Air China Business Class JFK-PEK
Nov 22, 2013, 7:00 am
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Air China Business Class JFK-PEK
Not my trip report..
http://www.businessinsider.com/flyin...to-pek-2013-11
But...several questions come to mind...
How old is this kid?
First business trip?
Anyother questions, people can think of?
http://www.businessinsider.com/flyin...to-pek-2013-11
But...several questions come to mind...
How old is this kid?
First business trip?
Anyother questions, people can think of?
Nov 22, 2013, 7:28 am
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Not my trip report..
http://www.businessinsider.com/flyin...to-pek-2013-11
But...several questions come to mind...
How old is this kid?
First business trip?
Anyother questions, people can think of?
http://www.businessinsider.com/flyin...to-pek-2013-11
But...several questions come to mind...
How old is this kid?
First business trip?
Anyother questions, people can think of?
From Business Insider:
Nicholas Carlson
Nicholas Carlson is Business Insider's chief correspondent. His ground-breaking investigative reporting has re-written the histories of Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon. He is the author of "The Truth About Marissa Mayer: An Unauthorized Biography" and "THE COST OF WINNING: Tim Armstrong, Patch, And The Struggle To Save AOL."
He is a contributor to Bloomberg Television's biography series "Game Changers," and a frequent guest on CNBC.
Previously, he reported for Gawker Media's Silicon Valley gossip blog, Valleywag. He got his start on the beat at InternetNews.com. Before that, there was a stint at Merrill Lynch. He went to Davidson.
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Nov 22, 2013, 8:43 am
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This is...bizarre. Business Insider's "chief correspondent" hasn't flown J before? Or is he attempting to frame the experience through the eyes of someone with far less travel experience than he has? Perhaps his beat doesn't often require him to travel internationally. It's just an odd article/photo essay/report to feature in a publication that one would think caters to an audience heavy with business travelers.
If this were a trip report on FT, then I'd give it a thumbs up and call it a day, but given the context and the source, I'm a bit befuddled. I guess, as a tech writer, travel just isn't a major part of his job, and he's somewhat insulated from other segments of the business world where this sort of experience is commonplace. The bigger question is why BI would choose to publish this (assuming they don't realize that a small group of FTers would be intrigued
).
*edit: and holy cow, I just clicked on the link to his bio and realize that I went to middle school with this guy. Small world.
If this were a trip report on FT, then I'd give it a thumbs up and call it a day, but given the context and the source, I'm a bit befuddled. I guess, as a tech writer, travel just isn't a major part of his job, and he's somewhat insulated from other segments of the business world where this sort of experience is commonplace. The bigger question is why BI would choose to publish this (assuming they don't realize that a small group of FTers would be intrigued
).*edit: and holy cow, I just clicked on the link to his bio and realize that I went to middle school with this guy. Small world.
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Nov 22, 2013, 9:05 am
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Nov 22, 2013, 9:41 am
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Nov 22, 2013, 9:54 am
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Just imagine if he was on EK or SQ First Suites on the A380! Perspective and knowledge plays a huge factor in air travel these days. Still have some friends who say JetBlue is the best airline ever. 
Nov 22, 2013, 9:57 am
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He was a really nice, positive guy (which is rare in middle school). He had a lot of friends but wasn't a jock or what one might think of as a typical popular kid. I didn't get a pretentious vibe from the photo essay/article, either. I just think he was genuinely humbled and a bit amused that someone would spend $8,000 on a plane ticket for him.