Well, dahrlings, our most beloved travel broad [which is the highest compliment I can pay to a fellow human] is leaving Air Canada. The Nino news was bad enough. And now Zeina. Who will replace the irreplaceable? Some say…
I always say, Pumpkins, if someone won’t do you, it’s your responsibility to do yourself. And that’s just what Travel Agent Day was for years. A pizza slice and a slap on the back from your manager. Maybe a twizzler. …
The great airplane divide has never been wider, dahrlings. The shuffle of shame through Business Class will seem like a red carpet walk after Etihad and Emirates finish building their 3 room onboard suites. It’s no longer a…
Who remembers their 1st job in travel? Wasn’t it great? Ticketing and stickering and drinking and 1st class. Let it go, dahrlings. Let it go … you’ll end up like the ding dong over here who ran over to Pearson…
What other dream purchase forces humans to run a gauntlet of brutal torments prior to fulfillment? Other than the services of my 2nd cousin, Mistress Hurtalot. How do you sell a dream, dahrlings, knowing you’re sending a lamb to…
The Canadian Tourism Commission, those folks charged with the task of attracting international travellers to our fair nation (how’s that working out?) can’t hide its disdain for retail travel professionals. The most recent chirpy missive from the government-funded organization…
US Airways calls it a mistake. Mistake my hoo-hah! I think some social media intern had enough of whiny pax complaints and just snapped, pressing the button on the Tweet heard round the world (and the twat seen round the…
We’ve seen our share of tour operators go down, eh, Pumpkins? But not before they’ve even gotten up! It’s sort of like falling horizontal. God knows when I find myself horizontal on the carpet, I know it’s time to pull…
I’m nothing if not patient, Pumpkins, but flying really yanks my thong. Anyone remember ‘checking in’? It used to mean you showed up at a counter where a person welcomed you, took your luggage, and gave you a boarding…
We always knew Robbie’d come back, didn’t we Pumpkins? Some men just have ITC travel in their packages. And it’s not like that can be cured with penicillin – no matter how many times you’ve jammed your cockpit into…
