DELTA ACTUALLY WON SOMETHING
The technology magazine PC World has named Delta the most technology-friendly US airline. It appears they haven’t heard DELTA explained Doesn’t Ever Leave The Airport. But that seems to be exactly the point, the award is mainly based on the upgrading of charging stations at 20 US airports and their Gogo wi-fi on board. And, Jet Blue ranked number ten after Frontier and Southwest, see full list and resoning here. Needless to say US airlines are behind the curve. Earlier this month the World Travel Awards, described as the “Oscars of the travel industry” by the Wall Street Journal, named Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, […]
BELIZE, HOME TO WORLD’S ‘BEST’ HOTEL
TripAdvisor has announced the results of its 2012 Travelers Choice awards, recognizing the best hotels around the world as reviewed by its users. The site crowned The Phoenix Resort in Belize, a 30-condo beachfront property in San Pedro, as the best hotel in the world, knocking last year’s winner the Golden Well in Prague, from first place. Perhaps the images on their site doesn’t do the property justice or luxury was not a criteria in ranking the ‘best’ hotel in the world. Although the Travelers’ Choice awards offers gongs for nearly 4,000 properties, it’s a fun indicator of the current sensibilities of TripAdvisor users as reviews and ratings are used […]