There's no shortage of websites devoted to YTB matters. One law firm is even launching www.ytblawsuit.com as an information source and tool for finding more plaintiffs for a class action filed in mid-August. But someone has apparently expected this kind of litigation for awhile. Another site, ytbclassaction.com, is unused, but the domain name has been held for more than a year, TC hears. The owner is the Roth Law Group in Chicago. But the firm is not listed as a plaintiffs' attorney in either of the existing class actions filed against YTB.
TC hears that Sandals Resorts has new perks and amenities in its Luxury Included pipeline, several of which could already be up and running in the Millionaire Suites that debut this weekend at Sandals Regency Resort at La Toc in St. Lucia. And these additions promise to be far more than 1,000-thread sheets and brand-name liquors in the minibar: TC heard about staff training programs and raising the bar on service standards.
Look for all businesses on Jamaica to grind to a halt when Team Jamaica's Olympic champions return home; Jamaica really knows how to throw a party. Billboards with the winners' photos sprang up overnight on the roads leading to the airport in Kingston. Sales of pots and pans have skyrocketed: jubilant Jamaicans bang them together to signal pride and patriotism. Winning the gold seems to even have motivated officials in the Trelawny area to repair the pothole-ravaged roads leading to gold medal sprinter Usain "Lightning" Bolt's village of Sherwood Content.
American is now offering inflight Internet on its Boeing 767-200s, and those who had access couldn't resist emailing groundlings about the "cool factor" of high-speed access on high. This being an airline, though, the new service has met with a little turbulence. TC read that, on one flight to L.A., some passengers complained when the service cut off after the plane dipped below 10,000 feet. TC's not copping an attitude, though, because, until recently, there hasn't been email service at any altitude.