and their efforts to operatemore
HOW OFTEN DO PLANES GET WASHED? Across the Atlantic, Richard Goodfellow from British Airways explains that the frequency its planes are washed “depends on the aircraft type, but typically every six to eight weeks. We try to wash the short-haul ones more often as they do more take-offs and landings each day than a long-haul jet.”. SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one of UGLY CHINESE WORSE THAN UGLY AMERICANS? China now contributes more money to the global tourism industry than any other nation according to the NPR story and last year, Chinese took 109 million trips abroad, a 20% increase over 2014. The idea of the ugly Chinese tourist is embarrassing to the Chinese government– so much so that it’s launched new rules for Chinese citizens CHRIS MCGINNIS TRAVELSKILLS When he’s not on a plane or at his desk, Chris is working hard to launch his famous family concoction, The McGinnis Manhattan. Advertising/editorial contact: chris@travelskills.com, phone: +1 415-550-4104. photo of Chris by David G. McIntyre aboard a Cathay Pacific training cabin in Hong Kong. HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
WORLD'S 10 HIGHEST (AND LOWEST) QUALITY CITIES World’s 10 highest (and lowest) quality cities. Vienna has the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings. Overall, European cities dominate the top of the ranking along with Zurich, Auckland, and Munich in second, third, and fourth places respectively. 5 DELTA SKYMILES SWEET SPOTS Here are five Delta SkyMiles redemption sweet spots to consider: Continental US to Alaska. SkyMiles can be a great deal on flights to Alaska depending on where you’re flying from. Standard pricing on flights from anywhere in the Continental US to anywhere in Alaska starts at 25,000 miles round trip. If you’re flying from a citywhere Delta
WHAT "DO NOT DISTURB" REALLY MEANS AT HOTELS Here’s what he said: First and foremost, it is one of the cardinal rules of hospitality that employees are not supposed to knock on a door with a Do Not Disturb (DND) sign on it. However, there is no legal issue. The hotel has a legal right to ignore the DND sign any TRIP REPORT: WHAT'S A MARRIOTT AC HOTEL LIKE? AC Hotels is one of Marriott’s newest brands. It started out in Spain in 1999, spread throughout Europe, and is now making a move on the U.S. where there are 19 hotels open. Last week I stayed at the new AC Hotel Atlanta Buckhead, located adjacent to the city’s tony Phipps Plaza shopping center on the northern edge of Buckhead. PLANESPOTTING: BOEING 767, 777 & AIRBUS A330 DIFFERENCES Yes! That’s an Airbus A330 (Photo: Chris McGinnis) Plus, B777s don’t have winglets, while all A330s and some 767s do. You can also look at the outer edge of the cockpit windows. On Boeing jets, the windows have a sharp diagonal corner while Airbus AN AMAZING UPGRADE FOR LAX- IN PICTURES An amazing upgrade for LAX- in pictures. September 17, 2016. DONT MISS! The 100,000 points question! The planned east intermodal facility at LAX will connect an automatic people mover with a new light rail link. (Image: Los Angeles World Airports) BOEING 747 FLYING AWAY FROM SFO? Boeing’s 747 “Jumbo Jet” made history at its inception in 1970: it was the world’s first widebody aircraft. The manufacturer allowed Pan Am, its inaugural customer, to have significant input in the aircraft design, and the plane’s commercial debut was a Pan Am flight from New York to London Heathrow on January 22, 1970.Since then its distinctive design and upper deck have capturedTRAVELSKILLS
TravelSkills has moved over to a new platform and is now part of the SFGate/Hearst publishing empire. (See it here) While this is a huge step for TravelSkills, readers should not notice much change. You’ll still get your TravelSkills email bulletins from us (although the cadence may vary). Sign up here if CHRIS MCGINNIS TRAVELSKILLS When he’s not on a plane or at his desk, Chris is working hard to launch his famous family concoction, The McGinnis Manhattan. Advertising/editorial contact: chris@travelskills.com, phone: +1 415-550-4104. photo of Chris by David G. McIntyre aboard a Cathay Pacific training cabin in Hong Kong. THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTS Pre-merger United 928 was an A320 or B757 PDX-ORD then a B777 to LHR a couple of hours later. Once, I did have to go all the way to London but the booking screen was quite clear on the equipment change and the long connection (so I was able to HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
HOTEL NEWS: NEW HYATT BRAND, MARRIOTT MERGER, HILTON In hotel news this week, Hyatt creates a new brand for independent hotels; Marriott clears a hurdle in its planned merger with Starwood; what Hilton learned from its $50 cancellation fee experiment; and several Las Vegas properties boost their “resort fees.” Marriott has its Autograph Collection, Hilton has its Curio Collection, Starwood has its Tribute TRIP REPORT: BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE EXPERIENCE LHR-JFK Trip Report: British Airways Concorde experience LHR-JFK. January 27, 2016. Here’s a trip report from my ride on this needle-nosed bird (Photo: Chris McGinnis) By now you’ve probably read my recent post and saw the photos of my 2003 flight on the Concorde. Well, believe it or not, I’m one of the lucky few who actually flew that needle SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then 5 WAYS TO PREVENT "SHOULDER SURFING" Create a physical barrier between your screen and prying eyes – using a pillow, your notebook or whatever else you have at your disposal. Stop working in crowded airplanes, trains, airports, cafes, hotel lobbies and other public spaces. Work with your back to a wall preventing others from getting behind you and looking over yourshoulder.
BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one ofTRAVELSKILLS
TravelSkills has moved over to a new platform and is now part of the SFGate/Hearst publishing empire. (See it here) While this is a huge step for TravelSkills, readers should not notice much change. You’ll still get your TravelSkills email bulletins from us (although the cadence may vary). Sign up here if CHRIS MCGINNIS TRAVELSKILLS When he’s not on a plane or at his desk, Chris is working hard to launch his famous family concoction, The McGinnis Manhattan. Advertising/editorial contact: chris@travelskills.com, phone: +1 415-550-4104. photo of Chris by David G. McIntyre aboard a Cathay Pacific training cabin in Hong Kong. THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTS Pre-merger United 928 was an A320 or B757 PDX-ORD then a B777 to LHR a couple of hours later. Once, I did have to go all the way to London but the booking screen was quite clear on the equipment change and the long connection (so I was able to HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
HOTEL NEWS: NEW HYATT BRAND, MARRIOTT MERGER, HILTON In hotel news this week, Hyatt creates a new brand for independent hotels; Marriott clears a hurdle in its planned merger with Starwood; what Hilton learned from its $50 cancellation fee experiment; and several Las Vegas properties boost their “resort fees.” Marriott has its Autograph Collection, Hilton has its Curio Collection, Starwood has its Tribute TRIP REPORT: BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE EXPERIENCE LHR-JFK Trip Report: British Airways Concorde experience LHR-JFK. January 27, 2016. Here’s a trip report from my ride on this needle-nosed bird (Photo: Chris McGinnis) By now you’ve probably read my recent post and saw the photos of my 2003 flight on the Concorde. Well, believe it or not, I’m one of the lucky few who actually flew that needle SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then 5 WAYS TO PREVENT "SHOULDER SURFING" Create a physical barrier between your screen and prying eyes – using a pillow, your notebook or whatever else you have at your disposal. Stop working in crowded airplanes, trains, airports, cafes, hotel lobbies and other public spaces. Work with your back to a wall preventing others from getting behind you and looking over yourshoulder.
BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one ofTRAVELSKILLS
TravelSkills has moved over to a new platform and is now part of the SFGate/Hearst publishing empire. (See it here) While this is a huge step for TravelSkills, readers should not notice much change. You’ll still get your TravelSkills email bulletins from us (although the cadence may vary). Sign up here if CHRIS MCGINNIS TRAVELSKILLS When he’s not on a plane or at his desk, Chris is working hard to launch his famous family concoction, The McGinnis Manhattan. Advertising/editorial contact: chris@travelskills.com, phone: +1 415-550-4104. photo of Chris by David G. McIntyre aboard a Cathay Pacific training cabin in Hong Kong. SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then PLANESPOTTING: BOEING 767, 777 & AIRBUS A330 DIFFERENCES Yes! That’s an Airbus A330 (Photo: Chris McGinnis) Plus, B777s don’t have winglets, while all A330s and some 767s do. You can also look at the outer edge of the cockpit windows. On Boeing jets, the windows have a sharp diagonal corner while Airbus WHAT "DO NOT DISTURB" REALLY MEANS AT HOTELS Here’s what he said: First and foremost, it is one of the cardinal rules of hospitality that employees are not supposed to knock on a door with a Do Not Disturb (DND) sign on it. However, there is no legal issue. The hotel has a legal right to ignore the DND sign any WHAT "DO NOT DISTURB" REALLY MEANS AT HOTELS There seems to be a lot of confusion about what a Do Not Disturb sign really means at a hotel. So we hit up a friend of TravelSkills who is a hotel general manager for the skinny. Here’s what he said: First and foremost, it is one of the cardinal rules of hospitality that employees are not supposed to knock on a door with a DND sign on it TRIP REPORT: NEW YORK-LONDON ON CONCORDE! (PHOTOS Next time was in the waning days of commercial supersonic travel. In 2003, British Airways and Air France retired their Concorde jets, and British Airways invited a handful of media to cover the final flights. I was lucky enough to be one of them and flew from New York to NEW: TAKE A BUS TO YOUR PLANE AT SFO A low-slung SFO bus was parked next to it. Doug Yakel confirmed to TravelSkills that a remote stand has been in use at SFO since mid-August. “Right now, it’s being used by Alaska on a scheduled basisabout 4-5 of their Embraer aircraft per day are operating remote. This is due to the Alaska/Virgin growth, and their efforts to operatemore
IS COPA AIRLINES RIGHT FOR YOU? Is Copa Airlines right for you? September 28, 2015. Copa Airlines flies to 12 U.S. destinations, now including SFO (Photo: Peter Biaggi/SFO) Last week, Panama’s Copa Airlines touched down in San Francisco, the carrier’s 12th U.S. destination. TravelSkills was at the airport to welcome the airline to town, and grabbed a quickinterview with
OVERNIGHT SLEEP PODS FOR $115 BETWEEN L.A.-SAN FRANCISCO The passenger accommodations are now individual sleep pods – or as the company calls them, “private cabins” — stacked in a double-decker layout. And one-way fares have nearly doubled– from $65 at launch to $115 each way today. The company says that when Sleepbus first launched in 2016, it sold out its inventory in justthree days, and
HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTS Pre-merger United 928 was an A320 or B757 PDX-ORD then a B777 to LHR a couple of hours later. Once, I did have to go all the way to London but the booking screen was quite clear on the equipment change and the long connection (so I was able to NEW: TAKE A BUS TO YOUR PLANE AT SFO A low-slung SFO bus was parked next to it. Doug Yakel confirmed to TravelSkills that a remote stand has been in use at SFO since mid-August. “Right now, it’s being used by Alaska on a scheduled basisabout 4-5 of their Embraer aircraft per day are operating remote. This is due to the Alaska/Virgin growth, and their efforts to operatemore
SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then UGLY CHINESE WORSE THAN UGLY AMERICANS? China now contributes more money to the global tourism industry than any other nation according to the NPR story and last year, Chinese took 109 million trips abroad, a 20% increase over 2014. The idea of the ugly Chinese tourist is embarrassing to the Chinese government– so much so that it’s launched new rules for Chinese citizens PLANESPOTTING: BOEING 767, 777 & AIRBUS A330 DIFFERENCES Yes! That’s an Airbus A330 (Photo: Chris McGinnis) Plus, B777s don’t have winglets, while all A330s and some 767s do. You can also look at the outer edge of the cockpit windows. On Boeing jets, the windows have a sharp diagonal corner while Airbus BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one of BIG NEWS AT TWO SMALL CALIFORNIA AIRLINES There’s exciting news this week from two small but innovative California-based carriers that could put them on a strong growth track. JetSuite, a small-plane public charter operator in the California corridor and elsewhere, announced an equity partnership with a major U.S. airline; and Surf Air, which employs an all-you-can-fly pricing model, is talking about a major fleetexpansion – and
HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTS Pre-merger United 928 was an A320 or B757 PDX-ORD then a B777 to LHR a couple of hours later. Once, I did have to go all the way to London but the booking screen was quite clear on the equipment change and the long connection (so I was able to NEW: TAKE A BUS TO YOUR PLANE AT SFO A low-slung SFO bus was parked next to it. Doug Yakel confirmed to TravelSkills that a remote stand has been in use at SFO since mid-August. “Right now, it’s being used by Alaska on a scheduled basisabout 4-5 of their Embraer aircraft per day are operating remote. This is due to the Alaska/Virgin growth, and their efforts to operatemore
SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then UGLY CHINESE WORSE THAN UGLY AMERICANS? China now contributes more money to the global tourism industry than any other nation according to the NPR story and last year, Chinese took 109 million trips abroad, a 20% increase over 2014. The idea of the ugly Chinese tourist is embarrassing to the Chinese government– so much so that it’s launched new rules for Chinese citizens PLANESPOTTING: BOEING 767, 777 & AIRBUS A330 DIFFERENCES Yes! That’s an Airbus A330 (Photo: Chris McGinnis) Plus, B777s don’t have winglets, while all A330s and some 767s do. You can also look at the outer edge of the cockpit windows. On Boeing jets, the windows have a sharp diagonal corner while Airbus BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one of BIG NEWS AT TWO SMALL CALIFORNIA AIRLINES There’s exciting news this week from two small but innovative California-based carriers that could put them on a strong growth track. JetSuite, a small-plane public charter operator in the California corridor and elsewhere, announced an equity partnership with a major U.S. airline; and Surf Air, which employs an all-you-can-fly pricing model, is talking about a major fleetexpansion – and
CHRIS MCGINNIS TRAVELSKILLS When he’s not on a plane or at his desk, Chris is working hard to launch his famous family concoction, The McGinnis Manhattan. Advertising/editorial contact: chris@travelskills.com, phone: +1 415-550-4104. photo of Chris by David G. McIntyre aboard a Cathay Pacific training cabin in Hong Kong. HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
WORLD'S 10 HIGHEST (AND LOWEST) QUALITY CITIES World’s 10 highest (and lowest) quality cities. Vienna has the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings. Overall, European cities dominate the top of the ranking along with Zurich, Auckland, and Munich in second, third, and fourth places respectively. WHAT "DO NOT DISTURB" REALLY MEANS AT HOTELS Here’s what he said: First and foremost, it is one of the cardinal rules of hospitality that employees are not supposed to knock on a door with a Do Not Disturb (DND) sign on it. However, there is no legal issue. The hotel has a legal right to ignore the DND sign any PLANESPOTTING: BOEING 767, 777 & AIRBUS A330 DIFFERENCES Yes! That’s an Airbus A330 (Photo: Chris McGinnis) Plus, B777s don’t have winglets, while all A330s and some 767s do. You can also look at the outer edge of the cockpit windows. On Boeing jets, the windows have a sharp diagonal corner while Airbus 5 DELTA SKYMILES SWEET SPOTS Here are five Delta SkyMiles redemption sweet spots to consider: Continental US to Alaska. SkyMiles can be a great deal on flights to Alaska depending on where you’re flying from. Standard pricing on flights from anywhere in the Continental US to anywhere in Alaska starts at 25,000 miles round trip. If you’re flying from a citywhere Delta
AN AMAZING UPGRADE FOR LAX- IN PICTURES An amazing upgrade for LAX- in pictures. September 17, 2016. DONT MISS! The 100,000 points question! The planned east intermodal facility at LAX will connect an automatic people mover with a new light rail link. (Image: Los Angeles World Airports) SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then TRIP REPORT: WHAT'S A MARRIOTT AC HOTEL LIKE? AC Hotels is one of Marriott’s newest brands. It started out in Spain in 1999, spread throughout Europe, and is now making a move on the U.S. where there are 19 hotels open. Last week I stayed at the new AC Hotel Atlanta Buckhead, located adjacent to the city’s tony Phipps Plaza shopping center on the northern edge of Buckhead. BOEING 747 FLYING AWAY FROM SFO? Boeing’s 747 “Jumbo Jet” made history at its inception in 1970: it was the world’s first widebody aircraft. The manufacturer allowed Pan Am, its inaugural customer, to have significant input in the aircraft design, and the plane’s commercial debut was a Pan Am flight from New York to London Heathrow on January 22, 1970.Since then its distinctive design and upper deck have captured CHRIS MCGINNIS TRAVELSKILLS When he’s not on a plane or at his desk, Chris is working hard to launch his famous family concoction, The McGinnis Manhattan. Advertising/editorial contact: chris@travelskills.com, phone: +1 415-550-4104. photo of Chris by David G. McIntyre aboard a Cathay Pacific training cabin in Hong Kong. HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
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Pre-merger United 928 was an A320 or B757 PDX-ORD then a B777 to LHR a couple of hours later. Once, I did have to go all the way to London but the booking screen was quite clear on the equipment change and the long connection (so I was able to HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
HOW TO FIND ROOMY DOMESTIC WIDEBODY FLIGHTS American Airlines. AA’s domestic widebodies are almost exclusively hub-to-hub. You’ll find DFW-LAX and Miami-SFO flights using a 767-300ER. LAX-Miami has a variety of 767-300ERs and 777-200s. And passengers on Miami-Orlando get a nice, wide 767 5 WAYS TO PREVENT "SHOULDER SURFING" Create a physical barrier between your screen and prying eyes – using a pillow, your notebook or whatever else you have at your disposal. Stop working in crowded airplanes, trains, airports, cafes, hotel lobbies and other public spaces. Work with your back to a wall preventing others from getting behind you and looking over yourshoulder.
UGLY CHINESE WORSE THAN UGLY AMERICANS? China now contributes more money to the global tourism industry than any other nation according to the NPR story and last year, Chinese took 109 million trips abroad, a 20% increase over 2014. The idea of the ugly Chinese tourist is embarrassing to the Chinese government– so much so that it’s launched new rules for Chinese citizens BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one of CHRIS MCGINNIS TRAVELSKILLS When he’s not on a plane or at his desk, Chris is working hard to launch his famous family concoction, The McGinnis Manhattan. Advertising/editorial contact: chris@travelskills.com, phone: +1 415-550-4104. photo of Chris by David G. McIntyre aboard a Cathay Pacific training cabin in Hong Kong. HOW TO DEAL WITH AMERICANS How to deal with Americans. Most American frequent travelers have at one time or another been “trained” on how to interact or behave when traveling in other countries. We are told to be punctual in Germany, to accept invitations to karaoke in Japan or Korea, to refrain from tipping in Australia, to present business cards with twohands in
THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT & NONSTOP FLIGHTSLIST OF DIRECTFLIGHTS
Pre-merger United 928 was an A320 or B757 PDX-ORD then a B777 to LHR a couple of hours later. Once, I did have to go all the way to London but the booking screen was quite clear on the equipment change and the long connection (so I was able to HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
SOMEONE'S SPYING ON YOUR STRANGE AIRPORT BEHAVIOR The ACLU charged that TSA’s Behavior Detection program “goes beyond vigilance and uses surveillance to impose consequences on travelers.” The main consequence is the intensified screening procedure they must undergo, “but the TSA’s documents also suggest that the TSA communicates directly with air carriers about some passengers after screening them, and that the carriers have then HOW TO GET ON EARLIER FLIGHT WITHOUT PAYING FEE Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta. There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that’s in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don’t trust the airline’s monitors, check via FlightAware’smobile
HOW TO FIND ROOMY DOMESTIC WIDEBODY FLIGHTS American Airlines. AA’s domestic widebodies are almost exclusively hub-to-hub. You’ll find DFW-LAX and Miami-SFO flights using a 767-300ER. LAX-Miami has a variety of 767-300ERs and 777-200s. And passengers on Miami-Orlando get a nice, wide 767 5 WAYS TO PREVENT "SHOULDER SURFING" Create a physical barrier between your screen and prying eyes – using a pillow, your notebook or whatever else you have at your disposal. Stop working in crowded airplanes, trains, airports, cafes, hotel lobbies and other public spaces. Work with your back to a wall preventing others from getting behind you and looking over yourshoulder.
UGLY CHINESE WORSE THAN UGLY AMERICANS? China now contributes more money to the global tourism industry than any other nation according to the NPR story and last year, Chinese took 109 million trips abroad, a 20% increase over 2014. The idea of the ugly Chinese tourist is embarrassing to the Chinese government– so much so that it’s launched new rules for Chinese citizens BINGE DRINKING, SLEEPING AROUND ON BUSINESS TRIPS A new survey of 1,000 business travelers found that 27 percent of them (33 percent of men, 24 percent of women) admitted to binge drinking while out of town on business. And 11 percent (14 percent of men, eight percent of women) said they had picked up a stranger in a bar on a business trip. (Two percent of men said they do that on every one ofTRAVELSKILLS
TravelSkills has moved over to a new platform and is now part of the SFGate/Hearst publishing empire. (See it here) While this is a huge step for TravelSkills, readers should not notice much change. You’ll still get your TravelSkills email bulletins from us (although the cadence may vary). Sign up here if HOW TO GET FREE AIRPORT PARKING The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll getpaid. If
HOW OFTEN DO PLANES GET WASHED? Across the Atlantic, Richard Goodfellow from British Airways explains that the frequency its planes are washed “depends on the aircraft type, but typically every six to eight weeks. We try to wash the short-haul ones more often as they do more take-offs and landings each day than a long-haul jet.”. 3 WAYS TO MAKE LOW- OR NO-COST CALLS ABROAD With the proliferation of wi-fi around the world, it’s making more and more sense for travelers abroad to make free (or very low cost) calls using internet connections instead of the more expensive cellular roaming option. Much of this is driven by Apple, which has made wi-fi voice calling a prominent feature of its latest 5 WAYS TO PREVENT "SHOULDER SURFING" Create a physical barrier between your screen and prying eyes – using a pillow, your notebook or whatever else you have at your disposal. Stop working in crowded airplanes, trains, airports, cafes, hotel lobbies and other public spaces. Work with your back to a wall preventing others from getting behind you and looking over yourshoulder.
UNITED'S 4-HOUR FLIGHT TO NOWHERE I contacted United to find out how this all played out, and it sounds like the airline did a good job recovering from this mishap. A spokesperson told TravelSkills that when the plane landed back at SFO, United offered passengers drink and meal vouchers. TRIP REPORT: NEW YORK-LONDON ON CONCORDE! (PHOTOS Next time was in the waning days of commercial supersonic travel. In 2003, British Airways and Air France retired their Concorde jets, and British Airways invited a handful of media to cover the final flights. I was lucky enough to be one of them and flew from New York to PLANESPOTTING: BOEING 767, 777 & AIRBUS A330 DIFFERENCES Yes! That’s an Airbus A330 (Photo: Chris McGinnis) Plus, B777s don’t have winglets, while all A330s and some 767s do. You can also look at the outer edge of the cockpit windows. On Boeing jets, the windows have a sharp diagonal corner while Airbus IS COPA AIRLINES RIGHT FOR YOU? Last week, Panama’s Copa Airlines touched down in San Francisco, the carrier’s 12th U.S. destination. TravelSkills was at the airport to welcome the airline to town, and grabbed a quick interview with Fernando Fondevila Leyton, Copa’s commercial regional manager for North America who was as eager to answer our questions as we were toask them.
END OF THE HOTEL ROOM PHONE? Prognosticators have long predicted the end of the hotel room phone. A new app will likely hasten its demise. Starting March 1 you can use your smartphone to request nearly every hotel service, at over 1,200 big brand name hotels, with a new app called MobileSuites. By big brands, we are talking Marriott, Starwood, Hyatt and Hilton. (Seebelow
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