Most popular: New routes + Concorde + Upgrades + 747s + United food

January 24, 2016

While the east coast shivers, this was the scene at the beach in San Francisco (Chris McGinnis)

While the east coast shivers, this surprise rainbow made the scene at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Saturday (Chris McGinnis)

TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):

1 New nonstops Routes: United, AA, Delta, JetBlue, Frontier, Hawaiian

2 From the wayback machine Trip Report: New York-London on Concorde! (PHOTOS)

3 Queen of the skies back in news Is the Boeing 747 nearing its end?

4 How much will you pay? Targeted for an upgrade?

5 Airline briefs: United food + JetBlue to Hawaii? + Southwest app + Delta rewards

6 AA matching United 1K status; Virgin America, JetBlue double points

7 Big change at San Diego International airport

8 It depends…. What are the “best” frequent flyer programs?

9 Seen the poll results yet? TSA PreCheck membership is exploding- rate your experience

10 Winter promos heating up Don’t miss these 4 key hotel bonuses

1 Hotel Central Park New York

Looking cozy! Click this pic to see Chris’s favorite new hotel in NYC

Looking for some advice on how to handle those storm related delays and cancellations? Then check out Chris’s advice in this CNN segment

Links to stories from other sources that we thought you’d like to read:

ABBA-themed restaurant opens in Stockholm

Double Elevate points on Virgin America (registration required)

Uber to offer helicopter rides

U.S. hotel occupancy, average daily rates hit records in2015.

United expected to introduce bare-bones basic economy fares this year.

Carlson explores possible sale, merger of Radisson Hotels.

Cool visualization of all Southwest flights over 24 hours

American Airlines sees scheduled flights to Havana coming in a matter of months.

Decoding airline codes

Have you been following our series about the 5 best brand new New York City hotels? Three down, two to go in the series. Check it out right here.

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