Articles for ‘On the Road’ Category
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Business traveler alert: The Airport Transit Guide has gone completely to the iPhone. Credit: UggBoy♥UggGirl
By Joe Brancatelli
For as long as most of us have been on the road, Ron Salk’s Airport Transit Guide has been the bible for business travelers. The annually updated, pocket-sized guide had exhaustive data on transportation options between airports and city centers. It was, quite literally, an irreplaceable asset. Well, now it has been replaced. For 2011, Salk has abandoned the print edition and turned the entire Airport Transit Guide database into an iPhone app. (more…)
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Save your wallet from the cost of airport delays with travel insurance.
By Valerie Moloney and Nina Kokotas Hahn
Whether it’s fees for overweight baggage, long lines at the scanners or packed flights with too-little elbow room, as travelers, we’ve come to expect the minor hiccups that come with traveling. And for the most part, we can handle these hiccups because, at the end of the day, we usually end up somewhere beautiful like a beach vacation or a spring break getaway.
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
The Passage to Terminal 5 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Credit: Magic Madzik.
By Joe Brancatelli
Cathay Pacific doesn’t add new flights lightly. It’s been more than a dozen years since it opened a new gateway in the United States. But on September 1, Cathay will launch daily nonstop flights between Chicago/O’Hare and Hong Kong. Why Chicago? Well, besides the fact that it’s the logical place to add flights (Cathay already serves San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York), O’Hare has an American Airlines hub and American and Cathay are partners in the Oneworld Alliance.
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Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Credit: Neil Boothman.
By Joe Brancatelli
The long and winding road to in-flight WiFi still seems to end well short of profit for both the airlines and the sponsors of the service. But there are definitely some signs of life. After essentially running out of legacy-carrier aircraft to add to its network (United, Continental, US Airways and American have all stopped adding planes), Gogo Internet has received an additional commitment from its prime customer, Delta Air Lines. Delta has already wired about 550 of its mainline jets and has committed to adding WiFi to 233 regional jets, too. Delta says it will wire all of those Delta Connection planes by the end of 2011. Delta says that’ll make about 80 percent of its total fleet WiFi compatible.
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Tags: wifi
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Monday, January 3rd, 2011
New in Bangkok's Sukhumvit entertainment district, the Four Points By Sheraton.
By Joe Brancatelli
The long downturn in the hotel industry is leading to a spate of “reflaggings,” which is what happens when a property changes its chain affiliation. The big action recently is at the full-service level. Try to keep up:
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Find tropical warmth at the new The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico. Designated as a Certified Gold Audubon International Signature Sanctuary, the St. Regis is first Caribbean resort to earn this distinction.
By Joe Brancatelli
As cold weather and longer nights begin to dominate many places in the United States, airlines and hotels begin focusing on warmer-weather spots. So if you’re battling the cold and dark already, consider these balmier options:
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Credit: YoLoPey.
By Joe Brancatelli
Southwest Airlines signaled in the spring that it would add South Carolina to its route map, but details were only recently released. Beginning on March 13, Southwest will fly from both Charleston (CHS) and Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP). From Charleston, there’ll be daily nonstops to Baltimore/Washington, Chicago/Midway, Nashville and Houston/Hobby. From GSP, there’ll be nonstops to those four cities and a daily flight to Orlando, too. Midweek fares will start as low as $59 one-way for the first two months of service.
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Starting May. 26, JetBlue will offer nonstop flights to Anchorage, where travelers can visit the nearby Portage Lake. Credit: Alaskan Dude.
By Joe Brancatelli
A new intermodal transportation facility has opened at T.F. Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island. The $267 million InterLink encompasses a parking garage, airport car-rental companies and a commuter-rail station. A skywalk connects the InterLink to the airline terminals. Rail service, which will extend as far as Boston, begins next year. Meanwhile, the aerotrain at Kuala Lumpur International has closed for six months of construction. The most affected area: the satellite building housing Gates C1 to C37, home to most of KL’s international flights. The train will be replaced by shuttle buses, which require at least 15 additional minutes of transit time.
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