Uber turned 5 years old this week. To celebrate, the service picked up some SF riders in Lamborghinis or trolleys. (Photo: Uber)
TravelSkills’ 12 most popular posts over the last week… plus a few newsy nuggets we missed.
1. Nice deals while they lasted! All airlines match latest fare sale | Big summer-fall fare sale- 3 days only
2. Scary seat, but… An airline lie-flat seat to avoid
3. TravelSkills readers go bonkers for these Betabrands: My new favorite travel pants
4. Comfort vs security: Who wins? Bumped out of first class by an air marshal?
5. What a mess for renters Beware: Technology takes a toll on car renters
6. Cool behind the scenes look at How airlines make inflight fare beautiful [photos]
7. Where to wait out summer storms? First look: New AmEx Centurion Lounge at Miami [PHOTOS]
8. Doing what it can to fight off rival cards: AmEx beefs up Starwood SPG card perks
9. A perennial fave: How to get on earlier flight without paying fee
10. Some like it, some don’t (good comments!): Nice! 10 more airports to get U.S. customs pre-clearance
11. Just take the CTA: Chicago: No UberX or Lyft pick-ups at O’Hare
12. If they can pull this off, we’ll be amazed: Beijing tries to clear the air
Updates: Chicago: No UberX or Lyft pick-ups at O’Hare | New hotel roundup: Marriott, Hyatt, Starwood, IHG
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Juicy nuggets of news from other sources that we missed on TravelSkills this week:
In just five years, Uber shakes up taxicab industry in 311 cities in 58 countries.
United decides against adding Airbus A380s to its fleet
TSA chief is ousted after undercover tests find security screening lapses.
United postpones second Shanghai flight, again
Which US city gets the first Airbus A350?
First A321 flights to Hawaii won’t be on on Virgin America
Southwest’s plans for Latin American hub at Houston Hobby
Mecca gets the world’s largest Holiday Inn at 5,000+ rooms
Despite negative news, Frontier betting on growth, orders 12 new planes
Delta staff might offer to pre-load your carry-on for you with ‘Early Valet’.
Omni Hotels will lock in rates on mobile bookings for 24 hours.
These are the nationalities most likely to steal from hotel rooms.
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