The World According to Mitch

It occurred to me that thanks to the US Government (and my wacky travel schedule) 2008 is the first year that I have ' sprung forward ' twice. I am of course referring to the fact that North America switched from Daylight Savings to Standard (or is it the other way around... I never remember...

So I arrived at the airport several hours early... I just had very little left to do and thought that because I was booked to travel Economy Class I would arrive early for a better chance to be able to use an upgrade certificate.  In theory members of the top-tier programs are supposed to receive...

A few weeks ago Singapore Airlines and Airbus made headlines with the inaugural flight of their A380 Superliner. I read the stories, including the first-hand accounts of some of the First Class passengers, and was duly impressed. I thought it strange that people were paying tens of thousands of dollars...