Photo of the Week!
F 5.6; 1/250; 117mm.
Shot on Plaza de las Cortes facing the Fuente de Neptuno, which is adjacent to the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.
Continue reading “Streets still empty”
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 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)”
The Daily Flyer
Happy Wednesday, and welcome to the January 6, 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 feature consists of 21 predictions for 2021 (or rather 11 of them; the other 10 will come in the next TDF installment), as well as huge diplomatic news (that affects aviation), some thoughts on obtaining elite status this year, and, to round it out, some New Year’s resolutions from renowned travel writers.
Continue reading “21 higher flyer predictions for ’21 (Part 1)”
The Daily Flyer
Happy new year, welcome back, and welcome to the first 2021 edition of “The Daily Flyer!” After a long, COVID-induced layoff, The Higher Flyer‘s newsletter is back to gather up and summarize some of the most important happenings in the world of airlines, hotels, award points, and other travel-related things. Today’s feature — for January 4, 2021 — examines the state of higher flying entering 2021, and it also bids farewell to Fido (in a way), covers a (potentially) practical aspect of higher flying in a pandemic, and, on a more aspirational note, it highlights some new hotels scheduled to open in 2021.
Continue reading “2021: Introducing the murky next chapter for higher flying”
Photo of the Week!*
F 5.6; 1/250; 135mm
Shot at the end of the “D” concourse at Doha’s Hamad International Airport.
*But why stop there? This can be the “Photo of the Year!” too.
Continue reading “To 2021 we go!”
Photo of the Week!
F 8; 1/160; ISO 100; 24mm.
Shot at Greater New Hope Baptist Church in Washington, DC.
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” →