Photo (c) Author If there is ANY carrier that should make Seattle a global gateway, it's Alaska Airlines, not that Atlanta-based behemoth....

From picking up cancelled Airbus NEO orders, to acquiring a block of ownership in Spanish Low Cost Carrier Volotea, expanding their hold...

The news today out of Wall Street and Ft. Lauderdale is that Ultra Low-Cost Carrier Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

It's been said that one should never work for a company they admire. I'm not sure I believe that, as I have worked for companies I've...

For the first time in its 53-year history, Southwest is drastically changing the way it operates. We're not talking about watering down...

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**--WARNING: THIS POST WILL BE CRASS. RUDE, SIZEIST, AND UNFORGIVING. NO APOLOGIES GIVEN--** “I used to say that there were Five Levels...

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Your friendly Travel Genius has just returned from a very memorable trip I never thought I'd ever have a chance to take, nor did I ever...

Whew! It's been a while, hasn't it? Well my friends, I do apologize. I had been un der a pair of NDA's that kept me from maintaining my...

As a travel agent, I’m always looking for the best flight options for my clients. Sometimes that includes flights operated by one airline...

I'm going to come right out and say it. The Travel Genius was wrong and completely befuddled by the severity and strength of the...

Cutting through the media hype and fear regarding traveling during the Coronavirus scare.

Alaska Airlines to join Oneworld Alliance

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Let me just preface this post by saying I am an airline snob. An avgeek elitist if you will. I've lived and breathed the airline world...

**This article originally appeared on my FL310 Travel Blog on December 3, 2016. It's been updated for this website.** I have been...