The United States and Cuba signed a deal Tuesday, February 17, 2016, restoring commercial air traffic. The flights will likely open up for people as early as this fall. Right now the only flights that operate between the countries are charter flights. Note, for now, U.S. visitors to Cuba will still have to qualify under […]
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AA Sues Gogo Because Their WiFi Is Too Slow
American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against Gogo for slow inflight Wi-Fi. AA wants to get out of their contract with Gogo (which is in effect until 2018), and switch to ViaSat, which provides Wi-Fi on United Airlines, JetBlue and Virgin America and is significantly faster than Gogo’s […]
The New Barclaycard JetBlue Rewards Mastercard
Recall that cardmembers of the American Express JetBlue card are going to be transferred to a Barclays JetBlue card on March 21, 2016. Well, above is what the card may look like. We also know a little bit about what benefits the card will offer… -You will earn extra JetBlue TrueBlue points for every $1 […]
Hilton Introduces Tru Hotels
Hilton just unveiled a new brand of hotel, Tru by Hilton. According to Hilton, it is “a brand that is simplified, spirited and grounded in value, filling a massive void in the midscale category in the U.S. and Canada.” Hilton already has 102 hotels signed and there are an additional 30 hotels in various […]
Snacks Are Back On American Airlines
Starting In February 2016, American Airlines is reintroducing complimentary Main Cabin snacks on transcontinental flights. In addition, all domestic flights should have them on board by April. As for meals coming back, beginning in May, if you are flying to Hawaii or on one one of American’s long-haul flights to or from Dallas/Fort Worth International […]
Foreign Transaction Fees Eliminated From Bank Of America Virgin Atlantic World Elite MasterCard
A letter I received dated January 20, 2016, indicates that Bank Of America has eliminated foreign transaction fees from the Bank Of America Virgin Atlantic World Elite MasterCard. It is now part of the club with many other airline cards that have no foreign transaction fees when purchasing overseas. […]
Amex Set To Transfer JetBlue Card To Barclays March 21, 2016
Recall that back in the winter of 2015, it was announced that the relationship between JetBlue and Amex was coming to an end. At that time, they stopped offering the American Express card to new card members and current cardholders were in limbo as to what would become of their cards, with speculation as to […]
IHG’s Even Hotels
IHG’s Even Hotels are hotels specifically designed to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle while traveling. The hotels, to me, seemed geared towards the business traveler and not for those traveling as a family. The hotels focus on four health goals and offers amenities to help you achieve them. First you can “Keep Active”- In the […]
US Agreed To Resume Commercial Flights To Cuba
This past week the US agreed to resume commercial flights to Cuba for the first time in 50 years. According to Reuters, there will be about 110 round trip flights from the US to Cuba per day. But there is still a tourism ban in Cuba. You cannot just go there as a tourist. You […]
Fairmont Hotels And Resorts Is Joining AccorHotels
I received word today that FRHI Hotels & Resorts, the parent company of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, will soon be joining French company, AccorHotels. (Merging hotel companies seems to be the thing to do lately) AccorHotels has a diverse portfolio located in 94 countries, over 3,800 properties and 20 recognized luxury, midscale and economy […]