Photo of the Week!
F 8; 1/250; 116mm.
Shot near Moab alongside Utah State Route 313.
Continue reading “Don’t have a cow!”
Photo of the Week!
F 4.5; 1/320; 107mm.
Shot on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC.
Continue reading “Clear skies, open spaces”
The Daily Flyer
Welcome to the January 22, 2021 edition of “The Daily Flyer,” The Higher Flyer‘s newsletter that gathers up and summarizes some of the most important happenings in the world of airlines, hotels, award points, and other travel-related subjects. Today’s feature leads with a closer look at Moynihan Train Hall, the impressive successor to New York’s wretched Penn Station, and then moves on to cover more typical subject matters: previewing travel policies in the Biden Administration, the debut of the IATA Travel Pass, and even MORE higher flyer predictions for 2021.
Continue reading “Excelsior! A first look review of New York’s Moynihan Train Hall”
Photo of the Week!
F 8; 1/800; 81mm.
Shot at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC.
Continue reading “Blue skies at last”
Yes.
(Sorry for the spoiler. Let’s get to it!)
The Daily Flyer
Happy (belated) Martin Luther King Day, and welcome to the January 19, 2020 edition of “The Daily Flyer!” This is The Higher Flyer‘s newsletter that gathers up and summarizes some of the day’s most important happenings in the world of airlines, hotels, award points, and other travel-related things. Today’s feature examines the Boeing 737 MAX‘s safety record as it returns to the skies, and it also covers updates to two popular loyalty programs, the next steps for Alaska and oneworld, AA’s other domestic alliance, and higher flyer steps to containing insurrectionists.
Continue reading “Is the Boeing 737 MAX safe to fly?”
Photo of the Week!
F 3.5; 1/40; 24mm.
Shot at Grand Central Station in New York.
Continue reading “Grand. Central Station.”
The Daily Flyer
Welcome to the January 11, 2021 edition of “The Daily Flyer,” The Higher Flyer‘s newsletter that gathers up and summarizes some of the day’s most important happenings in the world of airlines, hotels, award points, and other travel-related things. Today’s main feature picks up where last Wednesday’s entry left off and offers 10 more predictions for 2021. It also covers higher flying’s uncomfortable intersection with acts of sedition, updated elite status qualifications (or not), and a list of COVID test providers.
Continue reading “21 higher flyer predictions for ’21 (Part 2)”
Photo of the Week!
F 5.6; 1/100; 94mm.
Shot near the Home Ranch in Clark, Colorado.
Continue reading “Dreary Winter”
The Higher Flyer 
With COVID-19 raging, there’s no such thing as responsible travel planning
The Daily Flyer
Happy February, and welcome to “The Daily Flyer,” The Higher Flyer‘s newsletter that gathers up and summarizes some of the most important happenings in the world of airlines, hotels, award points, and other travel-related subjects. Today’s feature discusses travel plans in a pandemic, as well as a new mask mandate, airplane seat preferences, cheap fares in Europe, and a behind-the-scenes look in to a 787’s pipework.
Continue reading “With COVID-19 raging, there’s no such thing as responsible travel planning” →