(The narrative of my trans-continental train rides in Australia will continue next time.) A number of years ago, I was shopping in one of the Honolulu supermarkets and heard the following announcement over the store’s PA system: “Attention shoppers! For the next 15 minutes, our premium ground round, normally $2.49 a pound, will be on…
I wonder if it’s an actual marketing strategy of the airline industry to confuse their customers. For example, there doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to the price of a ticket. Oh, I know there’s a computer somewhere that figures it all out and the amount they charge for flying us from A…
I’m working out the details of another European trip and determining the most cost efficient way to get there and back is very frustrating … difficult and maybe even impossible. Obviously, along with hundreds of thousands of other folks, I’m trying to get there with a minimum of layovers and I want to pay for…
Once upon a time, flying was an adventure … was even fun. Not any more. People still fly, but they don’t like it. I was thinking about that on the 5-plus-hour American Airlines flight yesterday from Los Angeles bringing me home to Maui. Having to go through security is the first thing people complain about…