No, I'm not even talking about American, which has a fantastic business class product on their 777-300ER, but only ever-so-marginally better first class product.
Instead I'm talking about Kuwait Airways.
As many of you probably know, I'm seriously considering booking Kuwait Airways home from Colombo in a few weeks, which is something I've been wanting to do for a while.
Kuwait Airways' business class is horrible. It's so bad that they don't even advertise it on their website. But you know what's truly mind-blowing? They also have a first class product throughout most of their fleet.
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Next week is Best Western's 15th annual Customer Appreciation Week.
To celebrate, they're offering 1,000 bonus points to Best Western Rewards members that stay between March 23 and March 27, 2015. Registration is required for the one-time bonus, which will post up to six weeks after the qualifying stay. Here are the full terms & conditions.
Maybe it's just me, but I kind of feel like offering 1,000 bonus points over a four day period doesn't really show that much appreciation of customers for a 15 year milestone. ;) At least not compared to Club Carlson, which is basically paying you to stay at their hotels at this point.
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Acclaimed, derided, and meme'd actor Nicolas Cage has long been known for his eccentric behavior both in front of the camera and in the real world. Cage looks to continue this legacy into death as well thanks to the odd pyramid mausoleum he purchased in a famed New Orleans graveyard. Although the locals don't seem to be as impressed by his curious behavior.
Cage has a history with the city of New Orleans, having purchased both the infamously haunted LaLaurie Mansion and the historic Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel. Both properties were foreclosed on in 2009 after a tax debacle. Subsequently, Cage purchased his unnamed tomb in the city's beloved St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, home to the grave of another of New Orleans' supernatural heavies, Marie Laveau.
The empty grave is a stark, nine-foot-tall stone pyramid that stands in obvious contrast to the blockier, above-ground burial sites that have been crumbling away in the cemetery for over two centuries. There is no name on the pyramid yet, but it is emblazoned with the Latin maxim, "Omni Ab Uno," which translates to "Everything from one." As ever, the actor himself has chosen to remain silent about his reasoning for the flamboyant tomb, but given that there are countless pyramid tombs in cemeteries across the world, it may have simply been a stylistic choice.
Whatever his reasons, the Cage pyramid has already become an iconic part of the cemetery, much to the chagrin of many New Orleans locals who are furious that he was able to obtain a plot in the cramped graveyard. Many have even accused the tomb of damaging or removing other, centuries-old burials to make room. Yet despite public outcry, the pyramid stands.
New Orleans may not like Nic Cage, but it's clear that he likes New Orleans.
“Peace, I’m out.” That’s exactly what I yelled…okay, maybe I just mumbled it to myself…fine, I only said it in my head…but regardless, it was said as I left Bucharest last week, right after I discovered that my residency visa … Read more →