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

Saying “I Love You” at 35,000 Feet From Seat 7B. Why Not?

Flight attendants are not inherently anti-romantic or anti-social, they’re just brainwashed when it comes to using cell phones in the air.



“Please switch off all mobile phones as they can interfere with the aircraft’s rafts navigation system,” is the flight attendant’s mantra.



But there  is no verifiable  reason why one shouldn’t use a  cell phone…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 27, 2012 at 9:14am — No Comments

Tired of Traveling With Ugly People?

No, this doesn’t come from us, but from someone who Tweeted about a new travel-dating site called, Misstravel.com

It’s pretty much a travel dating site...with plenty of innuendo.

The explanatory video asks are you attractive, love to travel, but don’t have the money?



It then explains that there…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 24, 2012 at 9:18am — 2 Comments

The Brave, The Bold and The Travel Brands Americans Love

No, price isn’t everything in travel. It counts for a great deal in making travel decisions, but those merchants of “low, low prices” are missing the point.



What seems to drive travel choices is the ability for the traveler to connect with a brand; to feel and identify with it.

At least that’s what the …

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 18, 2012 at 10:18am — 6 Comments

No, The Travel Agent is Not Dead

Reports to the contrary, the travel agent is alive and well.

A couple of blocks from where I live is a a storefront travel agency. Been there for quite a while, as long as I can remember, anyway.



The space is crammed with brochures, books, all kinds of magazines and old posters. It’s almost always full of people. Some come and sit on the uneven…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 12, 2012 at 9:57am — 4 Comments

Travel’s Problem With Pinterest

First, we’re glad Pinterest  backtracked.  Pinterest’s  pinmeister and co-founder,  Ben Silberman, is no longer asking  followers to " avoid self promotion."



The CEO and his fellow pinners are saying that  the Pinterest etiquette that frowned on pinning ones own content, is dead.



Originally,…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 4, 2012 at 10:44am — 2 Comments

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