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Supersonic Flying Wing, the Future of Jet Travel?

The “flying wing” concept, proposed by a team headed by Ge-Chen Zha, an aerospace engineer at Florida State University, has won $100,000 in NASA funding to trying becoming a reality for future passenger jet travel (from InnovationNewsDaily). “I am hoping to develop an environmentally friendly and economically viable airplane for supersonic civil transport in the next…

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Hospitality Properties Trust and a hotel brand called FIT or APPLE

“Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). As of December 31, 2011, HPT owned 288 hotels with 42,632 rooms or suites, and 185 travel centers. Its properties are located in 44 states in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.” Some time ago InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced a new hotel…

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The Freddie Awards

The Freddies have been awarded (I cast my ballot too) and I would have an idea – not that anyone asked for my opinion – but I cannot help it. The voting should be only for qualified travellers, the super-voters, if I might call them like that, travellers who have been using different airlines and hotels. I have mostly flown Air Canada (at least…