Gorgeous colored light flows thru new stained glass inside the Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
TravelSkills’ 12 most popular posts over the last week… plus a few newsy nuggets we missed.
1. The tone of reader comments here is surprising: Ugly Chinese worse than ugly Americans?
2. One of two first class sales from Delta: First class airfare sale for summer
3. At long last, a public beta: Big changes at United.com
4. Is the attraction to Airbnb generational? Airbnb just won’t quit
5. More new car smell: Hertz’s big new fleet: 235,000 cool cars
6. Most are headed south: Where will United fly its 787 Dreamliners?
7. Delta shows its true colors: You don’t have to be gay to fly first class
8. Hacking flight plans from seatback entertainment systems: United offers one million miles to hackers
9. United’s big spend in IAH making Chicago jealous: United’s shiny new terminal in Houston
10. Most engaging headline this week 🙂 FAT FUK & FAR: Decoding airport codes
11. The ugly Chinese at it again: World’s biggest boondoggle?
12. Don’t overlook this option this summer! Premium economy at economy prices this summer on Lufthansa
Our favorite reader comment this week:
Regarding the post Ugly Chinese worse than ugly Americans? “They probably don’t know any better or that they are considered rude. So yes, if the Chinese government steps in to educate their outgoing residents on how not to be the Ugly Chinese – that would be a plus for all of us.” -Susan
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Juicy nuggets of news from other sources that we missed on TravelSkills this week:
Hacker actually did control plane?
Delta does not like FAA plan for NYC airports
Update on Virgin America’s Viability
It’s confirmed: Alaska’s new preferred seating now for sale
Free wi-fi at all Spanish Airports by end of year
Delta-Southwest spat over gates at Dallas Love won’t be resolved by July 6 deadline
Oakland Airport starts Terminal 1 improvement project
Airbus patents wide-aisle aircraft design
DOT: Airlines don’t have to honor mistake fares
Air New Zealand cranks out another eye-catching safety video- with lots of skin
Breaking news: Cheese slices at United Club at SFO are back to full thickness…but they are not Tillamook. Did you notice?
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