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View Article7 celebs & travel experts dish on their go-to travel item
This originally appeared on Huffington Post Poshbrood caught up with some travel experts, road warriors and celebs to find out their must-have travel items to help make their travels more enjoyable....
View ArticleREAL men don’t cry…about coach
That’s what I tweeted earlier this afternoon. I expected to get a lot of grief over that, but strangely just the opposite happened. Frequent fliers from around the world hung their heads and fessed...
View ArticleThe 10 best travel apps for flight attendants (and frequent fliers)
1. FAAWait - During a creeping weather delay a flight attendant who also works part time as an air traffic controller told me about FAAWait. It’s his favorite app. One click and we knew which airports...
View ArticleFlight attendants: The good, the bad, and the not so ugly world of flying
The Azumano Travel Show, a weekend travel radio show on KPAM out of Portland, Oregon, had me on the air last week to discuss my book, Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy...
View Article11 Travel Tips from REAL travelers
Last week Anne Taintor and I teamed up for a holiday travel giveaway. To be entered into the contest readers were asked to share their favorite travel tips. I’ve decided to post a few of my...
View ArticleCan passengers read pornography in flight?
From time to time I get questions from readers who want to know what the rules are regarding viewing pornography in flight now that Wi-Fi is available on board most airplanes. Thankfully, it hasn’t...
View ArticleHow to spot human trafficking on the airplane
Super Bowl weekend is one of the biggest human trafficking events of the year in the U.S. Because flight attendants are often the first line of defense, we’ve been trained to spot traffickers on the...
View Article5 ways delays are worse for flight attendants than passengers
This past weekend flights across the northeast United States and eastern Canada were cancelled en masse as a winter storm descended on the region. For the tens of thousands of travelers stranded or...
View ArticleExecutive Travel: In flight service
This article was originally published in Executive Travel Magazine By Christopher Schmicker Mar/Apr-2013 This flight attendant and author shares her perspectives about change up in the air, and ways...
View ArticleThe Worst, Funniest, and Most Common Bad Passengers I’ve Encountered
From time to time I get asked questions about bad passengers. I thought I’d share a few of them here. What’s the worst passenger behavior you’ve witnessed? I’ve caught passengers taking other people’s...
View ArticleHere’s what I think about those sexy flight attendant ads…
“Does Sex Sell Airline Seats? Some Airlines Hope so. ” originally appeared on TravelChannel.com We asked Heather Poole, a 15-year flight attendant and author of Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads,...
View Article10 ways to handle a tight connection
1. Book wisely. If you need to be somewhere really important, it’s probably not a good idea to book your flights with less than an hour between them. Even an hour is pushing it. An hour and a half is...
View ArticleHey Siri, was that my plane?!
Photo credit: Heather Poole Caption: @AviationPhotographic
View ArticleThe Paul Harris Show: Flight Attendants, Crashpads, Delays, THE MILE HIGH CLUB
This interview originally appeared on The Paul Harris Show I predict this will be one of my most-downloaded interviews. It was certainly a lot of fun for me. On my America Weekend show, I talked with...
View ArticleBribing passengers to switch seats
Bribing among airline passengers reaches new heights, as seat choices get scarce, by Dave Seminar, originally appeared on FoxNews.com July 31, 2013. NOTE: I’ve been flying for 17 years and I’ve only...
View ArticleExecutive Travel: In flight service
This article was originally published in Executive Travel Magazine By Christopher Schmicker Mar/Apr-2013 This flight attendant and author shares her perspectives about change up in the air, and ways...
View ArticleHey Siri, was that my plane?!
Photo credit: Heather Poole Caption: @AviationPhotographic
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