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John Wayne Airport Review (SNA)
Since my boyfriend recently moved to Dana Point, CA, I’ve been visiting the John Wayne Airport (airport IATA code SNA) in Orange County more than normal. I’m starting to get the hang of this small, upgraded, easy to navigate, not crowded regional airport, and wanted to share my #layovertips and airport hacks with our tripchi…
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Airline Fare Wars
Fares are still at a historical low, with fuel prices and airline fare wars creating better prices and market conditions for the consumer. Competition in aviation, as in any business, always ends up benefiting the consumer by driving down fares. Conversely, airlines are reporting record profits in this often unusual win-win economic situation. This blog explores the business and economic reasons…
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Summer travel forecast 2016
Summer travel forecast – blue skies ahead tripchi airport app newsletter Now’s the time to start booking your summer travel, so that your summer travel forecast stays sunny. Fares are still at a historical low, with fuel prices and airline pricing wars creating better prices and market conditions for the consumer. Competition in aviation, as in any business, always…
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Union Station to DEN Airport
A couple weeks ago was the opening day of being able to take the A-line train from Union Station to DEN Airport. I got a chance to be one of the first riders, and also got to partake in a free journey offer in celebration of opening day. Even though it’s a few weeks since the…
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May is Airport Restaurant Month
HMS Host is sponsoring another airport restaurant month, and that’s why May is Airport Restaurant Month! This follows up a string of cooking/foodie oriented events put on by HMSHost, including the recent Chicago O’Hare Cooking Competition which tripchi also covered.
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Packing Tips: Pack The Right Way
Whether you’re traveling through the desert or the Icelandic back country, packing tips are an important item to include on your pre-trip checklist. The right packing tips can help you economize your space and also help you think through the important items to bring on your trip (and often more importantly, the ones to leave behind).
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PIT-PHX AA647 Flight Review
Today’s AA647 Flight Review blog is written by David Mitchell, fellow #avgeek, Thunderbird, and travelphile. David is passionate about traveling and exploring as much of the world as possible for as cheaply as possible. He has traveled to over 40 countries spanning 4 continents and has lived in 3 countries and worked in 2 countries. He…
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DEN Train to the Plane
Only one more week before you can take the DEN Train to the Plane from Union Station in downtown Denver to the Denver International Airport (of course it will also run the other way, from the airport to Union Station). We noticed the DEN Train to the Plane advertisement while we were hanging out Sunday morning at…
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HMSHost Cooking Competition Winner 2016
Over the past month, we’ve covered both the recipe submission contest and the finalist selection of the HMSHost cooking competition, which took place live at O’Hare Airport on Mar 22, 2016.
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Flying with Frontier to SFO
I was flying with Frontier a few weeks ago on a weekend getaway to SFO. I came in late Thursday night on a flight that I almost didn’t make based on a Low-Cost Carrier (Frontier) process nightmare.