Kaleel Sakakeeny's Blog – May 2012 Archive (5)

Turning 'The Hunger Games' Into 'No Hunger Games' at New England Inns

Marti Mayne  one-ups Katniss, Peeta and company by turning The Hunger Games  into No Hunger Games.



Their bed and breakfast packages give food to the local food pantries and other “no-hunger” causes in the towns and regions where the "No-Hunger Games" B and B’s are located.…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 31, 2012 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

Virgin Atlantic OK’s Cell Phones in Flight. FAA Still Says 'No'



The FAA gets it wrong again.



When Virgin Atlantic announced recently that passengers could make calls on their cell phones on VA’s Airbus A330 and Boeing 747 between London and New York, it was another wake up call to the Federal Aviation Administration to face reality.



Although cellphones can not be used during take off and landing, and the price…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 25, 2012 at 3:08pm — No Comments

Naked We Go!


What Do You Really Do On a Nude Vacation?



Apparently the same things you’d do if you were on a fully-clothed holiday, except, we assume, horseback ride.




But, you ask, how likely is anyone to go to a nude beach or clothes optional one, and strip?




For a country settled by humorless and uptight Puritans, a surprising 49% of Americans said they…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 22, 2012 at 12:25pm — 3 Comments

Clobbering the Klout Score


Imagine this scenario. You’re boarding your flight, and an announcement is made that there are three free upgrades to First Class. Free. For those whose Klout scores are 50 or higher.



Or you complain to a company about some defect in their product, and you never get an answer. But other people do, you learn. Why? The brand opts to reply only to those customers with…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 16, 2012 at 9:49am — No Comments

Who Will Review (and Rank) the Review Sites?

Or who will turn the tables and keep review sites and their reviews honest?



By now we’ve heard enough to know fraudulent, unverified reviews on heretofore sacrosanct review sites are rampant. In many ways, they’re a violation of the trust travelers place in those sites.

TripAdvisor has been cited by UK authorities and told it can no longer state that…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 4, 2012 at 11:46am — 4 Comments

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