November 19, 2014

Is your airline on time?

How does your favorite airline compare to the best there is?     Here are some of the best.  Of major international airlines, Iberia had the best on time performance, 90.05%.   Of the budget carriers, AirBaltic had the best record,…

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More Frequent Flier changes in the air

The world of award travel and elite perks continues to shake and shift.   Delta, which like United, has switched for next year to awarding flight miles based not on distance but on price paid for ticket—a move that hurts many frequent…

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Supreme Court asked: Do tour guides need licenses?

Two Federal courts, one in New Orleans and another in Washington DC have issued conflicting decisions on whether cities can require licensing of tour guides. An advocacy group, Institute for Justice, acting on behalf of a group of guides, has asked…

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Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, Nov 19, 2014:

  Lake Koocanusa is where I spent all of my summers growing up, it is close to my heart and is filled with fond memories.  Because this lake is formed by a dam, every spring, we would watch the water slowly rise with great anticipation…

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A Week in Lucca

  On a trip to Italy, I had the good fortune of staying in an apartment belonging to a New York City publisher, on the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro in the center of Lucca.  The name derives from its Roman origins, when it was an actual…

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Is your airline on time?

How does your favorite airline compare to the best there is?     Here are some of the best.  Of major international airlines, Iberia had the best on time performance, 90.05%.   Of the budget carriers, AirBaltic had the best record,…

Read More

More Frequent Flier changes in the air

The world of award travel and elite perks continues to shake and shift.   Delta, which like United, has switched for next year to awarding flight miles based not on distance but on price paid for ticket—a move that hurts many frequent…

Read More

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, Nov 19, 2014:

  Lake Koocanusa is where I spent all of my summers growing up, it is close to my heart and is filled with fond memories.  Because this lake is formed by a dam, every spring, we would watch the water slowly rise with great anticipation…

Read More

A Week in Lucca

  On a trip to Italy, I had the good fortune of staying in an apartment belonging to a New York City publisher, on the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro in the center of Lucca.  The name derives from its Roman origins, when it was an actual…

Read More