Weekly Roundup 24 February 2012
Good morning Wow. Have you ever woken up on a Friday morning to find the better part of 2000 emails having come in from overnight in your inbox? That’s what happened to me last Friday …
Year: 2012
Two Portable Laptop Stands Reviewed – Should You Buy Either?
I’ve just published a detailed review of two portable laptop stands made by AViiQ – a company with a painfully contrived name (and even worse spelling) but with two very elegant laptop stands. They are …
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50th Anniversary of US Manned Space Flight
On 20 February 1962, and after three previously failed launch attempts, John Glenn became the first American to fly into space – a five hour flight in a Mercury space capsule named Friendship 7 that …
Weekly Roundup 17 February 2012
Good morning There are a couple of great additional articles this week; one where I gratuitously point out not just one but two ways that new airlines could be formed and viably operated, and the …
Obama Administration Claims We Are Now Acceptably Safe on Flights – So FFDOs No Longer Needed
Something in excess of half a trillion dollars has been spent on airport and airplane security since the TSA was created in 2002. What was formerly a quick and convenient stroll through a metal detector …
Do Regional Carriers’ Present Problems Signal a Profitable New Airline Business Model
The pendulum has swung to the other extreme. Regional airlines – once the only part of the airline industry that made good profits – have now become the least profitable part of the industry. The …
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Weekly Roundup 10 February 2012
Good morning Our September North Korea tour continues to go from strength to strength, with yet another couple deciding this literally was a once of a lifetime chance of a unique travel experience and sending …
A Solution to Hotel Booking and Rate Frustrations
If I’m staying at a hotel I’ve stayed at before and like, I’ll generally call the hotel directly to make the booking rather than go through an online site. I do this for two reasons …
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Weekly Roundup Friday 3 February 2012
Good morning Travel has understandably been on my mind this week. Our September North Korea tour had three more people join – at this rate it will soon be that one in every 50 foreigners …
Spirit Raises its Middle Finger at All of Us – Says DoT Made It Do So
We’ve all of us yet to meet an airline fee that we like, but some are more odious than others. The same is true of the airlines that levy the fees – some are more …
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Te Anau, New Zealand – A Marvelous Place to Visit (and a Personal Reminiscence)
News reports this week revealed that director James Cameron has bought a very large farm spread in New Zealand and is moving there to live. We’re not suggesting you too should move to live in …
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DHS Paranoia Runs Rampant
We’re hearing more and more about various US agencies monitoring social media sites in their ongoing efforts to keep us all safe. A spectacular example of our being ‘kept safe’ was revealed today, showcasing how …
