Maybe it is the baby blue that provides eye appeal on the exterior and interior of the aircrafts of this French airline. Maybe it is because I am so accustomed to being abused by airline personnel when I fly that courteous service from ground and in-flight cabin crews causes me to pause and praise the […]
Aviation Industry: A Love Hate Relationship
The airline busiiness is the industry that consumers love to hate. Because we cannot get along without it we are a captive audience. With only 4 major USA airlines still standing (controlling 80 percent of the market), we do not have many choices as to which one to select for business or leisure flights.Opposing Points […]
Airlines that kill puppies, beat passengers and love your money
The airline business is an industry that airline passengers, also known as consumers, love to hate. Because we cannot get along without it we are a captive audience. With airlines killing puppies and delivering pets to the wrong destination, beating passengers to a pulp when they refuse to respond to employee commands, forcing adult passengers […]
Travel in Africa up close: Enormous opportunities for tourism, but leadership?
takes 17+ hours to fly the 7,960 miles from/to Johannesburg, South Africa, from New York City. When the trip is made in coach class, this is a decision that is not made casually. Under the best of circumstances, economy-level flying is challenging. When the time spent in a teeny tiny seat for almost a complete […]
Air Canada: Please get me to Seoul, Korea
Travel as Cargo for Tender Loving Care
The next time I travel by air, I want to fly as a large box or as part of an immense container, and I want to be shipped via Lufthansa Air Cargo. After spending two days with Lufthansa Air Cargo c-suite executives, I am convinced that packages receive better treatment than people. Cargo requests are […]
26 Steps.Planning for Travel to Italy
Dr. Elinor Garely, Editor in Chief, TourismExecutives.com (a division of eTN Publishing) May 20, 2016 Italy. Although it is the size of Arizona with a population of approximately 60 million people, as soon as the destination is mentioned, smiles appear on every face. Whether it is thoughts of just “being” in Italy, drinking the wines […]