A Malindo Air crewmember was arrested and accused of smuggling millions in heroin and methamphetamine from Malaysia to Australia. The 38 yr old crewmember was working with a Vietnamese crime syndicate operating in…
In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC this morning, Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian, stated that the company will lose an estimated $25 million in monthly revenue due to the government shutdown. He stated that…
It is no secret that companies spend a lot on employee travel. The budgets and exact spend are kept internal for various reasons. The main reason…
Indonesian Navy divers have recovered the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from Lion Air 610. The aircraft, a 737 MAX, crashed into the Java Sea in October with 189 people on board. The CVR was located through…
Last October, on a trip to Costa Rica with some friends, I had one of my worst travel experiences. There was a delay from Oklahoma City then missed flights from Houston and Miami. One of the…
I was only a few days into the year before setting travel goals for the year. The goals included some reasonable and some unreasonable expectations. I enjoy aspiring towards different travel adventures as it provides…
Just a few days ago, I wrote a post about how the partial United States government shutdown was affecting the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The government shutdown has now entered…
I am beyond excited to plan my first trip of the year. The intent of the trip is to review all Priority Pass Lounges at Los Angeles International and Houston Intercontinental Airports during 30 plus…
Another day, another drone sighting at a London area airport. Earlier today, departures from the London’s Heathrow Airport were halted after a drone was spotted near one of the runways. This drone sighting is occurring…
The partial shutdown of the United States government has entered its 17th day. There does not seem to be an end in sight as both sides have different opinions on funding for a southern border wall. The president has stated that he will…
The United States Department of State has issued a Level 2 Travel Advisory for China. There are four Travel Advisory Levels, with Level 1 or normal being the lowest and…
Qatar started the new year by imposing, as foreigners have called it, a “sin tax”. The tax is on goods that are prohibited under Islamic law. Qatar’s General Authority of Customs introduced the new tax on January 1, 2019. The tax applies…
Now that we are a few days into the new year, I wanted to give you all my goals for the year to come. If you have been following the blog for some time, you know that my trips are spontaneous and…
A severe winter storm is scheduled to impact parts of Texas beginning today and continuing through Friday morning. The storm has the potential to produce freezing rain and/or a few inches of snow. As of this morning…
Hi, welcome to the last installment of the blog’s year in review. I have covered the first, second, and third quarters of 2018 during the…