Le Chic Geek

This got some mentions on other blogs earlier this month but here’s a reminder. From October 1-31, 2014, for every boarding pass photo posted to Twitter & Instagram with the hashtag #flyforpink, the frequent flyer collaborative of BoardingArea, Milepoint,Freddie Awards, Bonusfeber, Ikvliegveel and Frequent Traveler University will donate .50 cents to cancer-related causes (up to a $10,000 total donation). The beneficiaries …

Thank you to Business Insider for linking to this amazing advertisement for a travel agency in Scotland. I’m not sure what I love more–the man doing a flip in the pink and black bicycle shorts who is supposed to be one of the women or the creepy Disney scene. I’m …

A man got kicked off Easy Jet for tweeting about their treatment of someone coming back from war.  But that was Easy Jet. JetBlue seems to be one of those airlines that can do no wrong.  Until now. A passenger was covering another passenger’s interaction with the pilot.  The passenger was joking …

The founder of Travelocity has teamed up with the IBM Watson project to create a new company, Wayblazer. This company’s aim is to use Watson’s plain language skills and ability to “learn” to make the booking process much easier for the usual consumer. From Market Watch: WayBlazer addresses the growing …

The new Diet Coke commercial involves a passenger having a day dream sequence on an airplane. She day dreams everyone is drinking Diet Coke. Here’s the ad: Lovely, right?  Except those flight attendants are probably miserable. Diet Coke fizzes up like crazy when pouring up in the air.  Mental Floss says …

Chicago can’t seem to catch a break lately. Flights in Chicago were grounded Monday evening after further complications resulting from the Aurora radar center fires. From the Washington Times:  Delays struck hard during Monday’s evening rush hour at both airports — O’Hare International and Midway — because of a telephone …

According to a survey, Spirit’s seats were ranked more comfortable than US Airways’ and Americans’.  Has Tiff been redeemed? From the Chicago Tribune: Jet Blue Airways and Alaska Airlines have the most comfortable coach seats, while no major airline ranked near the top in results of a poll released Thursday …

Whenever I was hoping for an upgrade at the gate, I’d cross my fingers that a Chairman who flew more miles than I have wouldn’t check in after me.  They would jump above me on the upgrade list. Keri is a Chairman too and has flown more than me lately. …

When I was excited about US Airways’ offering free liquor in the club, some people warned me not to get too excited because it was Gordon’s vodka.  Not exactly A+ brand. But in the US Airways Club today, I noticed Absolute on the shelf instead of Gordon’s.  Not too bad. But …

Last week, a plane had to turn back after take-off because its engine was sticking out of the plane. Today, CBS News reports that a plane’s landing gear collapsed while the flight was starting to depart. This was an LAX to Mexico City flight and the passengers had to be re-booked. …