United Now Flying Direct from Newark into Newcastle, England United Airlines is running a new direct flight through September from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Newcastle International Airport (NCL) to cart East Coasters to the northeast region of… Caitlin Martin Marker , May 28, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: British Airways’ A Ticket to Visit Mum Last week my wife and I spoke at the annual Ritz-Carlton east coast meeting at the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach. Just before we took the stage, the hotel’s PR department shared… Johnny Jet , May 26, 2015
Win roundtrip air for two to Iceland with Icelandair! EDITOR’S NOTE: Congratulations to our winner, Howard Blount! Iceland is a place of stunning beauty. Waterfalls, geysers, glaciers, black sand beaches, volcanos—the land just gives and gives in Iceland, and the… Johnny Jet , May 20, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: Turkish Airlines Helps Daughter Give Ailing Mother a Trip to Italy I could totally relate to this Turkish Airlines video, which they produced as part of their “Gotta Get Out” social media campaign. The airline invited US residents to nominate someone… Johnny Jet , May 19, 2015
30 Hours in London If you’ve been following along with my travels, then you know I had quite the European trip! I was away for 3.5 weeks and visited 11 countries (seven of them… Johnny Jet , May 19, 2015
United to Spend $573 Million on LAX Terminal Refresh As United continues its revamp of the airline, the next investment comes to LAX with a $573 million dollar refresh to the airline’s terminal. United executives unveiled design renderings of… Caitlin Martin Marker , May 14, 2015
British Airways & American Airlines offering up to 115,000 bonus miles for transatlantics through August 7 Now through August 7, British Airways is running a promotion in which executive club members can earn up to 115,000 bonus miles (Avios) on qualifying transatlantic roundtrips. If you aren’t a British… Caitlin Martin Marker , May 9, 2015
Star Wars Fans: ANA Has a Plane For You Get ready to geek out Star Wars fans because ANA is bringing you a snazzy R2-D2 Jet via its newest 787-9 Dreamliner which will be making international flights in fall 2015. Yes… Caitlin Martin Marker , April 17, 2015
United updates international economy meals and beverages United has announced it will be revamping its international economy food and beverage service. Beginning on June 1, customers in economy class will receive a complimentary three-course meal, complimentary beer and wine,… Caitlin Martin Marker , April 16, 2015
British Airways introduces zen experience at 40,000 feet Here’s a great new way to find zen at 40,000 feet, courtesy of British Airways. Today the airline introduces its Mindfulness for Travel series, which features videos that BA passengers can use… Caitlin Martin Marker , April 14, 2015
British Airways offering great bargains on summer travel to Europe As Johnny has already written, this summer is going to be a great time to take advantage of the strong exchange rate in Europe. Well, we just found out that British… Caitlin Martin Marker , April 9, 2015
SAS using Google Street View to offer visual tours of planes SAS claims to be the first airline in Europe to offer a virtual tour onboard a long-haul aircraft. “We are constantly striving to create new and innovative digital solutions for… Caitlin Martin Marker , April 8, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: New Air France Safety Video Air France just introduced a new in-flight safety demonstration video showcasing the French way of flying. Air France revised the style of its video to keep passengers’ attention by using… Johnny Jet , March 24, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: KLM Cockpit Tales (Autopilot in Action) Kudos to KLM for allowing cameras in the cockpit during this flight from Amsterdam to London to show aviation geeks and curious travelers how autopilot works. Captain van Dorst and… Johnny Jet , February 17, 2015
NYC and Los Angeles to Europe for $325 on American Airlines in Summer O/W! (UPDATED: February 13, 10:15am EST) Thanks to Abraham Lora for alerting me about American Airlines $1 fares (+$324 in taxes) to fly one-way from Los Angeles to Copenhagen via LHR… Johnny Jet , February 13, 2015