United Airlines Fiasco at Denver Airport

Denver Airport

Keystone to Denver As I mentioned we scrambled down the mountain to get to the Denver Airport in time so Natalie could make her 5:55 pm flight. Unfortunately, she was flying United to Toronto and they don’t allow for international online check-in. We all knew we were cutting it close but she had to be [...]

Fortune Magazine Rates United Airlines The Most Admired Airline

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Fortune magazine rated United Airlines the most admired airline on its annual airline-industry list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. In addition, the magazine ranked United No. 1 for global competitiveness and long-term investment among 12 global carriers. A survey of corporate executives, airline executives, boards of directors and industry analysts determined the rankings. The [...]

Ritz-Carlton Phoenix

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 To get to Phoenix I flew United Express, though it was really United’s partner airline Skywest (you can always tell what airline you are on not by the plane’s paint job but by the safety card in the seat-back pocket). The sole flight attendant on the 50-seat CRJ200 was named Katie. From her innocent smile [...]

A Sneak Peak Of V Austrailia

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V AUSTRALIA If you haven’t been to Australia, now is the time to start planning your trip thanks to last year’s historic Open Skies agreement, which allowed competition to go up against Qantas and United who once dominated this lucrative route. New service from V Australia and Delta (beginning in July) has slashed the notoriously high prices. SNEAK PEAK On Friday, I was invited to [...]