Rental cars: Hertz – 30 minutes, Budget – 18 seconds
walterh I think the headline pretty much says it all. I rented a car last week and this week. My rental experiences were quite varied. When Hertz sent me a survey…
Why I think we’ll be saying goodbye to Horizon Air soon
I alluded to this in a previous post, but now wanted to provide the proof/thought behind my reasoning. I’m going to preface this with the fact that I’m a big…
In which I bid AVIS adieu
I’ve rented from AVIS almost exclusively for the last many years. And as I said in a previous post, I’ve not always had the best experience. But now, this is…
Know where Horizon Air is going?
Yes, there’s stuff going on with Horizon Air, and no real explanation as to what’s going on. But this month’s Alaska Airlines magazine, take a look at the latest route…
What customer loyalty gets you (or why AVIS sucks)
Okay, this is frustrating. Hotel loyalty, and you get the best rooms. Airline loyalty, and you get free upgrades and frequent flyer miles. But car rental loyalty? Here’s what 7+…
You want to know why I fly Southwest as little as possible?
Read this. It’s a story on Today in the Sky about a short & thin woman who paid full fare to fly standby on Southwest, from Vegas to Sacramento. She…
There HAS to be a story here!
I HAVE to find the story about this. An Alaska Airlines B737-800 at PDX with one of the emergency exit doors popped. Has to be on purpose, though, because there’s…
Another special plane
Forgot to post this last Thursday. President Obama landed in Grand Rapids about an hour before I took off. Curiously enough, security wasn’t bad. You can’t make it out much,…
SAFER?
Senator Bennet (R-UT) introduced something called SAFER AIR Act, which mandates full body scanners in every US airport by 2013. Fully body RADIATION scanners. These things are NOT safe. One…
A whole new way to lose your luggage
Okay, so there have been some bonehead business ideas. The Microsoft “Kin” phone, which was supposed to be an iPhone killer, but lasted all of about 4 weeks. When Dell…