San Francisco
Virgin America Expands Service to Palm Springs
Virgin America has announced that it will expand its service to Palm Springs from both San Francisco and New York. The airline’s new seasonal flight schedule includes a new weekly Saturday flight, as well as the first, nonstop flight from New York City to Palm Springs.
The new service will go into effect starting Saturday, December 22, 2012, with a departure time of 10:55 a.m. from New York’s John F. Kennedy …
InterContinental San Francisco – Hotel Review
Many a business traveler finds himself attending events at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, the largest conference space in San Francisco. Starting in 2008, when a cool-blue glass tower made its appearance on the skyline, those attending events there, as well as others just visiting the city, had a modern and elegant alternative to the typical San Francisco hotel. In the past year I’ve visited the city numerous times and my …
Fairmont San Francisco Sold, Renovations Planned
The Fairmont San Francisco was sold earlier this week for nearly $200 million. The hotel was purchased by a group that included an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management LP and Michael Rosenfeld and his Woodridge Capital Partners LLC. Fairmont will continue to manage the property.
The new owners plan a $20 million renovation for the hotel, which will include new carpets, bedding, upholstery, and painting. All 591 rooms will be renovated …
This Week In Business Travel History – 15 April 2012
In 1524, the explorer Giovanni Verrazano discovered New York Harbor on a mission to find a passage to China. Verrazano’s legacy can be driven over everyday, as a suspension bridge (pictured), once the world’s longest, between Staten Island and Brooklyn was named after him.
The city of San Francisco was officially incorporated in 1850. Fifty-seven years later, in 1907, the first ever Fairmont Hotel opened in the city. A year before …
San Francisco International Airport Terminal 2 – Review
Last April, San Francisco International’s shiny new Terminal 2 opened its doors to passengers as the home of American Airlines and Virgin America. The building was originally the airport’s Central Terminal, having opened in 1954, and helped usher in the jet age as the site of the first jetway bridge in the United States in 1959.
After serving as SFO’s international terminal for some years, it was closed and underwent a …
Virgin America to Launch New Portland Service, Offers Deals, Contest
Virgin America has announced that, starting June 5, it will begin daily service to Portland International Airport with two-non-stops daily flights from Los Angeles International Airport and one non-stop daily from San Francisco International Airport. Portland will be Virgin America’s eighteenth destination.
The airline is introducing the new routes with a fare sale. Prices start at $99 for PDX-SFO or PDX-LAX. Tickets are now available for purchase at www.virginamerica.com.
Virgin America is …
United Launches Nonstop Reagan National to San Francisco Service
United Airlines announced it will begin service between Washington, D.C.’s Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) starting on May 15.
United will operate Boeing 737-700 aircraft with 124 seats, 12 in first class and 112 in the main cabin. The westbound flight will depart DCA at 8 a.m., arriving in San Francisco shortly after 11 a.m., local time The eastbound flight departs SFO at 1 p.m., …
