The classic TWA terminal at New York JFK will serve as public areas for a new hotel. (Image: DmItry Avdeev/Wikiimedia Commons)
TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):
1 TSA PreCheck: Fewer free rides
2 Have you heard? InterContinental (IHG) close to big hotel merger
3 An 18-hour ride: San Francisco could get world’s longest non-stop
UPDATE: Times of India reports Air India will launch 3x/week SFO-Delhi nonstops on Dec 2
4 Airport slumber party Big inside-the-airport hotels coming to DEN, JFK, SFO
5 New policy: Uber outrage in Chicago
6 Clear as mud? TSA explains confusion over PreCheck policies
7 Pay up or be squished: Plight of the tall traveler
8 Why we go: Delta and Donald make another TV commercial
9 On the runway: Fab new interiors at Lufthansa + British Airways + Singapore Air
10 New Alaska Air partner + Big American/BA bonus + Air Canada stopover
Breakfast overlooking Hong Kong Harbour at the InterContinental (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
TravelSkills is headed to Hong Kong this week– have you been recently? Do you have any great restaurant or entertainment suggestions? Post ’em below or email chris@travelskills.com Photo above is from our last trip there in 2012– yummy congee at sunrise at the InterContinental Hong Kong.
Best TravelSkills comment this week: Regarding our post on how few of us actually USE all those travel apps we’ve downloaded onto our smartphones, MGS wrote: “Definitely one of those, ‘Seemed like a good idea at the time.” see post
A few newsy nuggets from other sources that we missed on TravelSkills this week:
United business class fare sale for holiday trips
UberEVENTS- the ridesharing king’s latest flavor
Lufthansa installing broadband Internet on short, medium-haul flights.
JAL will double amount of in-flight entertainment programming on international routes.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx eyes high-speed rail link from Atlanta to Washington D.C.
Study of 2 million online reviews rates most popular upscale hotel chains
How long will competitive airline economics be able to keep supporting first class cabins?
United allows Mileage Plus members to put award trips on hold
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thank you Robyn! I’ll check out your suggestions, esp that Ozone Bar…heard a lot about it 🙂
I just moved back to the US from HK, which is a great city by the way… Check out Yardbird for fabulous yakitori and amazing cocktails. Brickhouse for the best and only real Mexican food in the city but go early. EyeBar offers the best view of the island from Kowloon or Ozone bar which is the highest bar in the world atop The Ritz.
Of course for the traveller, nothing beats the Airport Express with in-town checkin and luggage check! AMAZING! Enjoy your trip.