by Leocha | Aug 20, 2009
Malaria? I thought we could cure that! Those were my exact sentiments when I toured Viet Nam and Indonesia for the same agency a few years ago. The malarone (anti-malarial) medicine was making me horribly sick so – I stopped taking it. Overconfidence, it might kill...
by Leocha | Aug 19, 2009
I’ve rented a lot of cars, and from almost every agency. I once worked for a company that would pick up rental cars for foreign employees working for us on long-term loan — we had a mini-fleet parked outside. And I used to negotiate contracts with Hertz and the like....
by Leocha | Aug 11, 2009
Last week my son’s best friend died, in Croatia. Brandon was an experienced hiker, but fell off a mountain. He was 22. Death is always traumatic, and usually we are unprepared for it, even when we expect it. But how do you cope when a loved one dies suddenly,...
by Leocha | Aug 7, 2009
Forbes had an interesting diagnosis the other day of what ails the airline industry based on financial disclosures. The article featured an insightful prognostication by independent airline analysis Robert Herbst of airlinefinancials.com of which airlines might be...
by Leocha | Jul 24, 2009
Well, maybe that’s a bit of wishful thinking. I mean I wish United would try this thing out. Not to pick on them, but hey, I’ve had a few bad experiences with them. The guy at the last rental car counter I visited could definitely benefit from this as well. This...
