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

Flight Attendants Must Ask Permission to Marry on Qatar Airways

From Ryan Grenoble at the Huffington Post, female flight attendants at Qatar Airways must get the airlines permission before tying the knot. In addition, Qatar reserves the right to fire them for getting pregnant. Qatar Airways, not surprisingly based out of Qatar, is a state-owned carrier.  The ITF (International Transport …

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EasyJet Threatens to Deny Boarding Over Tweet

“Manager from easyjet just said I couldnt board flight because I criticised @easyJet on twitter before boarding the flight….” I follow a bunch of academics on twitter  and I started seeing tweets about EasyJet threatening a PhD Student and Law Lecturer with denied-boarding because of a negative tweet.  I got …

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The Lufthansa Senators Lounge in Frankfurt

a table with food on it

This is one post in a series on visiting Paris: 1. Surprising Someone With a Trip to Paris 2. The Newark Lufthansa Senator Lounge 3. Lufthansa Business Class from EWR-FRA 4. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport 5. Roaming Frankfurt Wild 6. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel 7. The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme 8. Dining in Paris: …

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Dining in Paris: Café Kléber

a plate of food on a table

This is one post in a series on visiting Paris: 1. Surprising Someone With a Trip to Paris 2. The Newark Lufthansa Senator Lounge 3. Lufthansa Business Class from EWR-FRA 4. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport 5. Roaming Frankfurt Wild 6. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel 7. The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme 8. Dining in Paris: …

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Finding a Gym While on the Go

a woman working out in a gym

When I book a hotel, I try to find one with a gym.  As we know, I need that to balance the delicious, delicious foods I eat while traveling. But sometimes you can’t always have a hotel with a health club.  It’s out of service, or it never had one …

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Dining in Paris: Boco

a store front with a red awning

This is one post in a series on visiting Paris: 1. Surprising Someone With a Trip to Paris 2. The Newark Lufthansa Senator Lounge 3. Lufthansa Business Class from EWR-FRA 4. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport 5. Roaming Frankfurt Wild 6. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel 7. The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme 8. Dining in Paris: …

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More Apps for Finding Cheap Food

Remember how I mentioned I love Happy Hours anywhere to find me great happy hour deals (for food and beverage) on the road? FeedBlitz’s newsletter lists three apps, one of which helps you find happy hour food! There’s also one that lets you figure out beer pairings and other than …

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The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme

a close-up of a sign

This is one post in a series on visiting Paris: 1. Surprising Someone With a Trip to Paris 2. The Newark Lufthansa Senator Lounge 3. Lufthansa Business Class from EWR-FRA 4. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport 5. Roaming Frankfurt Wild 6. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel 7. The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme 8. Dining in Paris: …

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What the FitBit Has Taught Me

a close-up of a smart watch

As I mentioned earlier, I tend to come back from some of my trips, well, costing the airplane more fuel than I do on the way there. I mentioned that even though I can the weight off pretty quickly afterwards, I invested in a tool called the FitBit to track …

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