American Express announces new Centurion Lounge at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Today’s flying experience is a fluid one when it comes to comfort. Airlines are constantly making changes to their seats, and entertainment, and food, to the point that you can… Ian Livingston , October 10, 2013
Cheers to Emily at Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue On September 28, the travel industry lost a dear friend, Emily Easter (1978-2013). Emily worked for Hawkins International Public Relations and I met her while on a Seabourn cruise in Turkey and… Johnny Jet , October 8, 2013
British Airways’ New A380 LAX-LHR Red Carpet Route On September 24, British Airways (BA) launched their inaugural A380 (the largest commercial jetliner today) service between Los Angeles and London Heathrow, and I was extremely fortunate to have been an invited guest… Johnny Jet , September 28, 2013
JetBlue Introducing New Non-stops from New York: Trinidad & Tobago and Savannah, Georgia JetBlue announced today that the airline will be introducing two new “BlueCity’s”—what they call the destinations they fly out of—in February of 2014, and both will be serviceable by non-stop… Ian Livingston , September 16, 2013
Oneworld is First Alliance to Let You Book Round-The-World Trips via Tablets I just received this press release from oneworld. What do you think of it? Oneworld has become the first airline alliance to enable customers to plan and book multi-airline round-the-world… Johnny Jet , September 13, 2013
How to Block Hashtags on Twitter Are Twitter chats/parties or certain event hashtags clogging your feed? Instead of unfollowing the user just block their hashtag so you can still get their updates without inundating your newsfeed. Unfortunately,… Johnny Jet , September 10, 2013
Nine Ways To Help You Sleep Better On A Plane I just wrote a post for Club Carlson’s new blog on how to sleep better on a plane. Since I’ve been flying over 150,000 miles a year for the past 15… Johnny Jet , September 1, 2013
Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech Kudos to Bank of America for posting Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on their homepage. I was pleasantly surprised when I went to do my bills and I… Johnny Jet , August 28, 2013
Gogo Celebrates Five Years Gogo, the world leader of in-flight connectivity, celebrates the fifth year anniversary of its first Internet enabled commercial flight this month. Five years ago, Gogo revolutionized the in-flight experience by… Johnny Jet , August 27, 2013
Are the Airlines Doing a Better Job Boarding Passengers? The last month or so I’ve noticed a couple of the major U.S. airlines making some adjustments when it comes to boarding passengers. First, United came out with dedicated lanes… Johnny Jet , August 12, 2013
JetBlue Introducing Lie-Flat Seats and Private Suites I’m in San Diego right now for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) conference, and one of the biggest stories so far has to be JetBlue’s new lie-flat seats that… Johnny Jet , August 6, 2013
America, meet Booking.com (Part 2) Since I do not work for Booking.com, the end of the Booking Summit (if you’re not sure what the Booking Summit is, click here to read Part 1) signaled that… Ian Livingston , July 29, 2013
America, meet Booking.com (Part 1) If travel is about seeking adventure, then it is also about embracing uncertainty. There are inherent uncertainties in every trip we take. When we hit the road, or rails, or… Ian Livingston , July 29, 2013
Video of the Week: Heineken Departure Roulette Here’s a brilliant marketing stunt by Heineken. The beer maker set up a specially designed “departure roulette” board in JFK’s Terminal 8 and asked travelers heading to their gates if… Johnny Jet , July 23, 2013
San Francisco International Airport Ranks First for Most Connected Air Travelers According to recent analysis conducted by Gogo, when it comes to staying connected at 30,000 feet, San Francisco International Airport ranks first in the U.S. Gogo, the leader of in-flight… Johnny Jet , July 18, 2013
