CLARIFICATION: Reader Matt points out that the 22″ x 14″ x 9″ size has always been standard on the Big Three. The difference now appears to be that previously you could have any bag whose dimensions added up to 45″ and now each dimension has to be under 22″, 14″, and 9″ respectively. On to…
No, Justin Bieber is not dead. Honestly, I don’t care one way or the other. I just needed something more attention-getting than “Hotel Restaurant News,” because that is not a sexy headline. No siree. Dead Bieber? Sexy headline. You’re with me on this, right? The truth is, I think hotel restaurant news IS exciting and…
File this under G for gross. Jyoti Natural Foods is a Pennsylvania-based producer of Ready To Eat (RTE) specialty meals for airlines and in a recent inspection, the FDA found so many violations of their Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations that they had to send an official warning letter. Apparently, leaky roofs and “filthy” movable…
It’s an interesting question. When faced with the choice of food and drink on-board or lower ticket prices, which would you choose? That’s a question that was posed by TripAdvisor to British travelers (as reported by The Mirror). 31% of all passengers said they’d skip the snacks during the flight in exchange for cheaper fares.…
I took last week off (with the exception of a photo of these delicious chicken wings) because I wanted to push pause as I figured out which direction I wanted to take Fly&Dine. If you haven’t already gathered, Fly&Dine is unique in the BoardingArea portfolio. We’re a hybrid food and frequent traveler blog and with…
I love chicken wings. Ever since my college days where I’d routinely put down double-orders from Buffalo Joe’s with waffle fries (aka buffalo chips) and an RC cola, I’ve been enamored of the little flavor bombs. Last week, I had the good fortune of being invited down to Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City,…
First things first: if you haven’t entered my $50 Starbucks giveaway this week, you’ve got less than a day left. The contest closes at midnight tonight. Click on one of the various posts below that say Starbucks in the title and follow the instructions to enter. Now onto your regularly scheduled programming: I can’t believe…
Time is running out for your chance to win a $50 gift card to Starbucks! One winner will be chosen at random tomorrow night before the clock strikes midnight and that somebody could easily be you. All you have to do is head over to my interview with Rene from Delta Points and answer this…
Who doesn’t love awards? Oscar, Emmy, Tony — these aren’t just the names of people on your college co-ed Ultimate Frisbee team. They’re the way that we, as a society, reward entertainers for doing well at the jobs they’re paid very well to do. Awards aren’t limited to entertainment, though. If you’re a regular BoardingArea…
What’s better than finding out what Rene from Delta Points likes to eat when he travels? Free Starbucks! If you haven’t already entered, click on over to my interview with Rene and then answer this week’s cookie-related giveaway question in the comments of that post. If you’re randomly chosen at the end of the week,…
They’re not here everyday like some sort of Glam Rock Ronald McDonald, but this morning at the Rock & Brews outpost in LAX T5, breakfast diners were treated to a side of star power with their eggs when co-owners Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS showed up (separately) before a flight to grab some…
Happy Four Day Week, Americans! Happy Regular-Sized Week, Everyone Else! We’re back with another edition of the Fly&Dine Interview + Giveaway series and this time it’s with Rene of Delta Points. Rene is the go-to guy for all things Delta on Boarding Area and he was also one of the first to welcome me into…
Another week has come to a close and that means we’re cruising into next week at a comfortable altitude. While you try to figure out that New York Times Sunday crossword (14 across is Marmaduke), perhaps you’d like to catch up on some stories you may have missed from the previous week? Clink on the…
In the Fly&Dine universe, we tend to celebrate different holidays than normal folks. Airline mergers, new menu debuts, and the release of the now-annual Eater Airport Dining Guides are all big days for us. As such, yesterday was essentially Christmas as Eater unleashed their latest series of Airport Dining Guides. The difference between Eater and…
