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United to Upgrade In-Flight Dining Offerings

United to Upgrade In-Flight Dining Offerings

United Airlines announced it will introduce new in-flight dining options. The carrier will offer new dishes in United BusinessFirst, United Business, and United Economy.
When the airline begins p.s. transcontinental flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to both San Francisco and Los Angeles on October 25, new menu items such as roasted duck with stone-ground mustard and fig, peppered goat cheese with pumpernickel bread will be available to passengers traveling in …

United to Link San Francisco with Auckland, New Zealand

United to Link San Francisco with Auckland, New Zealand

United Airlines announced that it will launch new flights between San Francisco and Auckland, New Zealand on July 1, 2016. The carrier will operate the service three times a week through October 28, at which point it will increase to daily service.
Flights will depart San Francisco International Airport 10:45 p.m. and arrive at Auckland Airport at 6:55 a.m. two days later. From Auckland, flights are scheduled to depart at 1:20 …

United to Link San Francisco with Tel Aviv

United to Link San Francisco with Tel Aviv

United Airlines announced that it will offer service from San Francisco to Tel Aviv on March 30 next year. The carrier will operate the route three times a week, using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Flights will depart San Francisco International Airport at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, and arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv at 8:10 p.m. the next day. From Tel Aviv, flights will depart at 12:55 …

Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay Debuts New Lawn Space

Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay Debuts New Lawn Space

Ritz-Carlton announced the completion of the Mar Vista Lawn, a new outdoor venue, at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, located approximately 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of San Francisco, California.
The Mar Vista Lawn features a large open grass space for cocktail receptions, dinners, ceremonies, and receptions.  The area has a sitting section with Adirondack chairs and gas burning fire pits.
Various wine workshops, including wine blending and aroma identification sessions, as …

American Airlines to Celebrate Final US Airways Flight with Commemorative Flight Number 1939

American Airlines to Celebrate Final US Airways Flight with Commemorative Flight Number 1939

American Airlines provided further details about US Airways’ final flight on October 17, 2015. The final flight will operate as Flight 1939, a number selected to commemorate the airline’s founding in 1939.
US Airways started as All American Aviation in that year, becoming Allegheny Airlines, USAir, and finally US Airways before its 2013 merger with American.
The carrier’s swan song will celebrate the airline’s major hubs by departing Philadelphia and stopping in Charlotte …

Great Moments in Travel History – August 201

Great Moments in Travel History – August 201

The United Kingdom officially entered the First World War on August 4, 1914, with a declaration of war against Germany in support of its ally, France.  Hostilities had broken out on July 28 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman in the United States to be licensed as a qualified pilot on August 2, 1911.
The International Air …

Kimpton Loses Multiple Properties in Bay Area including Palomar and Monaco

Kimpton Loses Multiple Properties in Bay Area including Palomar and Monaco

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, which was acquired by InterContinental Hotels Group last December, has lost multiple hotels in the Bay Area, including the Monaco, Harbor Court, Serrano, Triton, Cypress, and Prescott.
The latest casualty is the Palomar and its restaurant, Dirty Habit, effective Tuesday. The Palomar, which has been renamed the Hotel Zelos, will be managed by Benchmark Hospitality International. The news was announced in an e-mail to the hotel group’s …