I know several people who have visited Japan for the first time and had their lives changed forever. Sure, the food is incredible, the public transportation is top-notch, and the culture is fascinating... but that’s not what I’m talking about. It’s their…
Inflight wifi has come a long way over the past several years. Back in the day inflight wifi was the exception rather than the norm, though things have changed significantly. Not only have we seen inflight wifi spread significantly, but speeds have also…
Just a few weeks ago, Cathay Pacific unveiled some positive changes to their first and business class soft product, including new bedding and dining. Well, the airline has now made yet another positive change to their first class service. Effective immediately,…
Ride sharing service Via is piloting a program to offer $15 one-way rides from LaGuardia Airport to Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. In addition, rides to Staten Island and the Bronx are $20. Via (I honestly am not sure whether they want you to pronounce…
Obviously there are bigger issues going on at Cathay Pacific right now than the progress of their wifi installation. However, I wrote a post a while back about their progress installing wifi on their 777s, and wanted to update that post, since several…
Inflight wifi is a feature I value greatly. It's how I'm able to spend most of the week above the Atlantic while pumping out nearly a dozen blog posts per day. ;) It's amazing how far inflight wifi has come -- first inflight wifi was really slow, then…
I'm a pretty low tech guy, at least for someone who works online for a living. Most of the time I feel like technological advancements just make my life more complicated, but for once I'm not feeling that way... I think? I'm an unconventional travel…
One of the trickiest things about redeeming miles is accurately searching award space. You have to know where to search for it, the foibles of each search engine, and that's before you even get into the thick of what partners each airline has and the…
Over the past few years we've seen huge improvements when it comes to inflight wifi: -- First we saw airlines add inflight wifi in the first place -- Then we saw airlines introduce higher speed wifi -- Now we've seen airlines introduce some wifi services…
In my opinion Qatar Airways offers the all around best business class experience in the world with their Qsuites product. However, historically one area where the airline has lagged is with inflight wifi. Up until recently: -- None of Qatar Airways'…
While perhaps not cutting edge at this point, Ethiopian Airlines has just announced a nice improvement to their onboard product. Ethiopian Airlines has just introduced wifi on their Airbus A350 aircraft. For this new service, Ethiopian is using Ka-band…
Last October I wrote a post about the status of wifi on British Airways long haul aircraft, following my first British Airways flight equipped with wifi. It was a useful resource at the time, but almost a year later a lot of progress has been made, so…
In late May I wrote about how Bose is introducing all new headphones this summer. We just saw the introduction of the new Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, which I've been excited to try out. I just bought a pair, and have been using them for several…
Rumor has it that American Airlines plans to introduce free inflight wifi... eventually. This is both exciting, and also a really sad reflection of how American Airlines does business. Inflight technology has come a long way. Over the past few years…
Emirates just put out a press release titled "Emirates’ US-bound passengers soon to have Wi-Fi, mobile connectivity and Live TV over the North Pole." They're leaving out one important detail, and also have a different definition of "soon" than I do.…
There aren't many areas in which I'd say American Airlines' product is industry leading. However, one area where American has done really well is with inflight wifi. Recently American has reached a new milestone for which they deserve credit. American…
This week T-Mobile has announced an awesome new option for getting high speed data when traveling internationally. Up until this point, T-Mobile has had three popular options for getting data abroad. All of the below plans are valid in T-Mobile's 210+…
Bose's noise cancelling headphones are among the most popular with frequent travelers. I've had Bose headphones for well over a decade, and generally have been a big fan of them. However, I do wonder to what extent they've been resting on their laurels.…
Of the "big three" US airlines, American has the worst IT, in my opinion. I find their website to be fairly usable, though too basic. Their app is even worse, and trails the apps offered by both Delta and United. The lack of functionality of both the…
Inflight technology has come a long way. Over the past few years we've seen inflight wifi go from the exception to the norm. Not only that, but we've seen airlines greatly improving speeds so that wifi on a plane is similar to what you'll find on the…
I'm someone who is generally not into material possessions. Left to my own devices I'd just use everything until it quite literally falls apart. Maybe it's just part of having lived in hotels full time for years, because I tend to think material possessions…
