Category Archives for In the Air.
It’s with great sadness that I say goodbye to Madrid. I loved my time here and was so happy to help the NH Collection EuroBuilding Hotel celebrate their grand re-opening. If you haven’t kept up with my trip, relive it all today while I fly back on not one, but two airlines I’ve never flown…
Dear American Airlines, This is hard for me to write. I’m one of the foremost fans of airline food in all of the media. In fact, I write this blog in part to educate flyers that food on planes has gotten so, so much better. After my most recent flight, though, I need to speak…
Time marches on and so does Fly&Dine. Instead of wasting your time on news about boring things* like ebola and ISIS, why not catch up on some lighter fare here at Fly&Dine? These are the stories you may have missed: The Biggest Sheraton Club SPG Points Giveaway in The Brand’s History Do You Suffer From…
The future isn’t coming, people. That’s because it’s already here. On-demand everything, pocket-sized devices with the collective intelligence of the world stored inside, Dippin’ Dots: we’re not dreaming of what the future is going to be anymore. We’re just trying to figure out how to live in it. No example better symbolizes our futuristic world…
I’ve never been on the receiving end of an NPR pledge drive before, but after being mentioned in a story on NPR’s excellent “The Salt” food blog this week, I saw a giant leap in visitors to Fly&Dine. I wish I had tote bags to give to all of you as thanks for checking out…
What is this world coming to? Less than an hour ago, I posted the adorable story of a beagle used by KLM to track down lost items and deliver them to passengers. Now, I’m back to tell you that it was apparently all a lie; a clever marketing stunt by ad agency DDB & Tribal.…
Lost baggage is the worst, but KLM has come up with a solution that’s both brilliant and adorable: a baggage pup. Meet Sherlock, KLM’s new beagle that sniffs lost items on planes and returns them to their rightful owner. Now, just for the record, the photo above isn’t Sherlock. That’s Cleo Bagels, the official mascot/security…
I’m in Vegas for the weekend at BACon along with the majority of other BoardingArea bloggers, so I’ll keep this short as our day of learning starts fairly soon. I came across this article via a friend (thanks, Jon!) and it fits so perfectly into the Fly&Dine canon that I had to tell you about…
Qatar Airways has taken delivery of their first A380 and they’re celebrating like we all do nowadays: with a series on YouTube. The first video released shows the process of building the A380 from parts rolling through streets to the final product rolling out on the runway. It’s pretty cool to see. Check it out:…
I’ll make this quick: sign up for this new promotion from Radisson and American Airlines and you can get 7,500 miles for staying two nights between now and December 15th. You’ll need to be both a Club Carlson member and an AAdvantage member to take advantage of the promotion, but chances are you already belong…
If Airbus has their way, Virtual Reality on airplanes won’t just be a futuristic wish like flying cars or healthy quesadillas, it’ll be the norm on flights. Airbus was just granted a patent three weeks ago that gives them the right to create air-helmets capable of delivering video images via “an opto-electronic screen formed by…
If you’re a regular JetBlue True Blue flyer, get ready to start dancing in the streets. I just got an email from JetBlue announcing that they’re lowering their redemption minimum for True Blue flights from 5,000 points all the way down to 3,500. That’s a 30% reduction! Taxes and fees are $5.60 each way and…
There’s a discussion going on over at /r/Travel on Reddit where people have been naming their biggest travel pet peeves and it’s inspired me on this fine Friday morning. So let’s play a game. It’s called “Name Your Biggest Travel Pet Peeve.” The rules are simple: you name your biggest travel pet peeve in the…
Earlier today, I shared some of the new dishes from Virgin America‘s Fall 2014 menu and now I’ve got the whole thing for you. Check it out below: FIRST CLASS Descriptions Breakfast Chive Cheese Omelet Omelet made with chives, Monterey jack and parmesan cheeses, served with orange and purple herb roasted sweet potatoes, sautéed…
