I’m always interested in learning new methods to getting perks for business travel, so when an article called 5 shameless tricks to get free airport lounge access showed up on USA Today I read it immediately. While some methods to getting travel perks really are very helpful, some are certainly less so. There are helpful…
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3 things you can leave at home
USA Today picked up a clip from a Cleveland news station about three things you can leave at home on your next trip. Their suggestions? A speaker pod, chargers, and toiletries. Really? Out of all of the options one can leave behind, those were their suggestions? First off, a speaker pod. I can see how…
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.…
Overhead lights—private space invaders?
On a recent overnight flight, a passenger became enraged that the woman in front of him wouldn’t turn off her overhead light. He went to the flight attendants and complained, and when they said she had a right to have her light on he proceeded to shout expletives. Then he threatened to kick her seat…
Woman misses flight because of gender. Or because she was late.
Today, the Home Warrior came across this story and he thought I would want to see it. He was right, as usual. Sounds like Jennifer Winning was trying to fly home from a small Wyoming airport, and for some reason security was closed and she wasn’t able to make her flight. Once I read the…