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Great Moments in Travel History – May 2012

Great Moments in Travel History – May 2012

In 1893, numerous visitors flocked to Chicago for the 1893 World’s Fair, which introduced the Ferris Wheel, among other curiosities, to the world.
The beginnings of international air travel were discussed as an international conference on aerial navigation opened in Paris on May 18, 1910.
On May 9, 1917, William Boeing changed the name of his company, Pacific Aero Products, to the Boeing Airplane Co.  The name stuck.
The Douglas DC-2, a larger …

American Airlines To Add New Service Between Seattle And Miami

American Airlines To Add New Service Between Seattle And Miami

American Airlines will add new service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Miami International Airport beginning June 14. The new flights will make it easier for Pacific Northwest customers to reach destinations in the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Flight 1085 will leave Seattle at 9:25 pm and arrive in Miami at 6:25 am the next day. The return flight, 1087, will depart Miami at 8:25 pm and arrive in Seattle …

No More Lines: How to Save (Significant) Time At the Airport

No More Lines: How to Save (Significant) Time At the Airport

Let’s face it.  Few people like waiting in lines and I’m more impatient about lines than most.  But one of the realities of air travel has been lines.  Lines for check-in, lines for security checkpoints, and lines for passport control. (For that matter I’m not a fan of supermarket lines either, and it drives my partner crazy when I look around for the Executive Platinum line at the local market.)
Early …

What Are Your Favorite Hotels and Airlines?

What Are Your Favorite Hotels and Airlines?

There was that elegant hotel in Italy with the concierge who got those last-minute front-row tickets.  The fantastic service and the lie-flat beds on the flight to Tokyo that allowed you to arrive fresh for that important meeting.  The wonderful meal at that chic downtown hotel in New York City that helped you seal the deal.  A fantastic room-service breakfast to start the day off right.
Everyone has favorites, and the …

Qatar Airways Business Class Flight 84 New York JFK – Doha – Review

Qatar Airways Business Class Flight 84 New York JFK – Doha – Review

It was late at night when we pulled into the Premium Dropoff area at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8, home to Qatar Airlines’ New York area operations as well as to American Airlines, which operates the terminal.  I tend to prefer late-night departures because there are typically no lines in the terminal or on the taxiways for departure.
Qatar Airways operates daily flights from JFK as well as from …

Travel Executive of the Month – Sara Kearney, SVP Brands, Hyatt

Travel Executive of the Month  – Sara Kearney, SVP Brands, Hyatt

As senior vice president, brands for Hyatt, 25-plus-year Hyatt veteran Sara Kearney defines the customer experience for every Hyatt brand, and works to differentiate and communicate the positioning of Hyatt brands to guests, owners, and associates.
“I worked my way through college as a reservations agent working nights at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, and just never left!” Kearney recalls with typical modesty about her upward career trajectory.
Following her stint at …

This Week in Business Travel History – 8 April 2012

This Week in Business Travel History – 8 April 2012

In 1860, the first Pony Express trip reached San Francisco, California. The mail service only lasted until October 1861, when it closed as a result of the Civil War and the advent of the transcontinental telegraph.
Pierre Prier made the first ever non-stop passenger flight between London and Paris in 1911. Today, multiple airlines still fly this route every day.
In 1918, the Loughead brothers flew their F-1 seaplane from Santa Barbara …