Photographs of the Airport Lounge With an Infinity Swimming Pool

An airport lounge is for someone who has either paid for — or earned — the privilege to escape from the crowds of the terminals and gates while simultaneously indulging in such amenities as food and beverages, comfortable places to relax, cleaner and more stylish washrooms with shower facilities, an assortment of reading materials, access to better Wi-Fi and other technologies, and a view of the airport where one can simply watch airplanes either take off or land…

…but one airport lounge also offers an unusual amenity: an infinity pool in which to swim. That lounge is the…

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• June 24, 2019

Eastern Air Lines Airplane Spotted

“Eastern Air Lines — which went out of business in 1991 — was once one of the four largest airlines in the United States. Currently in the midst of the worst worldwide economy in years where it is difficult enough to maintain the operations of a commercial airline, what would possess someone with the idea of re-launching a once-storied commercial airline?”

What you just read is what I first asked in this short article back on Saturday, March 7, 2009; and for greater than ten years, attempts to bring back the once legendary name in commercial aviation have either failed or faltered…

…so when I spotted an airplane with the Eastern livery, adorned with its former official color scheme earlier this month at…

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• June 23, 2019

Virgin Atlantic Airways Celebrates 35 Years Today, June 22, 2019

Hilton already passed its milestone of 100 years last month on Friday, May 31, 2019; and British Airways is readying for Sunday, August 25, 2019 when the airline gets its turn to celebrate 100 years as well…

…but another airline which is based in the United Kingdom is celebrating its own milestone today, Saturday, June 22, 2019 — and that airline is Virgin Atlantic Airways, as it celebrates 35 years since flight…

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• June 22, 2019

An Effective Conversation Starter in the Dominican Republic By Doing This One Simple Thing…

Figuring I was going to lounge around by both the side of at least one swimming pool and on the shore of the Caribbean Sea while I was in the Dominican Republic, I brought along an old shirt which someone gave to me years ago.

With the exception of self-professed fashion plates who ooze style everywhere they go, guys generally tend to like to hang onto old clothes. They are almost like old friends, having been together through the good times, the tough times, memorable times, and times which are generally so mundane that no one would even think twice about them.

Stains? Check. Holes? Check. Worn graphics? Check.

Throw it out? No way.

Included in my collection of one of those rag tag shirts which a spouse, girlfriend or significant other would have improperly disposed years ago is

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• June 22, 2019

5 Reasons to Go to the Dominican Republic Now

Ahh…the calm warm azure waters of the Caribbean Sea…the frosty cold tropical drink by poolside…palm trees swaying in the tropical trade winds…they all evoke a relaxing escape from everyday life; and the Dominican Republic comes to mind for many people as the destination that foots the bill…

…and some of the reasons which tend to keep people away — now including a recent new potential threat — may very well be the reasons why you should consider packing your bags and heading down to the Dominican Republic now…

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• June 21, 2019

United Club Membership Rates Increasing in 2019

Not long after Delta Air Lines announced that the cost of membership to access Delta Sky Club airport lounges will increase for the first time in two years effective as of Tuesday, January 1, 2019, a price increase for membership for access United Club airport lounges has been officially announced, to be effective as of Tuesday, August 13, 2019.

Following the lead of Delta Sky Club and Admirals Club — which are the official airport lounges of Delta Air Lines and American Airlines respectively — access to United Club airport lounges will become more restrictive effective as of…

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• June 20, 2019

ONE TWO FREE From National Car Rental Will Return for 2019

I received an e-mail message from the Emerald Club frequent renter loyalty program of National Car Rental recently requesting that I “keep a good thing going” and “preregister for ONE TWO FREE 2019.”

The message was concise — similar to the one I received last year — as follows…

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• June 20, 2019

As Low as $2,004 Round Trip Business Class Sale 2019 from Hong Kong With Etihad Airways

If you are seeking to experience the business class product of Etihad Airways at a discount, you are in luck, as you can travel between Hong Kong and select destinations worldwide seated in the business class cabin for as low as 15,680 in Hong Kong dollars — or approximately $2,004.00 in United States dollars — through December 31, 2019…

…but you must…

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• June 19, 2019

As Low as 18,000 SkyMiles Round Trip To the Caribbean and Mexico: Delta Award Sale June 18 2019

Redeem as few as 18,000 SkyMiles for round-trip flights on Delta Air Lines — plus between $11.20 and $143.00 in taxes and fees — for travel seated in the economy class cabin on select routes from the continental United States to Latin America…

…but you must…

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• June 18, 2019

We Ingest Enough Plastic to Eat One Credit Card Per Week

Plastic is everywhere. It forms garbage patches in the oceans. It is found in some of the most remote locations on earth — from Arctic sea ice to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, which is the deepest trench in the world located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is even found in the very air we breathe…

…and a “new study by the University of Newcastle, Australia suggests that…

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• June 18, 2019