World of Hyatt Commercial Highlights My Frustrations With Frequent Travel Marketing

World of Hyatt Commercial Highlights My Frustrations With Frequent Travel Marketing

I’m becoming cranky in my middle age.  That much I know. Perhaps I am far enough away from my halcyon days of travel when weekend mileage runs were quick cultural skinny dips.  And week-long vacations were reserved for deeper dives exploring the underbelly of geographic stretches far away.  Frequent travel programs were important – earning or using…

Are Communism and Safety Fears Keeping Americans Away From Cuba?
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Are Communism and Safety Fears Keeping Americans Away From Cuba?

A year after the US eased travel restrictions to Cuba, Americans are actually less willing to visit the island. In 2017, only 40% of Americans are interested in taking a trip to Cuba. That’s down 2% from last year. As a result, major airlines are already pulling out of the market or reducing the number of flights to the island.  And many…

Three Secret Travel Toiletries I Can’t Live Without
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Three Secret Travel Toiletries I Can’t Live Without

I am giving away all my secrets lately.  First I confessed that I travel with my secret weapons for good hair.   Now I’m admitting to three secret travel toiletries that I cannot live without. I hunt these babies down.  Sometimes buy them in bulk.  I simply cannot run out.  Ever. They are not the things you’d usually think of…

The Uber Dumpster Fire But Otherwise Relatively Boring Weekly Recap

Welcome to another edition of the weekly recap for Jetsetter’s Homestead.  This is our every Monday summary where we summarize what you might have missed in the past week.  If you like to skim a website, start here – you can find it all in one neat place.  (A little slice of our content, a…

Fyre Festival Debacle and Five Travel Planning Takeaways
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Fyre Festival Debacle and Five Travel Planning Takeaways

As my flight cruises high above the California desert, passing near Coachella, I can’t stop thinking (and laughing) about the giant music-festival-turned-dumpster-fire known as the Fyre Festival. The #fyrefraud was targeted at high net worth Millenials. It was supposed to be a two-weekend “luxury music festival”. Event organizers claimed the location, a private island in…

Lyft, Uber Enter Underserved Healthcare Market
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Lyft, Uber Enter Underserved Healthcare Market

The healthcare market is a trillion-dollar segment of the US economy – and growing.  One often unnoticed – and untapped – healthcare market is for nonemergency medical transportation.  Patients need transportation to physician appointments, routine treatments, diagnostic examinations, and other types of healthcare.  Lyft and Uber have found a new niche – stepping up to meet…

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Will Apple Kill the Uber App (and Uber)?

Apple could effectively kill Uber by simply removing the Uber app from Apple’s App Store. This is exactly what Apple threatened to do after it learned the Uber app had been designed specifically to circumvent Apple’s privacy rules. Uber was able to track iPhone users even after they had deleted the app from the iPhone or iPad devices….

American Airlines Employee Incident on Flight – Video of Passenger Altercation

American Airlines Employee Incident on Flight – Video of Passenger Altercation

Less than two weeks after the infamous United Airlines incident, another viral video is making the social media rounds.  Tonight American Airlines is in the hot seat.  A video has hit social media showing the moments after an American Airlines employee allegedly hits a passenger with a stroller on a flight. The incident took place on Friday afternoon…