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. Â 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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Act Now: Free JetBlue Ticket When You Buy Board Game (for $20)
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My Talk Today at the Library
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Even More Amazing: WEST COAST TO PARIS for less than $400 on American
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Support a Good Cause While Someone Else Does a Polar Plunge
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Craziness Dealing with the TSA
The TSA is a huge part of any frequent traveler’s life. Â 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 …
Read More »US Airways Apparently Doesn’t Let You Book Infant Seats
A friend of mine was booking a trip today and noticed she literally could not book a ticket for an infant on the US Airways website. When she first went to the site, the option wasn’t there. But when you poke around, you can eventually find another booking screen that …
Read More »Getting Meta on the R2-D2 Plane
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 …
Read More »Get Luggage That Will Follow You Around Automatically
Ever grow tired of having to carry your luggage around? You’re apparently covered. This is crazy. Â There’s a suitcase that will follow you through the airport automatically. From wired: Â The suitcase, called “Hop!”, contains three receivers that can identify and triangulate different signals coming from the user’s mobile phone. A …
Read More »More Free Stuff Plus Join the Party
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 …
Read More »Win Free Gogo Internet Passes
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 …
Read More »TSA’s Concern Because My RedEye Ticket Was For the Next Day
I recently had a bizarre situation when going through TSA security. I had a red-eye back to DC shortly after midnight. Â So technically, my flight left on the next day. I went up to security and presented my ticket. Â The TSA agent scanned my ticket and it properly beeped. She …
Read More »Win Luggage, a Mophie Juice Pack, and More!
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 …
Read More »Drinking Behaviors and Thoughts of Travelers
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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This Travel Jacket Literally Has Everything Built-In–Including a Neck Pillow
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This Device Promises to Give You Unlimited Worldwide 4G Wi-Fi
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This Travel Jacket Literally Has Everything Built-In–Including a Neck Pillow
I was poking around on Kickstarter and came across this jacket that claims to be …
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What Happens When You Set Two AI Bots to Talk to Each Other
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This Product Will Help You Pack Faster and Keep You From Forgetting Things
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This Device Promises to Give You Unlimited Worldwide 4G Wi-Fi
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This “Smart” Belt Helps Your Keep Your Waistline in Check
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Carolina Aviators Network Flying Out Aid to Western Carolina
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Get $10 back on $10 spend on Rakuten, includes existing users
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Free Video Game: Sniper Elite 3 (with ads, or $6 without ads)
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Act Now: Free JetBlue Ticket When You Buy Board Game (for $20)
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Reminder: DC-Area Meetup is October 10th!