Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

United Bringing Back Free Booze for Coach on Some Flights

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United has decided to bring back the booze–wine & beer–for coach on some of their international flights. According to CNN Money, they are also upgrading the food selection.  Beginning on June 1, economy meals will include three courses: starting with a drink and snack, a main meal and dessert. Complimentary …

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Craziness Dealing with the TSA

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The TSA is a huge part of any frequent traveler’s life.  Yesterday, I wrote about how I had to argue with an agent that I was arriving on the correct day for my midnight flight. In the Google Hangout Launch Party, once we went “off-the-record,” we talked a little bit …

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Getting Meta on the R2-D2 Plane

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View from the Wing linked to the new 787 basically cos-playing as R2-D2. This is the ANA Star Wars Project by, well, ANA. But let’s get a little more meta here. IF you are going to fly on the R2-D2, make sure you are also traveling with this suitcase: Hey …

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Get Luggage That Will Follow You Around Automatically

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Ever grow tired of having to carry your luggage around? You’re apparently covered. This is crazy.  There’s a suitcase that will follow you through the airport automatically. From wired:  The suitcase, called “Hop!”, contains three receivers that can identify and triangulate different signals coming from the user’s mobile phone. A …

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More Free Stuff Plus Join the Party

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Have a travel horror story?  Or just a story you like to tell a lot to get a laugh out of people? My latest go-to is about how my body glitter set off the bomb residue sensors at the airport. Ooops. Tell me your story in the comments and the …

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Win Free Gogo Internet Passes

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The next giveaway for today is a set of Gogo internet passes. From Gogo’s website:  Gogo Internet operates on wireless signals provided by Gogo’s Air-To-Ground network, a reliable network of cellular towers spanning from sea to shining sea. Gogo internet is available on Aeromexico, American Airlines, Air Canada, AirTran Airways, Alaska …

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Win Luggage, a Mophie Juice Pack, and More!

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As part of the official launch day events, I’m doing a few giveaways. First up, win some Gameboy-themed luggage, a Mophie Juicepack Powerstation, or an Amazon gift card for subscribing and tweeting about the contests.   The Gameboy-themed luggage is from ThinkGeek and features a vintage-style flying video game on …

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Drinking Behaviors and Thoughts of Travelers

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As I overheard two fellow passengers discuss whether or not you can take alcohol through security, I started wondering how much people knew about the alcohol laws in regards to flights in general.  I decided to run a little study on this and created an infographic of the results. I’m just …

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