Airbnb will soon launch a new service aimed at travelers looking for more luxurious stays during their travels. This new service will match guests with quality-inspected home and apartment rentals. Airbnb is hoping to attract higher-paying travelers who have yet to use the platform and often opt for fancy hotels that guarantee the amenities and…
You should have heard about the power outages at British Airways last weekend, which left 75,000 passengers stranded and wreaked havoc on the airline’s operations. Many were unable to fly and or even retrieve their personal belongings. From the latest information today, it all happened because of a technician who flipped a switch somewhere and…
Norwegian Air is adding another European destination. You’ll soon be able to fly to Rome with direct flights from three cities in the United States and you can already book flights for travel later this year. These new services will start in November with non-stop flights from both Newark Liberty and Los Angeles. Then in…
The Transportation Security Administration today announced the expansion of its TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program to seven additional domestic and international carriers. The seven new airlines are Copa Airlines, Dominican Wings, InterCaribbean Airways, Silver Airways, Singapore Airlines, Swift Air, and Turkish Airlines. With these additions, the number of airlines participating in TSA Pre✓® is 37 in total.…
JetBlue and Icelandair have started a frequent-flier partnership that will allow customers to earn points on the other airline’s flights. The carriers made the announcement today and JetBlue sent out emails with an offer to celebrate this new partnership. JetBlue customers wishing to receive TrueBlue Points on Icelandair flights will receive 1 point for every 2 miles…
American Airlines is planning to decrease the space between some of its economy class seats by another two inches. The news comes after the airline says it plans to add more seats on its coming Boeing 737 Max jetliners. To make space for the extra seats the pitch (distance between seats) will decrease from 31 inches to…
Plastc, a smart payment card that can store all your CC details, was once a promising product. They started taking pre-orders back in 2014. The credit card of the future could digitally hold 20 credit or debit cards that a user could switch between. Maybe not enough for churners, but sufficient for everyone else. Now,…
