Just as Cranky has had a place in his heart for Alitalia, I have had a soft spot for long-struggling Bahrain-based airline Gulf Air.  The Bahrain-based airline was once co-owned by the governments of Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Qatar, but Qatar & Abu...

Interesting interview in Ad Age with Richard Branson on the launch of Virgin America’s new routes to Ft. Lauderdale.  The highlight?  When asked what legacy carriers could learn from Virgin America, he responded: They basically should get out a...

I’m back a bit early from my excursion (I’ve recently changed jobs, so I’ll be traveling more nowadays), and I thought I’d share 5 thoughts from the trip: - Changing your return flight on an international trip can be ridiculous.  My roundtrip fare...

I know that there are a bunch of people out there who love to read highly detailed trip reports.  God Bless Lucky over at One Mile at a Time - he’s got huge readership, he’s an incredibly bright guy, and if you’re interested in 32 photos of the Diet...

A quick one:  Continental and United announced that they will be offering unlimited (ish) upgrades on domestic, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Central America to members of each others’ elite programs (a perk that Continental has long offered). ...