Travel News: Week of June 12, 2013

JetBlue, soon to offer suites

Top Travel News JetBlue to offer private suites TSA drops plan to allow small knives on plane Spirit Airlines serves wine in cans Airlines collect $27 billion beyond ticket revenue Delta guts SkyTeam partner earning French wine ‘has Italian origins’ Alaska Airlines could waive baggage fees for wine country Fast-lane airport security arrives for Virgin [...]

Virgin America Announces New Route – SJC-LAX

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The newly opened Terminal A at  San Jose International Airport (SJC) will host Virgin America’s newest route: four daily round-trip flights from San Jose to LAX starting as low as $49. Virgin America says that it hopes to bring much needed competition to the South Bay area and to an airport that is integral to [...]

The New Virgin America Loft at LAX

The Virgin America Loft

Of the activities I enjoy, sitting in an airport is near the bottom of the list. There are never plugs available when you need them, and at some airports, the ambience is akin to a hospital waiting room. But Virgin America has just made going to the airport a little more appealing with the announcement of their [...]

Virgin America Launches First-Ever Palm Springs-NY Nonstop Flight

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Virgin America launched new weekly nonstop service between Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Just in time for winter getaways, the airline has the only nonstop flight service between PSP and the New York area. Tickets are on sale at www.virginamerica.com and 1-877-FLY-VIRGIN. One-way JFK-PSP fares start at $145 * (taxes [...]

Sweet Home Chicago

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Off to the airport with our new ultra-light Bric luggage, my girlfriend and I were excited to travel to Chicago, a place 40 million people visit each year, and a city I once called home. Whenever we travel, I always seem to run into someone I know. Standing at Quik Park LAX, I heard a [...]

Sir Richard Branson Surprises Virgin America Passengers In-Flight

In this photo released by Virgin America Airlines and transmitted at 35,000 feet, Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson surprises travelers as he serves champagne to guests onboard Flight 11 from JFK – SFO, Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Photo: Virgin America)

Yet another reason to love Virgin? This morning on a Virgin America JFK-SFO flight, Sir Richard Branson surprised guests in-flight by helping Virgin America launch its new ad campaign from the sky with a fun Instagram promotion. Since Virgin America started flying, they’ve been lucky enough to attract some pretty unique frequent flyers – travelers [...]

Virgin America Fare Sale

Virgin America Fare Sale

Virgin America has a sale going on right now for travel through December 12 (there are some blackout dates). The cheapest fares are for travel Tuesday and Wednesday but it’s only $10 to $20 extra for all other days except Sunday. Sample Fares: $59 San Francisco to San Diego $129 Chicago to Los Angeles $129 [...]

Travel Contests: Week of August 6th, 2012

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This week’s contests include: G Adventures is Celebrating 300,000 Facebook ‘Likes’ by Sending You to Jordan Best Caption Wins 50,000 Starwoods Points CA resident? Enter @VirginAmerica contest to throw out 1st -in flight- ballgame pitch. Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ “Cover Your Cruise” Photo Contest Win a Free Trip for Two to Oahu Win a 3 [...]