Delta One suite aboard the A330neo remains solid PaxEx choice
After years of frustrating Zoom, Teams, RingCentral, Webex and other virtual meetings, I was thrilled to finally have a chance to travel for... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Eurostar Standard Premier mostly delivers on premium promise
Premium economy is increasingly a common fixture on airlines, but long distance rail travel has been generally slow to adopt this travel cla... Continue Reading
Learning from hotels: COVID’s travel hospitality changes
In the travel hospitality world, aviation and hotels have both been hard hit by COVID-19, and both sectors have had to respond swiftly to th... Continue Reading
Delta is consistent but some products are showing their age
For an AvGeek there are few greater pleasures than flying aboard internationally-configured aircraft on domestic flights. I recently had the... Continue Reading
Cheap flights, skinny seats: welcome to no-frills Allegiant
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I decided to get adventurous when booking my travel home to Seattle, Washington. Allegiant Air doesn’... Continue Reading
What aviation can learn from cruise lines
Cruising in early 2022, just as Omicron broke? You’ve got to be insane, right? That’s what everyone told your author, who decided to go ahea... Continue Reading
Seeking the premium in Miami’s Centurion Lounge, by Amex
American Express has long offered airport lounge access through the Priority Pass program. But in recent years, it began opening its own Cen... Continue Reading
Breeze Airways makes the case for kindness as a business model
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” The old maxim from Scottish author and preacher John Watson is a worthy principl... Continue Reading
TAP’s Recaro CL6710 provokes compact staggered thoughts
Recaro’s CL6710 is one of the late 2010s-era compact staggered business class seats, alongside products such as the Safran Optima and Stelia... Continue Reading
Cancun hop on JetBlue highlights cabin consistency
There’s nothing like a harsh winter in the Northeast to send travelers in search of warmer climes. Eager to catch a break from the frigid te... Continue Reading
The easy way to get to paradise? On a Pilatus PC-12 from Tradewind
Like many other dreamy islands in the Caribbean, Saint Barthélemy — better known as St. Barts — isn’t easy to reach. Most travelers opt to f... Continue Reading
Comparing American Airlines’ 737-800 and MAX 8
Now that the Boeing 737 MAX has settled into service across the globe, does this new aircraft provide a significant improvement to its prede... Continue Reading
Flying Air Canada Rouge as an Unaccompanied Minor amid COVID
Children in Ontario, including this 12-year old, have spent the better part of a month immersed in online instruction, as government-imposed... Continue Reading
What to expect in Italy when living La Dolce Vita, Covid-style
Experiencing Italy around the holidays is a truly wonderful experience. My family and I enjoy it so much that wearing a mask for 15 hours of... Continue Reading
TAP A321neo shorthaul business: a new standard for Eurobiz?
Flying around Europe is rarely a matter of luxury, even in business class, with the European-style “Eurobusiness” still de rigueur across th... Continue Reading