Le Chic Geek

aka, interrupting their operations to have a little fun. The Austin MegaDO is a really fun event.  It’s a good chance to run around bar hopping with other fellow avgeeks, plus participate in travel-nerdy activities. Like helping out at the airport. We got to make the boarding announcements.     …

Tiff has written on Spirit Airlines many times and has a definitive guide on how to fly it.  While she’s the “Spirit” person, I also have a love of Spirit Airlines. No, I don’t fly them–anymore. But when I was in school in Michigan, I had very limited funds.  (I …

View from the Wing reports that US Airways flyers will soon get 500-mile upgrade certificates based off their previous travel–despite also getting unlimited upgrades during that travel time. According to reports, US Airways flyers will receive the certificates to use on their American flights while they still get their unlimited benefits …

Just a quick note that John Strongbow’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria is having a Medieval beer tasting this coming Sunday at 4pm. From the website: Each of the beers at the tasting are: rated 98% excellent in international competition of legitimate, documented medieval heritage considered amongst the finest beers in …

I have an alert for plane crashes and never through I’d be pulling up an article about Harrison Ford, aka famed pilot from the Star Wars series, Han Solo. Ford crashed into a golf course after his plane stalled immediately after take off. From the New York Daily News: Assistant Fire Chief …

Proving the rich have different rules apply to them, Conrad Hilton, who was facing 20 years in jail for threatening the life of a flight attendant among many, many, many other things, was able to plea down to a misdemeanor and just probation. The flight attendant’s sin was paying attention …

JetBlue just opened its own 196-room boutique hotel in the Orlando area.  Wait, JetBlue? According to USA Today’s Ben Mutzabaugh, JetBlue opened this hotel specifically for its crew members.  And its amenities ain’t bad. From the article: Among the hotel’s perks: – A 24-hour, 2,000-square-foot gym and fitness facility – …

It’s no secret that US Airways’ IT system is broken.  But I just had a situation more bizarre than any I had in the post. To recap previous situations: The award flights that you see aren’t always the award flights you book. What airport code you choose in co-airport situations can affect …

I subscribe to monthy boxes that don’t fall under travel or beauty, so I don’t tend to write about them. One of my favorite boxes, the Bulu Box, has a really great promo right now that I wanted to share.  You can get three months for the price of one …

I learned that a splash of glitter could look like bomb residue during the screening process at the airport. But you know those swabbings that they do randomly at the airport? Jeff Dunham learned the hard way that the “lotion” found on his puppets derriere resembled the material some explosives …