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How we travel says a lot about us right? It even affects how we feel when we ve reached our destination. With this in mind, The Sky Steward felt it was time to set out on a search for the best travel pillow in the sky. The best travel pillow was chosen from dozens of contenders including the free pillows provided by the airlines and the ones for sale on other carriers. Additionally, the u-shaped travel pillows we re all so used to seeing in airport gift shops were again put to the test (although we already knew what the outcome would be). The results are in now that we finally found a pillow that allows some real sleep, even in an airplane seat. The Best Travel Pillow What makes this item so fantastic? Finally some valuable in-flight rest!  It s all about comfort and The Sky Steward believes that ordinary travel pillows are a first class pain-in-the-neck! He came across the Kiro Travel Pillow and flying for him will just never be the same. This plush travel pillow was designed by a chiropractor and allows you to sleep on flights in complete comfort with it s soft velour fabric and a foam fill that stays very cool. Unlike inflatable travel pillows, this pillow actually adjusts to your sleep position, not fighting against it, while providing excellent support.  What also makes this the Best Travel Pillow is that it allows you to completely relax your neck muscles so that when you sleep on the plane, it is actually sweet dreams you ll be having rather then neck snapping nightmares. Regardless of whether you re seated in economy or in first class, walk off of your next flight feeling like a million. We have been able to make this item available for purchase on the Dear Sky Steward Store for your convenience. Traditional Travel Pillow     Kiro Travel Pillow    1. Air or high density memory foam. This foam is hot and does not offer proper support. 1. Designed by a Chiropractor. This pillow is ergonomically correct and keeps the head and neck in proper alignment.     2. Unable to find a comfortable position because the wearer keeps waking because their head bobs back and forth. 2. More Comfortable than traditional travel pillows because it offers support in front rather than behind the neck. Allows the neck muscles to be completely rested and you sleep for longer periods     3. Difficult to store when not in use. Can not be easily folded or reduced in size.   3. Compact and can be folded and tucked away for easy storage. After storage, retains its original shape and size        4 Cool, lightweight, pillow density foam. Much cooler temperature than memory foam.   The Kiro Travel Pillows also make great gifts for business travelers and other frequent flyers.

The weekly Dear Sky Steward Digest covers airline news and more. This weeks edition: Air France is introducing new perks for its economy passengers that it used to only offer to premium customers. This is part of the Air France strategy to compensate for declining air fares and a lower demand for premium seats. The seats are closer to the way seats used to be many years ago in business class before lie-flat seat became the rage. JAL is still in play as Delta and American do their best to work out deals to link up with the airline through investment deals. The Japenese government has delayed making any decision about JAL until November and has set up a special panel to look into all option including accepting investments and spinning off pieces of JAL. Amerijet, a cargo airline based out of Miami, has reached a tentative agreement with their pilots that will return bathrooms to their jets. The toilets were removed to lower fuel consumption and since then, pilots have been required to use plastic bags as a toilet on flights.

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Devil Wears Prada, Flies Business Choosy fliers choose widebodies! [Video below] I was the Purser between Miami and San Francisco and I was amazed at the number of passengers that commented how much they love the 767-300 on this route. All of the customers were great, although I was up to some of my old tricks as the plane climbed out of San Francisco on take-off. There was one particular gentleman staring my way everytime I glanced into the cabin. I was convinced he had me on a timer to see when his first cocktail came out. I must admit that I made a couple of not-so-nice comments about it in the galley. Wouldn t you know that he turned out to be fantastic. He was just watching what was going on; sort of like all of us that have an interest in air transportation. I said to myself, Gailen, straighten up your attitude! Some customers even said they would not have made the trip if the 757 was the only plane available. I have to wonder if widebodies put everone in a good mood. I walked off the flight with 9 AApplause Certificates (certificates to show appreciation for excellent service) presented to me by elite AAdvantage passengers on the flight! Maybe I ll win another 25,000 mile prize (two so far)! Unfortunately, you cannot give yourself AApplause certificates. Well, I love the 767-300, as a crewmember and as a passenger. Sometimes I feel like Sybil . Watch this video to see what I mean!

The Smart Show webisode series. Starring Henry Dittman. Brought to you by Holiday Inn Express Hotels."Plane and Simple: LAX" segments:1) "Security Line Pilot Program" - LAX representative Treva Miller explains the 3 lanes (expert, casual traveler, special assistance) for speeding up the process.2) "Clear Card" - Advanced security system for jumping the wait.3) "Airport Lounge" - Henry tours the OneWorld.com luxury lounge.4) "SeatGuru.com" - Find the best seats in the plane.