UPDATE: We guess print is dead, as Massport informs us that the paper is no longer available (and we only just picked up a copy in May).

"Print is dead," hmm? We completely agree in some respects, but walking through several international airports, you'd never know it from piles of complimentary newspapers specially written, edited and printed for the passengers briefly transiting through said airports.

Thanks to an extra long recent layover at Boston-Logan, we discovered BOS' Logan Times, a thin rag that discusses such topics as airport security complaints, area tourism and airport amenities. It's not for the average traveler, but #avgeeks will rejoice at the sight of it. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-09-22T13:15:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/6/20/102239/136

One of the biggest travel turn-offs is a filthy city. Having to walk through stanky, trash-strewn streets really puts a damper on the whole sightseeing experience. Travel + Leisure compiled a list of America's dirtiest cities, and a number of popular party places topped the charts, with New Orleans grabbing the No. 1 award for grossness.

It's not a big surprise that the Big Easy is a Big Hot Mess; tourists flood places like Bourbon Street for Mardi Gras and leave loads of garbage, beads, alcohol and other undesirable leftovers all over the place. The mag put Philly in the No. 2 sloppy slot, and apparently it narrowly missed winning the dirty champion title. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2011-06-20T11:41:23-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/5/9/23143/69301
Giant TV screens in Singapore's biz class

Let's make a list of all the cool stuff happening in in-flight entertainment right now, shall we? There's in-flight WiFi (of course), satellite TV, seat-to-seat messaging, touchscreen menu ordering, and even the upcoming possibility to stream content directly to your personal devices. What's next? If you ask Singapore Airlines, the answer to that is evolving and adding content to these developments.

The newest advance from Singapore—an airline that's consistently at the forefront of commercial aviation innovation—is the e-magazine, a world's first for what it does. According to CnnGo, Singapore will introduce new channels to their seatback TVs, channels which will allow you to flip through "a selection of 20 international titles including The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wall Street Journal Magazine, Prestige and Elle." Pages will display in high-res for realistic browsing, without the need to physically flip paper pages and carry bulky magazines onboard. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-05-10T11:47:14-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/3/24/04318/9690

Pay attention, because you may never hear us admit this again: in-flight magazines aren't all that bad. Actually, some are quite good! We've been known to actually take them home and read the articles or—gasp—rip out pages and magnet them to our fridge for future reference. If you're a closet fan of in-flight magazines like we are, then this is your time, friend; more and more airlines are moving their print rags to be in more than just your seat-back pocket, but in your iPad too (and iPad 2).

Here's the airlines and their iTunes-downloadable iPad magazines:

United/Continental Hemispheres: This is the newest player on the scene, as the merger airline only launched their iPad version earlier this month. March is the first issue, featuring the Mexican Riviera and Peru's culinary scene. Happily it makes great use of iPad's interactive features, allowing for 360-degree image views, videos and direct links to buy advertised products (of course advertised creatively). Hemisphere is free to download direct from iTunes HERE.]]> JetSetCD 2011-03-24T10:01:46-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/2/3/16227/25649

Have you read The Daily yet? Jeez—it seems like everyone has already, and yet it's only been out for one day. The Daily is the first virtual newspaper produced specifically for the iPad. No, it's not free; the venture is bankrolled by News Corp and subscriptions cost $0.99 per week, or $39.99 for a year. Considering the fact that, if you have an iPad, you can pretty much get all your news for free from the internet, many are wondering if The Daily will succeed. For upscale travel brands, however, it's a possible goldmine.

The first airline (and indeed, first big travel brand) to hop onboard The Daily is Virgin Atlantic, who helped the launch make a big splash with their interactive ad, taking the reader into the world of their Upper Class flying experience. Their glossy ads move and unveil many layers; you can't quite tickle the hot girl luxuriating in the Upper Class London-Heathrow Clubhouse, but that doesn't stop you from wanting to. The potential is great; who wouldn't want to take a little ad tour of an Emirates First Class cabin? Or maybe play a little mini FlightControl-inspired game where you can land ANA planes at Tokyo-Haneda? Our mind reels. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-02-03T16:02:27-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/1/21/8501/86322

Okay, so if you didn't hear (because who reads print magazines these days, amirite?), Los Angeles was ranked by Travel + Leisure as being the rudest city in America. No, not New York—Los Angeles. Let's hear it for traffic on the 405!

The feature comes as part of T+L's annual "Favorite Cities Survey," which asks readers to rank 35 cities on 54 features, "including affordable hotels, great restaurants, romance potential, and the overall personality of the locals." Los Angeles even managed to pass Las Vegas with its stoney-faced bouncers, Dallas with its hardcore conservatives and Boston with its die-hard sports fans. Rest assured, however, that New York still claims pride of place at #2, although we beg to disagree that it even should go that high on the list. If only everyone would just walk faster...]]> JetSetCD 2011-01-21T09:22:16-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/11/2/124810/287

Who's got an iPad on their Christmas list? We'd say that about half the Jaunted team has caved and sprung for one already, but the rest of us are still kicking it old school with actual books and select print publications. Unfortunately, travel magazines have been crossed off our lists for some time, purely because they've gotten so thin these days and there's so much regurgitation (how many years has "The world's best hot springs" or "Top Ten Islands" been done?).

As glossy and pretty as they appear on the shelves, we just can't throw another $6 mag into our recycling pile. Nonetheless, the idea of digital travel magazines is turning the tides; we'd read 'em!

One of the first travel magazines to go iPad is Travel + Leisure, who just today released a digital issue, focusing on Holiday Travel in particular. This one is totally free, though they plan to continue with digital issues in 2011, with each priced at $3.99, which is 20% cheaper than the print mag. ]]> JetSetCD 2010-11-02T12:55:54-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/