
A prototype of United’s mod new “scented” gate design at Chicago O’Hare (Image: Chris McGinnis)
TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):
1. Shop smart: 6 secrets for snagging low airfares
2. Smells like leather: United reveals new first class seats, aromatherapy [PHOTOS]
3. Your money: More irritating & expensive hotel fees coming
4. Lucky #7: New York City’s unusual new subway line
5. New leadership: Huge shakeup in United’s executive suite
6. Keep it simple: Easiest ways to save on calls from other countries
7. Time for tea? Don’t get this wrong when visiting the UK
8. What your flight attendant knows about you
9. Renew early: When does your passport expire?
10. Airport updates: LAX + Dallas + Minneapolis + Houston
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A few newsy nuggets from other sources that we missed on TravelSkills this week:
Whoops. American Airlines flies the wrong aircraft to Hawaii
New York City gets another new taxi-hailing app.
The germiest place on a plane? Hint: It’s not the lavatory.
President Obama shuns New York’s Waldorf-Astoria; chooses NY Palace instead
Jetblue passenger pees on others during flight to Portland
A photo and a 3-D printer let hackers reproduce TSA’s luggage keys.
JetBlue & Singapore Air hook up on mileage earning
One big hotel chain to go 100% smoke free
Delta gets rare chance to use “I love New York”
Good round up from AJC about how Delta SkyMiles changes affect travelers
Oldest commercial Boeing 747 retired
Delta and American end interline agreement
“All you can fly” SurfAir sells 2,000th membership to Pop Chips owner
NOTE: Be sure to click here to see all recent TravelSkills posts about: Airport updates in LAX, DFW, Photos: New United first class seat, Save money on calls from other countries, 6 secrets for snagging low fares
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