Originally published in Successful Meetings
, September 2006The Guru Is Inwww.seatguru.com SeatGuru is the granddaddy of seat-selection sites. Developed in 2001 by Matthew Daimler, the site offers detailed information on 29 carriers to help visitors make an informed seat choice based on legroom, location of exit rows, windowless rows, or those seats closest to bathrooms and galleys. A recent addition to SeatGuru is a set of comparison tables that offers details on seats, power outlets, and video screens for domestic economy, domestic first class, international economy, premium economy, international business class, and international first class. A sub-site,
http://mobile.seatguru.com is optimized for viewing on PDAs or cell phones.
Fall in Lovewww.lovemyseat.comThe homepage of LoveMySeat is set up like a set of frequently asked questions—"Which are the seats that give the best seat recline in Singapore Airlines' Boeing 777?" "What is the seat width of first-class seats on Delta Airlines' Airbus 300?" "Which are the best seats on United Airlines?" For each aircraft seat map, LoveMySeat includes best and worst seats, user reviews, and details on in-flight services such as audio and video entertainment and food as well as special requirements regarding children. The site offers information for 17 domestic carriers and 49 international carriers.
Talk to an Expertwww.seatexpert.comSeatExpert was created in 2002 by Huey Lee, a business traveler who decided to create a database of information on various airlines. SeatExpert currently offers seat maps for the various aircraft of 39 carriers, including a slew of international airlines, with more to come. Maps offer general comments and a color-coded diagram showing where galleys, restrooms, closets, and power ports are. SeatExpert also provides seat width in inches and centimeters, pitch in inches and centimeters, and the number of seats in each class of service onboard. Also, the maps can be converted to a printer- and PDA-friendly format.
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