Archive for the ‘Airlines- good, bad and ugly’ Category

Nov
25
    

Lufthansa has new stylish solution regarding the in-flight food service. Anne Lorenz designed fantastic food set that will add extra experience onboard. Now, my next question is: has -anyone- actually tried this dish set?

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Filed by Maria on 25-11-2007
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Nov
15
    

Planning a trip to France? Read this real story and plan carefully.

In short:

  • It turns out employees of Air France live by one motto: I will only put enough energy into my job so as to prevent my customers from hassling me.
  • The next day, I was back at the airport, on my way to Nice. … She said that my bag would be on my new flight, and that it would be waiting for me when I landed. Great! But, in actuality, this was the first case of someone lying to me to just make me feel OK so I didn’t hassle her. So, I land in Nice, and of course, no bag.
  • So, we land in Paris, and discover we have no baby stroller, but it’s now on it’s way to Amsterdam.
  • That stroller never showed up. Several days later, when we were back at that awful Paris airport, I decided to look for the stroller. I went to the baggage office outside the main baggage claim area, but they told me I had to get into the restricted baggage claim area. Uh, how do I do this? Well, he told me to wait for someone leaving through the one-way door, and then sneak in. Basically, breach security. Ok, I can roll with that.

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Filed by Maria on 15-11-2007


Nov
09
    

Speaking of France its quite like your wine trip to start from Paris. No matter wheter you’re flying overseas, coming from another European country or Asia, here are a few nice tips and tricks about Paris’ airports. Paris has three: Orly, Roissy Charles De Gaulle and Beauvais Airport.

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Filed by Maria on 09-11-2007


Oct
15
    

New York, the-city-that-never-sleeps, the-big-apple and the-largest-colorful-chaos-on-the-planet, recently launched new campaign to promote its travel and tourist services. This is Entertainment, This is Fashion, This is Food, This is Shopping, and This is Just Another Day are some of the This-is that NYC offers. Then you have Just Ask The Locals where celebrities and residents of New York will answer your questions. Watch out for Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore.

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Filed by Maria on 15-10-2007


Oct
14
    

At the end of the year Bulgaria and Romania will celebrate their first year within the European Union. This event let more and more people flying in both directions to/from the Balkans for business or just to take a closer look and explore the local bars. If you consider expansion and step on the Balkans, here are a few funny ideas how to revamp the old brands and introduce them to New Europe.

To me Balkanhansa is über-hilarious.

Filed by Maria on 14-10-2007