
Chris took a two-day trip to Hong Kong last week- check out his post about The Peninsula and stay tuned for his Cathay Pacific A350 Trip Report (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):
1 Emotional goodbye to United’s Boeing 747
2 A new US-based low-cost carrier in the wings?
3 Singapore Changi’s amazing new terminal (photos)
4 Trip Report: A sentimental journey onboard United’s final 747 flight
The final final UA 747 flight HNL to SFO & then likely to a warm desert retirement in Victorville boneyard #UA747Farewell https://t.co/9yg83vE752 pic.twitter.com/9yArkFZGy3
— Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) November 8, 2017
5 Routes: Etihad at DFW, El Al, Southwest, and lots of Mexico news
6 Pushing the Peninsula’s buttons
7 A Lyft bump and Uber slump – especially in San Francisco
8 A look inside Delta partner China Eastern Airlines
9 Travel restrictions are back for Cuba-bound Americans; 80 hotels off limits
10 Southwest Airlines eyeing Hawaii inter-island flights
Here’s something you may not know about Hong Kong:
Surprise: in a bustling modern city like Hong Kong taxis and MTR Metro don’t accept credit cards ? pic.twitter.com/As0UAheQvV
— Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) November 7, 2017
Links to stories from other sources that we thought you’d like to read:
How travel has changed in the age of Trump (Mic)
Hotels donating used furniture to Hurricane Harvey victims (AJC)
Is basic economy worth it? (LA Times)
Subtle but important distinctions between US carriers (Air Transport World)

New roadside canopies taking shape at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
Why it’s such a pain to use Uber and Lyft at Atlanta Hartsfield- and it’s getting worse (AJC)
Boeing might resume production of 767s (Reuters)
Qatar Airways buys 10 percent stake in Cathay Pacific (Bloomberg)
Thrillist picks the top airport restaurants nationwide
Tests show TSA screeners are still missing most weapons (NBC)
Uber hopes to have flying taxis in Los Angeles by 2020 (The Verge)
BA/Iberia’s Avios program will adopt ‘dynamic pricing’ for award travel (Business Traveller)
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