Now Departing On Time for 2011
Posted on Friday, December 31st, 2010
Another year down, and OMG—2011 will be Jaunted’s 6th year! Of course we’re anxious to see what 2011 holds for travel and our passport, but before the ball drops on 2010 don’t forget to look back on the year that was. We’re cutting out a tad early today to pop the champagne cork and get our party pants on, in that order. We’ll be back bright and early on Monday.
Enjoy the full collection of our 2010 travel awards below, and be sure to check out the awards from our sister sites HotelChatter and VegasChatter as well. Happy New Year!
· Best Domestic Airline
· Destination of the Year
· Most Ridiculous Airline Idea
· Craziest Travel News Story
· Biggest Travel Villain
· Naughtiest Flight Attendants
· Best Celebrity Traveler
· Best Jaunted Field Trip
· Sweetest Travel Deal
· Worst Travel Experience
· Best Travel Movie
· Hottest Travel Innovation
· Best Travel Newcomer
The Best Domestic Airline Of 2010 Is…
Posted on Friday, December 31st, 2010
It’s that time of the year again, the time when the year just plain ends. Alas, we can’t just let 2010 go that easily, especially since travelers spent it both up in the air and up in arms over a crazy range of topics, encompassing everything from nudie scans to tarmac delays. Needless to say, we’re ready for 2011, but first we’re taking a brief look back at the best of 2010 with the Jaunted Travel Awards,—or as we fondly refer to them—The Jauntys.
First off, we have to say that there will be no award for Best International Airline because we simply haven’t been on all of them to even come close to judging them. However, we have flown every domestic American airline, including many that don’t even exist anymore, so we’re concluding our run of 2010′s Jaunted Travel Awards by declaring JetBlue the Best Domestic Airline of 2010.
How did good ol’ JetBlue manage to steal back the title after three straight years of dominance in this category by Virgin America? Well, by keeping it real…but also by making 2010 the year they blazed trails and truly, truly focused on what passengers want…
The Most Ridiculous Airline Idea Of 2010 Is…
Posted on Friday, December 31st, 2010
It’s that time of the year again, the time when the year just plain ends. Alas, we can’t just let 2010 go that easily, especially since travelers spent it both up in the air and up in arms over a crazy range of topics, encompassing everything from nudie scans to tarmac delays. Needless to say, we’re ready for 2011, but first we’re taking a brief look back at the best of 2010 with the Jaunted Travel Awards,—or as we fondly refer to them—The Jauntys.
First, let’s be honest. We really, really wanted to name the “pay-to-pee” and standing passenger concepts from Ryanair‘s Micheal O’Leary as 2010′s worst idea, but there’s just one problem…all that happened in 2009. Regardless, there were plenty more bad ideas that happened this year, and the winner for 2010′s stupid airline idea is Spirit Airlines‘ carry-on fees.
The Craziest Travel News Story Of 2010 Is…
Posted on Friday, December 31st, 2010
It’s that time of the year again, the time when the year just plain ends. Alas, we can’t just let 2010 go that easily, especially since travelers spent it both up in the air and up in arms over a crazy range of topics, encompassing everything from nudie scans to tarmac delays. Needless to say, we’re ready for 2011, but first we’re taking a brief look back at the best of 2010 with the Jaunted Travel Awards,—or as we fondly refer to them—The Jauntys.
August 2010 was one of the hottest months of the year, and it was also the month that a certain JetBlue flight attendant reached his boiling point with argumentative passengers. Steve Slater, now forever better known as “Slip ‘n Slide Slater,” responded to a disruptive passenger by completely going bonkers. After arriving at JFK Airport, Slater got on the PA system to cuss out the passengers, then grabbed two beers and his luggage, opened the cabin door and deployed the emergency inflatable slide, and took off down it and across the tarmac to reach his car.
The Biggest Travel Villain Of 2010 Is…
Posted on Thursday, December 30th, 2010
It’s that time of the year again, the time when the year just plain ends. Alas, we can’t just let 2010 go that easily, especially since travelers spent it both up in the air and up in arms over a crazy range of topics, encompassing everything from nudie scans to tarmac delays. Needless to say, we’re ready for 2011, but first we’re taking a brief look back at the best of 2010 with the Jaunted Travel Awards,—or as we fondly refer to them—The Jauntys.
Last December we awarded the 2009 Biggest Villain Jaunty to the TSA. As we closed the post, we predicted that, if the agency kept up their nonsense, “2010 could become the year they become synonymous with Big Brother tactics and general ineptness.” Prediction confirmed.
And thus does TSA rack up another Biggest Villain Jaunty.
The Naughtiest Flight Attendants Of 2010 Are…
Posted on Thursday, December 30th, 2010
It’s that time of the year again, the time when the year just plain ends. Alas, we can’t just let 2010 go that easily, especially since travelers spent it both up in the air and up in arms over a crazy range of topics, encompassing everything from nudie scans to tarmac delays. Needless to say, we’re ready for 2011, but first we’re taking a brief look back at the best of 2010 with the Jaunted Travel Awards,—or as we fondly refer to them—The Jauntys.
What is with flight attendants? We just can’t seem to go even a few months without a gaggle of them stripping for a calendar shoot or doing risque things to airplane tires in the name of advertising the airline. Recently, British Airways took naughty onboard photos of themselves , the men and women of Cebu Pacific danced to Katy Perry in the aisles, and Air Comet, Mexicana and Ryanair all did the calendar thing. And yet, none of those stunts equal the super sexed-up antics of Russian flight attendants.
The Best Travel Newcomer of 2010 Is…
Posted on Thursday, December 30th, 2010
It’s that time of the year again; the time when the year just plain ends. Alas, we can’t just let 2010 go that easily, especially since travelers spent it both up in the air and up in arms over a crazy range of topics, encompassing everything from nudie scans to tarmac delays. Needless to say, we’re ready for 2011, but first we’re taking a brief look back at the best of 2010 with the Jaunted Travel Awards,—or as we fondly refer to them—The Jauntys.
The year that was 2010 brought plenty of newcomers into the world of travel, but nothing has been as big and as bad as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. After soaring into the skies in late 2009, the plane flew all over the country, and indeed the world, while testing out switches and levers to make sure the machine is safe for when passengers finally get to sit in the back. That’s why it’s our pick for best travel newcomer for 2010.
VegasChatter Hops on a Ride-Along to a Drive-Thru Wedding Ceremony
Posted on Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Our sis site HotelChatter does a bang-up job of covering the latest news and trends in the hotel world. We’re also including a few links from VegasChatter, the newest member to the family. So check in and stay awhile.
VegasChatter:
· Inside a Las Vegas drive-thru wedding ceremony
· Finally! A reality TV show about gigolos!
· Hotel rates for NYE are skyrocketing, as always
· The Celtics aren’t welcome at Planet Hollywood
HotelChatter:
· What are stranded traveler doing about clean underwear?
· Miami to get its very own gay-friendly hotel soon
· Discovering Justin Bieber’s hotel stay alias name…
· Inside a $22-per-night room at The Sahara Las Vegas
