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I shafted my staff and passed the savings on to you!
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It’s now five years later, and a lot has changed in technology and the world.
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The CrosbyReport blog is a sly SEO trick intended to “cast a wider net,” attracting more web traffic and increasing the number of subscribers to my email newsletter. My blog also provides an opportunity to write about topics that don’t really fit comfortably under the umbrella of a travel-oriented website—everything from technology to finance. Yeah, theme-wise, the CrosbyReport blog is kinda all over the board. Enjoy!
Flight attendants annoyingly try to prevent passenger deaths.
I hate the in-flight safety videos as much as the next guy.
Plebeian no more: United reinstates my “Premier Silver” status.
Of late, I have been traveling “on my own dime” as they say.
Film director saves travelers the trouble of ever visiting Turkey.
Turkey is on my list of Destinations To Visit (just not anytime soon).
Airline offers shy people the chance to join Mile-High Club.
Singapore Airlines is now offering repressed (or considerate) fliers easy access to the Mile-High Club.
Tom Wheeler wants to clear the way for telecoms to make long flights a living hell.
I almost can’t imagine a hell worse than being on an airplane at 30,000 feet trapped next to a Regional Pharma Sales Rep loudly explaining the benefits of his erection pill to a client
Misguided hotel maid’s advocacy group advocates for hotel profits instead.
A wildly misguided initiative to encourage hotel guests to leave tips for hotel room attendants.
Man helpfully suggests fees he would gladly pay the airlines to not suck so much.
We all know that airline fees suck, and that they’re only getting worse as airlines become more and more profitable.
How to travel the world without becoming a flight attendant or joining the Army.
As I’ve said before, my wife and I travel a lot. Sometimes it’s a vacation, sometimes it’s a business trip. Regardless, we often drop everything and take off for foreign lands whenever opportunities appear. How is…
Ticket price increases guaranteed (TSA security increases still highly debatable.)
Just when you thought flying couldn’t get any more expensive, the TSA piles on to get their pound of flesh and help price airline travel out of the reach for most Americans. Well, at least we’ll…
Charging for alcohol on an International flight? What the hell, United?
Charging for alcohol on an 11-hour international flight? US$8 for mediocre wine? That’s bullcrap, and you know it, United.
British twit tours “Axis Of Evil” on motorbike, somehow lives to tell about it.
I recently came across this interesting video.
Like your knees? Want to keep them working? Then this product is for you!
Hate having your already-scarce legroom encroached on by rude and inconsiderate passengers who want to recline their seats like a bunch of jerks?
It only took a global pandemic for me to catch up on my backlog of writing.
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I shafted my staff and passed the savings on to you!
My ongoing, obsessive search for the world’s best alarm clock radio of 2022.
It’s now five years later, and a lot has changed in technology and the world.
The only traveling I’ve done since COVID is back in time: Clearing the queue.
It only took a global pandemic for me to catch up on my backlog of writing.
The oil industry has known about climate change since gas was 25¢ a gallon.
People act like climate change is recent news, but Cary Grant knew about it back in 1958.
The long-awaited answer to: “So how’s your stupid travel book coming along?”
Rest assured, that when this book is finally finished, it will not have been worth the wait. I guarantee it.
Media empire relocates its global operations to Florida.
After 23 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, we’re moving back to the Sunshine State.
Why I don’t give a crap that publishers consider ad-blockers “stealing.”
People who want to get content for free should have to see ads. But they shouldn’t have to be tracked.
Stop online companies from collecting, selling, (and leaking) your personal data.
Recently, someone said to me, “Hey, you look like a paranoid, nerdy loser. How can I stay safe on the…
My borderline obsessive search for the world’s best alarm clock radio.
Waking up reliably is critical to keeping the job that pays for your travel.
Hero produces map that lists every airport’s wifi network and password.
I’m sure he didn’t set out to save the world, but he did.
Afraid of flying? I’ve got 3 words: “Detachable passenger cabin.”
A man recently invented a way to ostensibly make commercial flight safer for nervous passengers that only scares the crap…
People act like climate change is recent news, but Cary Grant knew about it back in 1958.
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Rest assured, that when this book is finally finished, it will not have been worth the wait. I guarantee it.
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After 23 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, we’re moving back to the Sunshine State.
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