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Airline amenity kits – part 2

09/15/14
Here’s part 2 of my round-up of cool, collectible airline amenity kits, originally produced for CNBC Road Warrior. See part 1 here. A complimentary amenity kit filled with deluxe-sized, beauty, grooming and lifestyle products chosen by the sample-savvy folks at Birchbox is one of the perks included with JetBlue’s upgraded, coast-to-to-coast Mint service introduced in →

Tidbits for travelers: Free Wi-Fi, Olympic travel tips, and in-flight body-mass tax

01/20/10
We want Wi-Fi Slowly but surely airports large and small are getting with the program and making free wireless Internet access available in the terminals. The latest major airport to join the party: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Hooray! Packing tips from Olympic athletes Curious about what some Olympic athletes do when they’re traveling – →

Who needs First Class seats?

03/23/09
Can’t afford First or Business class, but don’t want to fly in the economy cabin on your next flight?  Soon you’ll have a new option on Air France: The airline is carving out a new cabin section, Premium Voyageur, between the Business and Economy cabins and putting in these swanky new fixed-shell seats: The new section →

Ready for cell phones on airplanes?

02/22/09
Air France gave it a test run last year and now Ryanair is going full speed ahead with in-flight cell-phone service. Here’s a report from CNN about one of the first (press-heavy) flights.  Wish I’d been there just to see the cell-phone costume in person. Embedded video from CNN Video →

Free chocolate from Air France; free cookies in Columbus

01/28/09
To celebrate the Year of the Ox, which began on January 26th, Air France is giving each passenger on flights to China, Singapore and Vietnam a “Hong Bao,” or red envelope. Red symbolizes luck, and in China and other Asian countries it is customary to give red envelopes filled with money on the New Year. →

Air France turns 75. See the home movies.

10/02/08
Air France has been gearing up for October 7th, which will mark the airline’s 75th anniversary. As part of the celebration, the airline has been posting some great archival material on its website. Included are 10 short videos about the airline’s history. Set to jaunty music, each video combines images from the past and the →

Air France Pope-plane

09/12/08
The Pope has popped over to France to commemorate the 150th anniversary of St. Bernadette’s vision of the Virgin Mary. Lots of folks are pretty excited about this trip, including the folks at Air France. That’s because on Saturday and Monday (September 13th and 15th, 2008) Air France will be transporting Pope Benedict XVI to →
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