Articles by Kurt Stolz
Dulles Airport Mobile Lounge Involved in Second Collision in One Month
A second mobile lounge accident was reported at Washington Dulles International Airport on 19 November after a mobile lounge collided with an airline tug vehicle on an airfield surface road Wednesday evening.
No injuries were reported.
The first accident took place on 10 November when a mobile lounge struck a dock when it arrived at Concourse D at about 4:30 p.m. local time. Eighteen passengers were hospitalized after that incident.
The mobile lounge …
There’s a New Handbagger in Town
Queen Elizabeth had her famous handbag, typically carrying a customized version of Launer London’s Travita style. She “never felt fully dressed without her handbag,” Gerald Bodmer, the CEO of Launer, told the BBC after her death.
Princess Diana made the Dior “Chouchou” bag so famous that Dior renamed it in her honor, and Grace Kelly, the princess of Monaco, famously used an Hermès bag to hide her pregnancy. The Baroness Thatcher …
Which Passport is in Your Wallet?
How many countries can you visit without needing a visa with your passport? If yours is a bright-red-colored passport book that has the words “Republic of Singapore” on the cover, you can visit more nations without a visa – a total of 193 out of 227 – than holders of any other passport in the world.
For years, global payment technology company Visa, which assumed its current name in the 1970s, …
InterContinental Hotels Reflags Former Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo Seafort as ANA Holiday Inn Tokyo Bay Following Extension Refurbishments
InterContinental Hotels Group announced the reflagging of the Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo Seafort as the ANA Holiday Inn Tokyo Bay. Located in Shinagawa Ward in Tokyo, the property opened its doors to guest in late April. The Dai-ichi property closed in early 2023 before undergoing extensive renovations.
The Shinagawa area is an exciting destination in and of itself, with historic sites, attractions including an aquarium, and excellent restaurants, and the waterfront Tennozu …
Tabula Rasa: The $20,000 (Blank) Slate Truck That is Infinitely Customizable and Comes With Wind-Up Windows, and No Touchscreens
The recent debut of the all-new Slate Truck gives new meaing to the term “tabula rasa,” or “blank slate.” The sleek yet proudly retro (wind-up windows, anyone?) truck is a highly customizable blank canvas, hence tabula rasas, that comes with a lengthy accessory list including one that converts the pick-up into an SUV.
To paraphrase what an early automotive pioneer, industrialist, and known antisemite said about color availability for his mass-produced …
IBM Debuts the Z17, a Mainframe Created Expressly for the Age of Artificial Intelligence
IBM announced the debut of the Z17, a mainframe computer system that is “fully engineered with AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations,” the company said.
Built to redefine AI at scale, with the Z17, IBM is positioning its enterprise customers to score 100% of their transactions in real-time. Unlike offerings from other mainframe computer manufacturers, the Z17 builds on the platform’s traditional attributes of security and reliability for mission-critical …
American Airlines Named the Official North American Airline of the FIFA World Cup 2026
American Airlines announced that it was named the official North American airline for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup 26 will be the 23rd World Cup, the quadrennial international men’s football (soccer, for U.S. readers) championship contested by the national teams of FIFA’s member associations across the globe.
The tournament will be jointly hosted by 16 North American cities from June 11, 2026 through July 19. The United States …
