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Delta Quebec Exceeds Expectations
I must admit that after taking a look at the website and seeing the looming building on the drive from the airport, hotel expectations were pretty low. Hamster cage plastic shower here we come. How...
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Hiatus at the Highball Lounge (Boston)
Of course the United flight up to Boston was delayed (90 minutes) and of course there was no wifi on the flight. You see, United spent all kinds of money on that stupid DirecTV system as if everyone in...
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On United it is One Step up and Three Steps Back
Since I remain locked into a hub, I am pretty much consigned to fly with United on at least some portion of my flights. United has suffered so much operationally since the merger with Continental that...
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Wait for it: Cautious Praise for United
I am on a newly configured cross country United 737-900 with power and wifi (in addition to the ultra-ridiculous DirecTV nonsense). Having net on a cross country flight is quite fantastic. Economy plus...
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Hell Freezes Over? United beats Kimpton at Own Game?! (Portland, OR)
I am back at the Riverplace in Portland, Oregon. I was just here for the first time this Spring (the property is newly Kimptonized). The showers are (sadly) all plastic in this city when it comes to...
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United versus Virgin: Grizzly Veteran Flies New Airline
As a 100k flyer for over a decade with 1,589,963 United miles under my belt, I know a bit about United airlines. Since the merger with Continental, things have frankly gone to the dogs. We have...
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No Fly Noël 2014: Six Days Late and a Dollar Short
Travel was thankfully almost reasonable this year, down to thirty trips off last year’s forty-two. (FWIW, we’ll shoot for 25 in 2015.) But we did do an out of character trip in December, delaying the...
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2015: Capitalism in Action on the Travel Front
Regular readers will know that in the studied opinion of NPS, United airlines has gone to the dogs. Too many years of too many operational problems finally have come to a head this year. We’re going to...
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It’s Not Just Us: United Sucks
United Airlines is terrible. We are attempting not to fly them in 2015. But don’t just take our word for it. Read the Wall Street Journal airline report. Jeff Smisek should be fired.
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USAirways to Raleigh
Surprise surprise! Commuter jets operated by Republic for USAirways have wifi, and you can upgrade for super cheap. Too bad they only fly out of DCA. .@usairways @american embrear 170 operated by...
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United Airlines Still Sucks: June 2015
Here at NPS we have done what we can to avoid flying United airlines since they have such terrible operations. After loyally flying 1.6 million miles and over a decade as a 100K, we’re done. Today,...
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No Fly July Definitely Over: Flying United is Never Awesome
No fly July had to end sometime, and August 6th was it! Back in the air, I was forced to fly United today. Argh. First some good news. Checkin was smooth, efficient and had no massive line for the...
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Jeff Smisek Resigns from United
Under the black cloud of a corruption allegation (federal case), Jeff Smisek resigns from United. NY Times article. Good. United has nowhere to go but up.
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Post Smisek United Does Just Fine: Hertz Picks up the Suck Slack
Today’s flight from Dulles to Boston was on time. The wifi worked. The crew was not surly. Good job United! You should have ditched Jeff Smisek years ago. Seat 7C on a @united b737-800. Wifi and power....
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The Muse: New York City
The Muse is a new one on NPS. Our jaunts to NY often have us at 70Park or the Eventi. All three hotels are Kimpton properties. The Muse turns out to be very close to the Marriott Marquis where the...
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The Westin in the Chicago Hinterlands Up North Somewhere
Yeah. No. Ever wonder how the other half lives? We find ourselves up in Chicago just in front of a major blizzard doing some business. We’re traveling with all of the C-people: CEO, CFO, CTO, CMO,...
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Planes, Trains and ULTRA-CRAPPY Automobiles
Four cities in two days will do that to you. Upgraded on one hop to Pittsburgh on United!! Mesa operated @united express upgrade to 4D. Woo hoo. pic.twitter.com/v9jqfAqK7C — noplasticshower...
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Colorful and classy at the Gray Chicago
NPS was in a bad mood because United improperly rejiggered seating into economy from economy plus (how do people stand that kind of travel?) and then an Uber driver pulled a super flaky move doing a...
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No Fly Noël 2016: Kinda
Regular NPS readers and lurkers know all about “no fly July” and “no fly Noël.” The idea is simple. Stop. Rest. Think. Read. Get out of the hubbub of everyday modern life, sit by the fire, and exist....
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United Polaris (Business Class to Europe)
You know how we feel about United airlines here on this blog. They squeezed every single iota of loyalty out of us during the ill-fated Smisek years. Our 1.6 MILLION miles meant nothing to United. So...
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