American testing in-flight Wi-Fi today; Chrysler adding Wi-Fi to cars; Where the heck is Matt dancing now?

Good morning travelers! It’s Wi-Fi Wednesday. Plus, it’s that time of year when we again watch in amazement and wonder as our favorite dancing globetrotter takes on the planet. Go to Where the Hell is Matt? to watch his dancing 2008 video. What’s next for Matt, “Dancing With the Stars”?

Airline news | Today is the day that American Airlines will test its in-flight Web access. If you are one of the passengers on the flight from New York to LAX and back, please share your experience here. AA plans to charge $9.95 to $12.95 for the in-flight Internet service (in the future) depending on the length of your flight. I’m sure they will have customers who are happy and eager to pay it.

Road trip | Airplanes aren’t the only modes of transportation getting a Wi-Fi makeover. Chrysler hopes it is giving road trippers good reason to buy American with select 2009 cars and trucks and SUVs fully loaded with UConnect Web service. Read the Los Angeles Times’ Information superhighway: Chrysler to turn 2009 vehicles into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots. I just told my husband I might want to buy one next year and he said, “That’s ridiculous - it will cause so many accidents.” What’s your take? Do you think drivers can control themselves and use it on the road Wi-Fi safely?

Local hotel news | If you care to give your laptop a vacation a little closer to home, rest assured there’s a luxe room waiting for you right down the street. Read LAT’s Posh hotels bloom under dark economic clouds.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel Deal Blogger

[Photo: Chrysler]

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