A few findings from a study by Starwood Hotels: If they could only take one item with them while traveling, most respondents would take their benefits in a hotel loyalty rewards program (73%), rather than their spouse/partner (15%) or luggage (11%). Losing their status in a hotel loyalty program (65%) scares respondents more than lost…
I knew about Technorati so last week on Saturday I was curious to see the top travel blogs. Three blogs from BoardingArea made the top 10 list and I felt privileged that my blog is here too. However, a blog about insurance drew my attention. It was on the position 8 and I thought why not…
Air Canada, Edmonton Everyone had boarded and the plane seemed to start taxing away any time soon but all of the sudden the lights went off. There was total darkness for a few seconds, the emergency lights went on and for a while it was eerily quiet. The pilot announced someone tripped over the power…
Hangar 79 The door’s glass windows still retain the bullet holes left by the Japanese attack. When I was about to leave the hangar, I saw a volunteer, a veteran of WWII (possibly from Pearl Harbor) sitting at a desk beside the door. I am not an extroverted person and, moreover, I was in a…
Maui (Hawai’i) Oahu (Hawai’i)
They expire on 29 February 2012 (travel on an upgraded flight must be completed before the expiration date) and it would be a ‘waste’ to use them for short flights for … me. My previous attempt to give the eUpgrades away proved unsuccessful so I will make it simpler. I will share the eUpgrades to…
The USS Missouri (also known as “Mighty Mo” or “Big Mo”) is one of Pearl Harbor’s historic sites. It was on her deck where Japan signed the surrender that ended World War II. She was also the last battleship built by the United States. West Virginia, one of the ships that was sunk in the…
Haleakala crater, Maui (Hawai’i)
PittDoc Everyone else was ‘disqualified’ because they did not comply with the requirements of the contest that were in place at the moment of commenting. Therefore there was no need for a draw. ‘zasm’ did comply with the requirements and I tried to contact this user to confirm her/his booking class is valid for an…
While in Oahu, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go to Hanauma Bay. It wasn’t the $7.50 entrance fee that would have deterred me, but the fact that it seemed to be so far out of the way (I stayed in Waikiki and I did not have a rental car). However, the nearly 5-star rating…