Have grill? Can’t travel!
One of my most favorite guilty pleasures has been following FakeSkyMiles and Fake Oscar UnitedCEO on twitter. But one of my most recent ones has definitely become even funnier than the fake accounts and the best thing is, this one is not a parody! Enter @AskTSA on Twitter. The account aims at helping people sort out the sometimes puzzling reality of going through security screenings, from the ‘can I bring my Glock into the...
Don’t question this airline – you’ll get BLOCKED!
Customer service seems to be a lost art in many businesses. I can’t even tell you the amount of times that I’ve called a business and faced the dreaded “we’re experiencing a heavy call volume, your call will be answered in 90 minutes…” Has it ever happened to you that you’ve called that company and the person you got wasn’t the one who could help you, so you were transferred to someone...
Frankfurt Airport Evacuated, Operations Now Resuming
12 hours ago (overnight for us here in the USA) the Frankfurt airport was evacuated. It appears that all operations are back to normal, but some flights might still be experiencing delays. From the BBC, it would appear that a woman and possibly two small children passed through a security station without passing the checks, according to airport officials. Police evacuated the airport and moved people to the sidewalks outside of the...
Big News for Heathrow Travelers
For anyone who has ever tried transiting through London’s Heathrow Airport, you know that it can be a challenge. It’s a hodgepodge of 5 terminals, and some airlines can operate out of various terminals. Add to that the need to take a bus between terminals, then clear security, AGAIN, and it makes the journey more like a nightmare. Because of that fact alone, we’ve always either included a super long...
Delta offering 5k miles, Double miles, & Gold Status!
This is kinda crazy, but a really good deal No, a GREAT deal! Delta is taking the Battle in Seattle to another level. It’s no secret that Delta and Alaska have been going at it ever since Delta started expanding their network out of Seattle and trying to poach routes off of Alaska. Delta offered double miles. Alaska offered double miles. Alaska status matched Delta Medallion members. Delta went revenue based, Alaska swears...
Giant Butt Blimp goes Down
The largest flying object ever designed went down on its second test flight. The Airlander 10, which is over 300 feet long, almost 45,000 lbs and is filled with 1,340,000 ft3 of helium, sustained a rough landing during its second 100 minute test on Wednesday in Bedfordshire. No one in the crew or ground was injured and the plane blimp vehicle giant butt-shaped aircraft sustained minor damage on its rear… No, I’m kidding,...
Global Entry para Argentinos
¿Sabías que desde este año, los argentinos pueden aplicar para Global Entry y ahorrarse tiempo al ingresar a Estados unidos? Informate cómo acá.
Argentina ends reciprocity fee for Americans
The moves comes as part of a negotiation between Secretary John Kerry and his Argentine counterpart, Susana Malcorra, in a decree signed by President Mauricio Macri that temporarily removes the reciprocity fee. When President Obama visited Argentina earlier this year, it signaled a shift toward the center by new incoming Argentine government and bilateral relationships have since been strengthening. As part of this...
You’re Invited to a Party!
And you don’t even need to bring a gift! In celebration of their 100 year anniversary, the National Park Service will be holding events and opening their doors to everyone in hopes of engaging the population and creating awareness. The events will be in the following themes: Engaging Diverse Audiences and the Next Generation, Bringing Parks to the People, Making History, and Celebrating Together, and have been taking place in...
Olympic Screw-ups to Remember
By now you have probably heard about most of the Olympic flops, but I bet you haven’t heard about these… So here we are, freshly returned from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and we have finally finished downloading the thousands of pictures we took during our stay there. We’re back, safe and sound, just like we expected, but we wanted to take a minute to talk about all the other incidents. First one that comes to mind is...