View from the Wing https://viewfromthewing.com/ Thought Leader in Travel Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:32:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 69176167 ‘How Is This Allowed?’ Passengers Slam Influencer’s Viral Aisle Workout In Emirates Business Class Gym Stunt https://viewfromthewing.com/how-is-this-allowed-passengers-slam-influencers-viral-aisle-workout-in-emirates-business-class-gym-stunt/ https://viewfromthewing.com/how-is-this-allowed-passengers-slam-influencers-viral-aisle-workout-in-emirates-business-class-gym-stunt/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2024 22:04:28 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216850 If this happened on a flight I was on, I'd have flagged down a flight attendant and said something. Surely this is not appropriate. It's fine when you're the only passenger in the cabin, or when you're traveling in a seat with enough enclosed space to do this privately (like the new Emirates first class, or Singapore Suites). It's not fine in Emirates business, where it detracts from the overall experience. What would you have done?

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Tapping The Plane: The Comforting, Illogical, and Surprisingly Gross Travel Ritual—Do You Do It? https://viewfromthewing.com/tapping-the-plane-the-comforting-illogical-and-surprisingly-gross-travel-ritual-do-you-do-it/ https://viewfromthewing.com/tapping-the-plane-the-comforting-illogical-and-surprisingly-gross-travel-ritual-do-you-do-it/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:34:07 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216716 Humans are strange creatures. We create elaborate rituals out of the most mundane actions, and impart those rituals with great significance. One I'm trying to make sense of is seasoned travelers and first-timers alike tapping planes as they board. Why do people do this?

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From Luxury to Lunacy: American Airlines First Class Passenger’s Barefoot Hot Towel Stunt Stuns Cabin https://viewfromthewing.com/from-luxury-to-lunacy-american-airlines-first-class-passengers-barefoot-hot-towel-stunt-stuns-cabin/ https://viewfromthewing.com/from-luxury-to-lunacy-american-airlines-first-class-passengers-barefoot-hot-towel-stunt-stuns-cabin/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:58:11 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216846 Here’s an American Airlines first class passenger with their own idea about what the purpose of a hot towel is. Normally passengers get one. This passenger asked for two and went to town with them.

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Hyatt Houston’s $65 Valet Catastrophe: Locked Safe Strands Guests—Was Their Fix Enough? https://viewfromthewing.com/hyatt-houstons-65-valet-catastrophe-locked-safe-strands-guests-was-their-fix-enough/ https://viewfromthewing.com/hyatt-houstons-65-valet-catastrophe-locked-safe-strands-guests-was-their-fix-enough/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:04:58 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216843 The hotel keeps guest vehicle keys in a safe, but it seems to be one of those cheap consumer-style safes you might buy from an office supply store, because it runs on a battery and the battery died. It likely also has a master key, but that wasn’t available. As a result, no guest could get their vehicle.

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The Hidden Dangers of Guesting Strangers into Airport Lounges [Roundup] https://viewfromthewing.com/the-hidden-dangers-of-guesting-strangers-into-airport-lounges-roundup/ https://viewfromthewing.com/the-hidden-dangers-of-guesting-strangers-into-airport-lounges-roundup/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2024 13:04:15 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216789 A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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The Airline Hack For Extra Room And Double Miles—United Now Makes It Simple https://viewfromthewing.com/the-airline-hack-for-extra-room-and-double-miles-united-now-makes-it-simple/ https://viewfromthewing.com/the-airline-hack-for-extra-room-and-double-miles-united-now-makes-it-simple/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2024 22:04:59 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216732 United Airlines now offers an easy way to buy extra seat space for comfort and earn miles, a strategy also possible on other airlines, though occasionally complicated by gate agent errors or policy confusion.

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Delta Passenger’s Petty Hack Turns Seat Back Into A Closet, Leaves Neighbor Fuming https://viewfromthewing.com/delta-passengers-petty-hack-turns-seat-back-into-a-closet-leaves-neighbor-fuming/ https://viewfromthewing.com/delta-passengers-petty-hack-turns-seat-back-into-a-closet-leaves-neighbor-fuming/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2024 19:34:47 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216757 A Delta Air Lines passenger complains that the person in front of them draped their jacket over their seat back. This took up the passenger's space who was seated behind. It's rude and it's disruptive, but people do what makes them comfortable, blissfully unaware of the consequences their actions have on others.

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Lost Standards: 4 Rules Every Airline Lounge Guest Must Follow To Keep The Experience Intact https://viewfromthewing.com/lost-standards-4-rules-every-airline-lounge-guest-must-follow-to-keep-the-experience-intact/ https://viewfromthewing.com/lost-standards-4-rules-every-airline-lounge-guest-must-follow-to-keep-the-experience-intact/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:58:09 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216015 A little over fifty years ago U.S. airline lounges began opening up to the masses for a fee, following government rules requiring clear standards of access replacing invitations in order to avoid the appearance of discrimination. Airlines could let anyone in, or create a path to paid membership. You know which one they chose.

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Rio Las Vegas Finds A New Way To Be Awful: Breaks Hyatt Rules Again, Forcing Loyal Guests To Pay More Or Lose Benefits https://viewfromthewing.com/rio-las-vegas-finds-a-new-way-to-be-awful-breaks-hyatt-rules-again-forcing-loyal-guests-to-pay-more-or-lose-benefits/ https://viewfromthewing.com/rio-las-vegas-finds-a-new-way-to-be-awful-breaks-hyatt-rules-again-forcing-loyal-guests-to-pay-more-or-lose-benefits/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:04:42 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216796 You should not actually stay at the Rio. You should check in there midweek when there's a great rate when you're staying in Las Vegas anyway, in order to earn elite night credit, but from all the feedback on this hotel you probably want to actually spend the night somewhere else. Even guests who feel the rooms themselves are fine tend not to enjoy strolling through the property to and from those rooms it seems.

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FAA’s Aging Tech Crisis: Why Air Traffic Control Modernization Is Utterly Paralyzed [Roundup] https://viewfromthewing.com/faas-aging-tech-crisis-why-air-traffic-control-modernization-is-utterly-paralyzed-roundup/ https://viewfromthewing.com/faas-aging-tech-crisis-why-air-traffic-control-modernization-is-utterly-paralyzed-roundup/#comments Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:04:00 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=216752 A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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