What Zagat people think of airlines

Zagat has published results of survey among their members. For US domestic flights operated by large airlines, Continental was voted No. 1 in premium class while JetBlue took top honors for economy. Virgin America ranked 1 in premium class and Midwest for economy among midsized airlines. For international... 

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Cities guides by easyJet

EasyJet publishes online some guides to their destination cities. They are updated frequently (bonus!). They cover transportation info from the airport to the city, good selection of restaurants and bars, seasonal events and some hints for “must to visit” areas and shopping. List of guides... 

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80 hours nightmare courtesy of Alitalia

On November 12th, 4 nuclear physicists go to Rome Fiumicino to board an Alitalia direct flight to Buenos Aires to attend a congress in Buenos Aires - they get boarding cards and go to gate. Flight was scheduled 10pm but it is canceled at 9pm. Alitalia diverts the passengers to a flight to Sao Paulo,... 

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And you’ll get to travel!

Author is Sam, a female corporate lawyer, who lives in NYC and writes a nice blog, Very Simple. Story below is taken from one of her posts. Flew (from US) to London Sunday night, landed 6:30 Monday morning. Was at my firm’s London Office by 10. Stayed until about 10:30 pm. Drank about 17 cups of espresso... 

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How to get an itinerary of your trip

Especially if you are going to have a complex trip - multiple flights, hotels and locations - TripIt will save you timing and lot of separate pieces of paper to carry on. Simply forward all different confirmation emails you get from travel agencies, airlines, trains, hotels and rental cars and TripIt... 

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Check-in via mobile by British Airways

Log in at http://www.ba.com/mobile using your mobile handset and enter your booking reference number and your last name, and voila’ you can do the check-in. Few months ago BA launched an application for iphone to view timetable and track flights.  Read More →

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Amazing plane trolley for sale!

I want one of these! You can customize the decoration and even the elements inside by choosing from cutlery or bottles drawers and shelves. Both new and used trolleys can be customized with design and elements and can be ordered online here. Have a look also at this previous article if you fancy an... 

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Rynair calls on EU to reduce costs and fight flights booking sites

Ryanair has written to the European Commission the following suggestions/complains: despite oil prices have fallen by over 50% in recent months, yet many high fares airlines including British Airways, Lufthansa and Air Lingus have failed to reduce their unjustified fuel surcharges at all. Note: BA has... 

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Glamourous memories from Pam Am stewardess

Ultra Swank blog features an amazing interview to former Pam Am stewardess Valerie Waterman. I’ve selected only some sections of the interview that can be found here. Pan Am training: I remember we had charm and grace training where we were taught how to sit with our knees and ankles together.... 

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349 cities guides for free

Each guide is a 10-15 pages pdf packed with information about the destination. The travel guides are written by professional journalists and include information about cheap hotels with no booking fee, restaurants, sightseeing, free maps, cosy cafes, cool bars and clubs, sights, events, travel maps,... 

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