A few months ago I was lucky enough to have all my flight segments for a multi-city trip upgraded to first class. Woo-hoo! The best part, of course, is the extra space. Being pregnant, I couldn’t enjoy the booze (lame) and I’m always hungry, so the second best part was the food. Since I traveled…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for August 2012.
Would you pay more for better hotel wifi?
I was perusing some older USA Today Hotel Check In posts, and the one about hotel wifi caught my eye. Apparently, wifi usage at hotels has jumped dramatically—50% during a 9-month period in 2011 alone! Guests are connecting multiple devices, and streaming videos and live content in addition to the less bandwidth heavy email checking.…
Alaska Airlines needs help communicating
Boy, Alaska Air has been in the news a lot recently. Remember last week, when the guy went into a rage over his neighbor’s overhead light? And now this story from CNN. Imagine you are on a flight. You’re super excited about your exit row seat, with all that extra room. You get settled, look out the…
Answering Readers’ Questions: Where does the personal item go?
Nice things happen on planes, too
I spend a lot of time talking about etiquette. The goal, of course, is that people will think more about their actions, and hopefully react more politely next time a situation comes up. However, I was reminded on my last trip to Nashville that rude people are not the only ones who travel these days.…
Packing list for every trip
After the large amount of business travel I did in the last few months (ten trips in four months, including that two week conference!), I really started thinking about things I pack for every trip. There’s the obvious stuff, like clothes and makeup. But then there’s the less obvious stuff—my little bag of office supplies,…