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Groupon's Good for Something, Like Virgin America Flights with Free WiFi

January 31, 2012 at 10:56 AM | by | Comments (0)

We have our doubts about group buying sites like Groupon, especially when we're getting emails for discounts on laser hair removal 80% of the time, but occasionally great deals do pop up, and one such sale starts today.

The deal: Pay $39, get $100 towards round-trip flights between Chicago-ORD and San Francisco-SFO or Los Angeles-LAX. Included in that $39 is also a code to redeem for a free session of Gogo in-flight WiFi, itself worth $12.95. The $100 you get can be used to purchase any class of travel...so you're that much closer to one of the big seats in First Class.

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Virgin America, Porter Airlines and Southwest Star in This Week's New Route News

January 20, 2012 at 9:16 AM | by | Comments (0)

Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of all the new route announcements that come our way, so we’ve complied a little bit of a rundown below. As long as you can afford the fares, this should definitely help add to your passport stamp collection.

· Virgin America:
We’ve already mentioned the big new route news of the week, but we can’t resist discussing the newest option from Virgin America once again. They’re heading to the land of cheesesteaks and rowdy sports fans, as Virgin America is planning nonstop flights to Philadelphia from both San Francisco and Los Angeles. Some of these will start doing their thing as early as April, so if you’re looking for a delayed Spring Break—either on the west coast or east coast—give this new route a little consideration.

· Southwest Airlines:
They’re continuing to move in all their belongings at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but Southwest Airlines is already planning another new option to and from the airport. They’ve decided to a do a nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Atlanta beginning on June 10. This is in addition to the options that are already offered up by their best friends—and soon to be family—over at AirTran. The initial route boost from Southwest in Atlanta begins next month and continues through March, so we expect plenty of more comings and goings from ATL as 2012 chugs along.

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Get From Cali To Pat's In 6 Hours: Virgin America Goes To Philly

January 17, 2012 at 12:04 PM | by | Comment (1)

Hollywood screenwriters rejoice. When you are needing an authentic cheesesteak to relieve writer's block you can hop on Virgin America and take one of three daily nonstops to Pat's (or Geno's if you swing that way) starting April 10th.

Furthermore, Virgin America will be offering two daily nonstops from SFO to PHL. So if Niner fans want to make a pilgrimage to the Rocky statue if and when they complete their improbable Super Bowl run, now they can. Here is what the Cusher had to say about the latest VX destination:

When more airlines compete, consumers win – with lower fares and better service. Travelers deserve more options than just the typical legacy airline cattle car, and we hope our unique brand of low fares and inventive service will be a breath of fresh air for Philadelphians.

Here is an interesting line in the release, possibly foreshadowing things to come:

Currently, only legacy carriers serve the West Coast-PHL routes nonstop.  When entering markets that offer little low-fare competition, Virgin America has historically seen fares drop by up to one-third.

Hmm, sounds like a direct assault on US Air and other lagging legacy carriers. We see a possible 2012 scenario where VX launches in CTL (US Air), ATL (Delta), and Houston...all direct to SFO and LAX of course...stay tuned...

In honor of its newest city, Virgin America is also launching a system-wide “The City of Brotherly Love: Just Got Lovelier” fare sale, with PHL-LAX fares from $129 and PHL-SFO fares from $149* (restrictions, taxes and fees applying).  Tickets are available for purchase now at www.virginamerica.com and at 1.877.FLY.VIRGIN.

Btw, if you guessed the right city on Facebook, start planning your trip because you just won yourself 20 percent off a flight!

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Booking Flights for Coachella 2012: Yikes.

January 10, 2012 at 11:54 AM | by | Comments (0)

Without a doubt, the one huge travel story today is the scramble to plan for Coachella 2012, the music festival in the desert outside Palm Springs, CA. For the first time, the massive 3-day party will be split in two—two weekends, that is. If you can't make it April 13-15, there's now the option of catching the same acts, on the same stages, with a different crowd around you, on April 20-22.

Headliners of the fest are: The Black Keys, Radiohead and, most anticipated by far, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg who will close each weekend with a Sunday performance. Other acts due to hit the many stages include Bon Iver, Cat Power, The Arctic Monkeys, Feist, La Roux, Girl Talk, Santigold and really so many others we don't feel like typing them out. (But here's a Spotify playlist to get you in the mood).

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Six Airfare Sales That Started Today

January 3, 2012 at 12:28 PM | by | Comments (0)

You know what they say about the best days to book airfares, right? That the magical weekdays are Tuesdays and Wednesdays for deals...but those are also the best days to fly on cheap rates, too. Now that the winter holidays are over, airlines have rolled out massive fare sales for travel that, in some cases, goes all the way through the end of spring.

There's 6 sales we think are worthy today. 5 are from the US, and one is from the UK. GET ON IT:

· AirTran sale
(Book by Thursday, January 6 for travel on Tuesdays & Wednesdays through May 15, 2011)
Sample fares (not including taxes & fees):
New York-LGA to Orlando $86 each way
Chicago-Midway to Atlanta $89 each way
Los Angeles-LAX to Fort Lauderdale: $129 each way
Baltimore-BWI to Key West: $126 each way

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Airlines and Travel Brands to Follow Right Now on Instagram

December 27, 2011 at 1:09 PM | by | Comments (0)

And just like that, social photo sharing app Instagram is super hot. Sure it's only just celebrated its one-year anniversary as an iPhone app, but recent contests and exposure given to it by brands and influential figures in social media have pushed it over the edge. Heck, we jumped in head first! And we're freaking loving it. (Follow us by searching "jaunted" & "hotelchatter" in the app).

It's not just people posting images of their kids eating birthday cake or close-ups of kitty paws, either; Instagram seems to be spreading most rapidly among those interested in design, architecture, analogue photography, nature and—of course—the rest of the world. This is where travel images enter the game, and the airlines are paying attention.

We ran a fine-toothed comb through Instagram to find the airlines you need to follow now, and who else to watch:

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Got $60,000? Then You've Got a Private Roundtrip Flight (and More) on Virgin America

November 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM | by | Comments (0)


This could be yours

In the only bit of "Cyber Monday" news worth mentioning (you won't hear us say those words again today, by the way), Virgin America is working together with Gilt City to offer private flights on their Airbus A320s to anywhere they fly (in the US).

That's right—you can have the plane to yourself or bring along 145 friends, so long as you've got $60,000 (inclusive of taxes and fees) to shell out for the round-trip experience. But that's not all! Virgin America will also throw in the naming rights to one of their planes, in-flight catering on your trip, and flight crew (duh) while Gilt City passes out an amenity to each passenger.

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A Doc Ranks Airlines with the Healthiest In-Flight Snacks of 2011

November 22, 2011 at 3:58 PM | by | Comments (0)


A snack in First Class on Virgin America

Over the next few days, millions of air travelers are going to sit down to eat something they likely wouldn't otherwise. It's called an in-flight meal and, as with the airlines themselves, the quality varies. Some will be stuck with "nuts or pretzels?" while others live in luxury with "chicken or beef?" What will you choose this holiday travel season? Allow a doctor to help out...

Dr. Charles Platkin, PhD, MPH is an assistant professor at the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College in NYC and he's just published his "2011 Airline Food Survey" at DietDetective.com. Reviewing in-flight menus and nutritional information for offerings on Air Canada, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United, US Airways and Virgin America, Dr. Platkin rated each airline out of four stars based on the protein, variety and calories of their onboard offerings. The findings are kinda shocking...

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Richard Branson Would Like You to Stay the Night...at Virgin Hotels

November 9, 2011 at 9:40 AM | by | Comment (1)

Let's play a game! How many Virgin companies can you name off the top of your head?

Without looking it up, here's what we can come up with: Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic (who remembers Virgin Express?), V Australia, Virgin Australia, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Oceanic, Virgin Trains, Virgin Balloons, Virgin Megastores, Virgin Limobike, Virgin Money, Virgin Radio, Virgin Active, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Wines (!!) and wow—so many more. Just mentioning the fact that we recently took a Virgin Train from London to Liverpool produced the following reaction from a friend: "THEY DO TRAINS TOO?!"

Yes indeed Virgin does do trains, and now there's something else to add to that long list of what they do do: Virgin Hotels. That's right; Sir Richard Branson wants you to sleep with him...finally.

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Name the Next Virgin America Plane! Like Right Now.

October 10, 2011 at 10:17 AM | by | Comments (0)

You know when an airline is getting big? Yes, when it has many destinations. Yes, when it frequently posts jobs for new flight crew. But...an airline is definitely getting big when it runs out of names for new planes and holds a contest asking for help from the traveling public. Several airlines have gone through this over the last many years, and now it's Virgin America's turn, and it could be your suggested name up on their bird if you can think fast.

Virgin America is seeking "'new destination-themed' aircraft names" over on their Facebook page right now, and submitting one for consideration is as simple as inputting your name, email and brilliant name idea. The only thing is...submissions end today!

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Virgin America Launches 'Real Steel' Plane in Honor of New Dreamworks Movie

September 26, 2011 at 12:56 PM | by | Comments (0)

In honor of "Real Steel," the new Hugh Jackman movie about a time in the near future when robots replace human boxers, Virgin America has launched a new Airbus A320 aircraft named “Real Steel” featuring an image of the film’s World Robot Boxing contender “Atom” on the aircraft fuselage.

Virgin America, which will be the first airline to show Real Steel in flight later this year, is also partnering with Good Morning America to give away a trip to California for the red carpet premiere of "Real Steel". To enter the contest, "Like" GMA on Facebook today and click on the "Sweepstakes" tab in the left sidebar.

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Virgin America, Air Jamaica and United Bring Us Some of This Week's New Routes

September 23, 2011 at 8:30 AM | by | Comments (0)

Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of all the new route announcements that come our way, so we’ve complied a little bit of a rundown below. As long as you can afford the fares, this should definitely help add to your passport stamp collection.

· Air Jamaica:
Orlando has plenty of sun but not a lot of sand, so that’s why Air Jamaica is linking the theme park hotspot with the beaches of the island nation. Two times per week the carrier—thanks to some of their Boeing 737s—is connecting Orlando with Kingston, Jamaica. The flights run on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the flights departing from Florida leaving at around lunchtime and arriving in Jamaica a couple hours later.

· United:
As the weather gets cooler United is planning to send plenty of planes back and forth between Mammoth Lake, California and San Diego, Orange County, and San Francisco. The San Diego flights will be a daily option, Orange County will happen four times per week, and the Bay Area flights do their thing 11 times each week. The new stuff starts up in the middle of December, so start planning your holiday evacuation now.

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