I spent my spring break in Fiji this year with my uncle and stayed four nights at the Westin on Denarau Island, near Nadi. For a review of my flights to Fiji (and back) on Continental click here.

Compared to prices in Tahiti, Fiji is dirt cheap. I booked a standard, garden-view room at the Westin for ~$105/night including taxes. As a Starwood Gold member, I hoped for an upgrade upon check-in.

Our ...

Although the Concorde has not flown for almost seven years, a group of aviation enthusiasts are attempting to return the jet to flight in a heritage capacity.

 A recent engine check found the engines of one bird in "perfect" condition.

The tentative plan is to utilize the Concorde as part of the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

For the same reasons it is not flying now, I doubt we'll see scheduled Concorde service in the future. ...

Well, it's not a secret anymore.

United Airlines will become the first airline to conduct two trans-Atlantic flights using state-of-the-art flight planning to reduce environmental impact and save fuel. The flights, which will be flown on June 5, 2010 -- World Environment Day, as designated by the United Nations -- will save nearly 6,400 pounds of fuel and will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 20,000 pounds.

The 6,400lbs (about 940 gallons) is only 3% of the fuel ...

The Obama Administration has proposed new "rights" for airline passengers that will likely go into effect this fall. Among the changes:

The maximum limit for Involuntary Denied Boarding compensation would increase from $800 to $1,300 and award tickets would now be eligible for this compensation Passengers would have 24 hours to cancel airline tickets after purchase (already an option on most U.S. airlines) Fees, like baggage charges, must be clearly disclosed ...

Another reason to be weary of the contract employees of United Express:

An Ohio roller derby skater who used the team name "Sadistic Sadie" has admitted in federal court to illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in airline tickets while working for United Airlines.

That's one way to work the system...

Federal prosecutors say Stafford created fake numbers for tickets that are issued to passengers when a United Airlines flight is canceled or delayed, to ...