
San Francisco International all lit up for the holidays! Pretty! (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
BREAKING NEWS: Atlanta airport shut down until at least 7 pm Sunday Dec 17 due to power outage. Follow news here.
TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):
1 United adds new nonstops to Tahiti
2 Will TSA PreCheck and Global Entry be merged?
3 Airport news: SFO car share, LGA terminal shuffle + Oakland, O’Hare, Toronto
4 So long, Bob Hope. Hello Hollywood Burbank!
5 Hotel rewards: Not all chains are created equal
Last week Chris flew Turkish Air through Istanbul and snagged this gorgeous photo of the Bosporous on the way in… but he also got trapped in the airport. Stay tuned for an interesting Trip Report!
6 New twists coming for credit card transactions
8 Which airline has the best inflight wi-fi?
9 Qantas to fly San Francisco-Melbourne nonstop
10 Routes: United high-density 777s, Delta, Qantas, Air China, Air Canada, Aeromexico
Breaking: As we press the publish button, it appears that Delta has cancelled its “final” Boeing 747 flight between Detroit and Seoul. That’s kinda awkward for all the aviation and 747 geeks who bought tickets for the final flight. Hmmm. Appears flight is rescheduled for Monday. We’ll monitor, but here’s the Flight Aware status report. Reporter Zach Honig is in Detroit hoping to board the flight and its tweeting about the mishap.
I did it. For years I’ve reported on the boom on Europe’s river boat cruising biz….last week I finally took one! I’ll tell you all about it in an upcoming Trip Report! Have you been on one? Check out my Instagram to see more photos from the trip, but here’s the Viking Gullveig.
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Inside the airport lounge business
Delta’s last 747 being “pressed into service” for two more days Delta shifts final 747 flight
Singapore will start charging economy flyers for advance seat reservations
Popularity of Uber and Lyft is costing airports money
Thirty airports worldwide are now included in Apple Maps
Silvercar plans to double all-Audi rental locations in 2018

More Silvercars coming for you (Silvercar/Facebook)
Hotels test use of Amazon Echo as in-room virtual concierge
Lufthansa Group carriers switch to spending-based rewards
New York investment group buys Minnesota’s Sun Country Airlines
Check out the world’s most-Instagrammed hotels
Two Parker Meridien hotels leaving Starwood
DOT drops rule requiring airline transparency on bag fees
American is installing larger overhead bins on Airbus A321
Business travel is bad for your health
Chilling Soviet-era maps of US cities
Delta passenger mistaken for human trafficking victim speaks out
Marriott’s weird innovation: Writing your ideas down on the shower door
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