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AirAsia CEO Handles Tragedy With Leadership
Many times in 2014 airlines were in the news for all the wrong reasons. In the airline business customers are quick to throw stones when airlines mess up and reluctant to applaud you for a job well done. I think many passengers forget how difficult it is to run an airline, not to mention make it…
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Denver Airport Gift Giving
Throughout the month of December, tripchi covered airport holiday celebrations, a special double-dose of an airport New Year’s Eve, and holiday flying freebies (including a mention of Denver Airport gift giving promotion). Since Seth only scratched the surface on coverage of the Denver Airport holiday promotion, I thought I’d do a more in-depth review based on my…
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iBeacon’s Improve Pax Experience in 2015
As we leave 2014 in the dust, its time to look ahead to whats on tap for 2015 in terms of airport tech. As I previously discussed in my Bluetooth tech blog, iBeacons have already started to enter some airports. This is a big deal because now airports and app’s like tripchi can easily connect with…
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PIT Airport not the Pits
Our 5th airport to build out for the tripchi airport mobile app is PIT Airport (Pittsburgh International Airport). It was kind of a spontaneous airport to decide to include, but we had the fortune of taking an extended layover through PIT Airport on the way back from IAD Airport (Washington-Dulles International Airport) in early Dec…
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2014 Flights In Review
It’s been a fun year of travel for me. This was one of my best years for international travel mainly due to the fact I spent much of the year in Cape Town, South Africa tagging along while my girlfriend was getting a graduate degree at the University of Cape Town. Many of the flights…
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Holiday Flying Freebies
We all know flying during the holiday season can be an extremely stressful time of year. Long lines at the check in and security; plus packed terminal hallways, traveling becomes a grueling test of nerves and patience. Airlines and airports are well aware of this fact. As a way to spread some Christmas cheers and…
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tripchi airport app newsletter – fly to 2015
tripchi airport app – Dec 2014, Holiday and Year-End Edition With the year wrapping up, the tripchi airport app team have gifts in store for our fans and readers! Enter our airport improvement contest to win a “Keep Calm and Fly On” T-shirt. The 3 best ideas by the end of the year will win, just in time to put another…
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Airport New Year – Double Dose
You probably read my last blog on airport holiday celebrations – this blog is an extension of that, focusing on airport New Year’s Eve. Two airports that I didn’t cover in much detail were SYD and LAX. That’s because I was saving them to highlight a particularly outstanding private flight opportunity that covers not one but…
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Top 5 Airport Observation Decks
Airports and airlines today, especially in the realm of social media are reaching out to passengers at every turn to gather data, improve customer satisfaction and pitch new and existing products. At tripchi, we are passionate about the Airport2.0 experience and many airports are taking that experience more seriously. To us the airports are a destination…
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Airport holiday celebrations
Airports are joining the holidays cheer with their very own festive airport holiday celebrations. We’ve rolled up some of the best airport holiday celebrations reported by Skift and Financial Express for you to experience as part of your holiday journey. Who said you can’t start the party at the airport?