Apr 19th, 2012 at 9:00AM: For some, life couldn't be any more perfect than if they were paid to travel. I've run across three airline crew members who have discovered ways to keep their jobs fresh and exciting by embracing what is for them the biggest benefit that comes with working for an airline: travel.
You hear about the turbulence in the airline industry nearly every week – layoffs, pay cuts, pensions lost ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Apr 19th, 2012 at 9:00AM: For some, life couldn't be any more perfect than if they were paid to travel. I've run across three airline crew members who have discovered ways to keep their jobs fresh and exciting by embracing what is for them the biggest benefit that comes with working for an airline: travel.
You hear about the turbulence in the airline industry nearly every week – layoffs, pay cuts, pensions lost ...Find hotel deals with new booking site Guestmob
Mar 22nd, 2012 at 2:00PM: The Internet has brought us many ways to research and book hotels at prices much lower than the hotels' published rate. Aggregate sites like Kayak and Orbitz give you the best available rate (BAR) without pre-payment on a specific hotel, while "opaque" sites like Priceline and Hotwire allow you to bid for a room below BAR but the actual property remains hidden until after you book and the purchase ...Southwest airline interior evolves, gets planet-friendly
Jan 20th, 2012 at 2:30PM:
Called Evolve: The New Southwest Interior, Southwest Airlines introduced a new cabin layout this week at their Dallas headquarters. Due to be rolled out fleet-wide over the next year, the plan will cut 635 pounds off each plane and add six seats per aircraft in an eco-friendly way.
Many of the new developments were fabricated using products and manufacturing processes that favor the ...Want to be part of a giant tomato fight?
Nov 10th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Food fights are not restricted to your high school cafeteria anymore. And best of all, you won't get detention for chucking produce at someone's head. In fact, at the traveling Tomato Battle events, tomato throwing is actually encouraged as a giant tomato fight is part of the event's main attractions. Attendees can also enjoy delicious brews from the beer garden, costume contests, and live ...
Host and experience budget-friendly local tours all over the United States
Oct 20th, 2011 at 12:00PM: HipHost, a new "peer-to-peer marketplace for socially-hosted local tours", not only gives travelers a way to experience new cities from a local's point of view, but also gives people an opportunity to make extra cash.
Anyone who wants to share their local knowledge can be a HipHost and design a tour based on anything they find interesting. Some tour topics include art, culture, fitness, ...Cuba: Nine US cities cleared for charter flights
Aug 1st, 2011 at 1:30PM:
Nine US airports have been approved for charter flights to Cuba, Reuters reported this morning. The Cuban travel agency Havanatur Celimar made the announcement on Friday.
The US government forbids commercial flights between the United States and Cuba, so all air travel between the two countries has to proceed on charter planes. The Obama Administration has already removed all restrictions ...Video: STUCK in the Dallas airport
Jun 18th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
STUCK from Joe Ayala on Vimeo.
If you've ever been stuck in any airport overnight, you'll appreciate this video titled STUCK. When Larry Chen and Joe Ayala found themselves stranded overnight in the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport, they decided to have a little bit of fun with their predicament. The two filmed themselves at the airport, making the best of the overnight stay. I was once stuck ...
The weather delay blues
May 15th, 2011 at 8:00AM:
Ahh... travel. It can be such a magnificent, wonderful thing. Exploring other cultures, visiting beautiful destinations, and sampling local cuisines are all magically sublime experiences. But when things don't quite go as planned, it can be an extremely frustrating affair. One that makes us wonder why we ever left home in the first place.
I received a sobering reminder of this little fact ...Touring Dallas Cowboys Stadium during Super Bowl XLV Media Day
Feb 14th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Super Bowl XLV. It was most certainly one for the record books. Well over 100,000 people flowed into Cowboys Stadium in the heart of North Texas to watch two of the NFL's most storied teams do battle. The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers put on an amazing spectacle, and I was able to take part in one small way. I made my way into Arlington for Super Bowl Media Day -- a frenzied event ...Tips for Packers fans going to the Super Bowl
Jan 25th, 2011 at 2:00PM: It's been a long, hard road, but the Packers have finally bested their rivals to the south and made it into the Super Bowl. Congratulations. Now it's time to pack up the queso dip, send the kids to their grandparents and make your way down to Dallas for the showdown.
Texas! The very word brings a tidal wave of emotions. It's a whole new ball game down there – different food, different ...Ritz-Carlton Dallas plans month-long football promotions for Super Bowl
Jan 19th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Whether or not your favorite NFL team will play the Super Bowl is irrelevant. What matters is where you'll watch the game. The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, is making things easy for you by offering month-long football promotions in partnership with Fearing's Restaurant.
With Super Bowl XLV scheduled to take place February 6, 2011 at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas, the luxury hotel and its neighboring ...Rick's Cabaret about to make DFW layovers more fun
Dec 15th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is about to get a little sexier. The seventh-busiest airport in the world, with more than 5.7 million passengers passing through it every year (as of 2008), will soon be home to a new gentlemen's club.
Now, I know what you're thinking: "airport" strip clubs are usually heinous places. Not far from the airport, they usually attract the lowest of talent and ...Exclusive video: inside Virgin America's DFW launch
Dec 8th, 2010 at 5:30PM:
If you've been reading Gadling in the last week, you're probably aware that Virgin America launched their first mid-continent destination just one week ago in the heart of Texas. Now, see what it's like to shake hands with Richard Branson and be on the inside of a Virgin America launch event - bulls, barbecues, bandanas & all.
Special thanks to the W Dallas-Victory, Winspear Opera ...Inside Virgin America's mid-continent arrival
Dec 6th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
I don't think I actually understood the implications of Virgin America's launch into "fortress-hub" Dallas/Fort Worth until we touched down on the tarmac.
As we taxied to our gate, I could see nothing but a endless row of silver fuselages; all adorned with the iconic blue & red "AA" logo. It felt almost as if we were silently making our way through the front gates of a modern-day Troy. ...Virgin America lands at Dallas Fort Worth (Photos)
Dec 1st, 2010 at 5:30PM:
Watch out Dallas; the original maverick has come to town. Today, Virgin America officially kicked off its brand new service from LAX & SFO to Dallas Fort Worth with an inaugural flight & tarmac reception hosted by Sir Richard Branson and Dallas mayor, Tom Leppert.
With live bulls in a pen and a sign that read "Don't fly like cattle", Virgin America made their message very clear; ...10 Congested highways to make you lose your mind tonight
Nov 24th, 2010 at 3:30PM: We know that today and tomorrow, traffic is going to be brutal. With 42 million people traveling for the holiday – and 94 percent of them going by car – it's inevitable that someone's going to wind up frustrated. Throw in some nasty weather and highway construction, not to mention a handful of screaming kids, and you have a formula for misery.
Can it get any worse? The Weather ...Virgin America and Stand Up to Cancer kick off new Dallas service
Nov 18th, 2010 at 12:30PM: Richard Branson is widely known for many things, among them his endless charitable contributions. So, it's no surprise that when Branson's Virgin America wants to make a statement, they enlist the help of one of the top charity groups in the nation.
In an effort to generate awareness for its new Dallas-Fort Worth flights, Virgin America is teaming up with Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) to encourage ...FBI charges passenger for in-flight grabbing
Oct 21st, 2010 at 3:00PM: You need to keep your hands to yourself when you fly – it's just that simple. Not only is it smart and appropriate, but it'll keep you out of trouble. Well, that's what Alpharetta, Georgia resident Ranchhodbhai Lakha learned the hard way.
This 61-year-old passenger faces a variety of sexual assault charges because he allegedly groped a 20-year-old woman on a flight from Dallas to Atlanta. ...New York: best and worst city in schismatic survey
Oct 21st, 2010 at 12:00PM: If you want to travel like a local, then it makes sense to know something about your destination ... and isn't the best city to live attractive? It's the kind of place you'd want to explore and see why it's so loved. And at the same time, you'd probably want to avoid the worst of the worst – who would want to go there?
Well, a new Harris Interactive poll makes this thinking hard to ...Veterans blocked from Wolfgang Puck restaurant in Dallas
Oct 17th, 2010 at 9:00AM: Okay, it has to be hard to turn a nonagenarian away from a restaurant, right? How about one who's a decorated World War II hero who spent two years in a POW camp and five of his buddies? Well, this is what happened at the up-market Five Sixty restaurant, a Wolfgang Puck property in Dallas.
Their transgression: failing to meet the dress code.
The vets were holding their annual reunion; they ...
