Slick Vik
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Really have to respect dart's vision while we have congressmen killing projects here and TXDOT trying to force metro to sign agreements that rail will never be built on post oak.
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And I'm sure that works great until a sex offender picks you up on a cold, lonely night.
Stop the fear mongering
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Let's see...higher prices vs. who knows who's driving you around? Hmmm....
There was a ranking system
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Lyft is leaving because they don't want to submit their drivers to fingerprint background checks. I won't miss them.
You will once uber raises prices.
I think it's a matter of ass-covering for all parties involved. If there's an incident involving Lyft/Uber cars and a lawsuit develops that won't be immediately thrown out by any sane judge, then whatever city that let Lyft/Uber cars run will be involved. Why take the risk?
Different cities are handling the situation differently you can't throw them in the same boat.
I think it's a liability issue. They won't want someone who is more likely to get ill behind the wheel and cause an accident. At the dealership where I used to work, they recently let go of one of the drivers who picked up and delivered clients' cars because he was on so many medications for his diabetes and other ailments. I guess they thought he would be a risk behind the wheel. I think his age (mid 70s) in addition to the health troubles had something to do with it.
It's all about barriers to entry. This was an underhanded victory for the taxi lobby.
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if oil prices were the only factor, your colleagues might be right. demand for housing and the population in houston were growing before the shale boom was in full force. the shale boom is producing oil and natural gas. the cheap oil and natural gas provide resources that do not have to be imported for use in making by-products. the demand for housing in houston is more than double what the construction industry can produce.
i do not remember whether the WSJ article discussed the natural gas coming out of the shale fields or not; this too is a factor in the overall energy boom.
The shale boom is temporary. What people don't realize is over time all that energy will be exported via LNG and at that point it will have little benefit to those except energy companies.
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Delhi
Passenger movements 36,876,986
Bombay
Passenger movements 32,221,395
Calcutta
Passenger movements 10,100,232
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Delhi is 300 miles farther than Doha, according to the great circle mapper. A better question would be how much demand would there be for that route, or would Mumbai work better. Most of the Indians I work with fly to Mumbai or Calcutta.
Delhi and Bombay are the most important airports in India, I wouldn't put Calcutta in the same league.
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I don't think there is enough business demand to Vietnam. It's mostly VFR traffic.
IAH-DEL is intriguing down the line. It's a shorter flight to Delhi than Mumbai and Air India is now apart of Star Alliance.
Korean is cutting back Seoul-DFW now that AA has started flying the route. If they want a presence in Texas, IAH might be their best bet.
Any chance Tel Aviv might work?
Can an airplane go to Delhi from here? Even if it was available I think most people would still take one stop because the nonstop price is higher. Look at New York market for instance.
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Yea I just used my last $25 credit on Saturday from iah. Sucks now uber will jack up rates. City council gave in to the taxi lobby
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Vancouver lite, but not by much
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He pleaded guilty because the jury had ten white people and if he lost the trial his fate would've been even worse. He should've taken the misdemeanor deal that he was offered earlier. He had bad bookkeeping and it was a racially motivated case.
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Lane won't be ready until end of year
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They belong to Oneworld and Emirates has control here getting ready to fly the Airbus 380. All the America carriers should be warned. Emirates, Qatar, Etihad are owned by the government. They don't have to pay their jet fuel. Lufthansa Airlines is forcing Germany to force them and not give them more slots to land there.
Turkish is same way. They don't care if they lose money they want market share. Good for customers.
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Well Global Services! United is doing vey well now. Went to Boston and the new terminal was great. I flew on a ER-175 jet in first class how nice. United is getting rid of those small ERJs thank god! Send some pics.
Hoping to hit it again next year. I think I will, have crossed 40k in spending so far
Flew Turkish airlines last month to Istanbul. Nothing but good things to say about them. If possible, schedule a day or two in Istanbul.
Agreed it's exhausting to take another flight after that
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Surprised etihad hasn't started a route
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Slick what a good deal. On the way back not that lucky? Their economy is real good. I love their meals.
Received offer for $300 upgrade from Delhi to Istanbul but nothing from Istanbul to houston
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Wow how nice very good airline. Did they upgrade you from Comfort Class to Business, or Economy to Business? Take some good pictures!
Economy to business. Make sure to ask at check in. Didn't receive same offer on way back though.
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Two things;
1) If you're such a great tourist then why are you in one of the best cities in the world bothering with this thread? Do you find Istanbul so boring that HAIF calls you back?
2) Your travel agent sucks. Turkey to Italy? Italy to India? Does he/she/you own a map?
I went free on miles. So I made the best itinerary I could for the places I wanted to go. But I would say Istanbul, Rome, Milan, Delhi and Taj Mahal is a good vacation
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Spare me. After reading all the non-sense you consistently post, I don't believe anything you say.
I don't really care. I'm at the hotel Marriott asia and headed to Bosphorus. Later
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There are tons of fun things to do in Houston. And many more coming - especially if you like touristy stuff and kid stuff. The Grand Texas Complex is currently under construction. There's another project in Texas City called Adventure Pointe that is under development. And believe it or not the EarthQuest people still haven't thrown in the towel.
Galveston is a treasure. There are many many things to see and do there. Moody Gardens, Pleasure Pier, Schlitterbahn, The Strand, Historic Buildings, and yes the BEACH. Thousands go into the water and enjoy going to beach every year.
Top notch shopping in uptown and great parks all around. Buffalo Bayou is going to blow people's socks off. Great museums and theaters keep people happy in Houston too.
Slickvick - You have proven yourself to be a completely unreliable source on transit and city planning. Now you have proven conclusively you know nothing about tourism too. Give it up. You can post YOUR OPINIONS until the end of time and you won't convince anyone that Houston doesn't rock. And no matter where it ranks on your own personal list, Space Center Houston is a great tourist attraction and thousands go there every year and love it.
I know nothing about tourism? I'm in Istanbul right now. Tomorrow I'll be in Rome then Milan then delhi then agra then jaipur then jodhpur then udaipur. But you're right I know nothing about tourism and houston is better than all those cities.
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I'm on an iah to Istanbul flight right now, upgrades to business class at check in for $750
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There's a little complex down south of here, called the Johnson Space Center that has a heck of a lot more "wow" factor than 6th St. in Austin. To top that off, Houston has the POTENTIAL to improve itself? You've not been here long, obviously. Houston has improved dramatically within the last 20 years, and it didn't take a 6th St. type scene to accomplish it.
The problem with the ignore feature is when someone else responds to the individual you have ignored. It totally breaks up the flow of the discussion when you start reading the response and ask yourself what that person is talking about, because you can't read what initiated the post you are currently reading. That is just as frustrating as reading the poster's thoughts you want to ignore in the first place.
Space center houston is not the johnson space center. I've been here since 1990, so I know what houston was and is. It has improved, but I wouldn't call it a top 25 domestic tourist attraction,
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So only mountains constitute genuine tourist destinations? If that is the case why is El Paso not a tourist destination? Its the safest big city in the US, has mountains nearby and there are tourist attractions within a few hours at most of the city?
Seattle, Denver and Portland all caught on early in the urban blight removal and central business district redevelopments that took place in the 1980s-2000s and have reaped those rewards since. There was a time when the ONLY reason you went to Denver was to get to the Rockies. You didn't linger in town. They redeveloped their downtown and now have a lot more tourists.
I too love mountains, but I don't find them the only reason to visit a place. There are a lot of towns and cities around the world that do not have mountians or really any attractive geographic features: London, Paris, Bangkok, Toyko, Beijing, Cairo, Amsterdam, Charlestown, New Orleans (which has even worse topography than Houston), Boston... the list goes on and on. You can argue that the Seine, the Thames and other creeks/rivers/waterways around those towns are pretty - but they aren't. Boston is built on a landfil and the actual Boston waterfront is nothing to look at as beautiful.
I'll give you that Houston *should* have worked harder to revitalize and protect its Galveston Bay frontage. As it stands we have few public areas along the bay.
I still question what makes Austin a tourist town? Word of mouth? And I still ask you: "How long has Austin truly been considered a tourist town?"
Here's the answer to that last question: (whispers) "Just a few years, maybe 8 or so at the very most!"
And that is encouraging houston has potential to improve itself to where it may be a tourist destination. But it still needs one wow attraction. Austin has sixth street.
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Well, to be fair Austin hasn't always been a tourist destination neither has Denver...or Portland or Seattle. There were times all of those cities were far less attractive than they currently are!
To say Houston will never be a tourist destination isn't rational either. Never is forever, right? If so, then how can you say that it'll always be the same? Fact is Houston is far more of a tourist destination than it was just 5-10 years ago.
What "Genuine" tourist attractions are there in Austin, Portland, Denver? State Capital Buildings and a bridge over the Columbia River? I mean please explain their genuine attractions.
Seattle Denver and Portland also have the advantage of being near mountains and hilly hiking areas in general.
Why Is DART Light Years Ahead Of METRO?
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Dart is showing a vision and enthusiasm while here nothing is on the table