Algerian flag carrier Air Algérie has updated its Airbus widebody order, opting for the Airbus A330-900neo over the larger A350-1000. Air Algérie Orders Eight Airbus A330-900neo Jets As noted by One Mile At A Time, Air Algérie ordered a mix of...
5 Travel Policy Priorities For The Trump Administration

As the Trump Administration enters the White House promising a “new golden era” for the United States, I have five travel-related policy priorities I would love to see the new administration embrace. My Top Trump Administration Travel Priorities These...
Route 66 Road Trip Day Seven: Twelfth Night At St. Louis Gateway Arch

Our hotel in St. Louis was at the foot of The Gateway Arch, a national symbol and one of the many masterpieces of Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen. A Visit To The St. Louis Gateway Arch After arriving at the Hyatt...
United Airlines CEO Attends Candlelight Dinner With Trump After $1 Million Corporate Donation To Trump’s Inaugural Fund

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby attended a “candlelight dinner” with President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Sunday evening after United Airlines donated $1 million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund. United Airlines CEO Attends Candlelight Dinner With President, Is...
Review: COMO Le Montrachet

COMO Le Montrachet is a unique property that is part of the Singapore group’s offering of small and unique hotels across the world. As of late, they have been quietly expanding with a few new properties in Europe, including...
Is A La Carte Dining Coming To United Airlines Polaris Business Class?

United Airlines has promised more meal service upgrades in 2025. Could one change be the introduction of true a la carte dining in Polaris Business Class? Competitively, it would be a game-changing move, but it also would require staffing...
Route 66 Road Trip Day Six: The Amazing Crystal Bridges Museum In Bentonville, Arkansas

The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is an American treasure that made me fall in love with Bentonville, Arkansas. Veering off Route 66 to visit this museum was well worth it. Route 66 Road Trip Day Six: An...
“We Don’t Throw Away Your Personal Garbage!” American Airlines Flight Attendant Refuses To Pick Up Pilot’s Pizza Box, Then Kicks It Down Aisle

Two bratty children A pilot and a flight attendant got into a kerfuffle on an American Airlines flight over an empty pizza box, with the flight attendant refusing to take it, the pilot leaving it in the aisle, then...
Why I Love My Capital One Venture X Card

As travel continues in my new era of free agency, I find myself using my Capital One Venture X credit card more and more. If you have not added this card to your wallet, do not delay in doing...
Travel Influencers’ Future Uncertain Despite TikTok Stay Of Execution

Travel influencers on TikTok are scrambling to move their content and lifestyle to other brands but their futures are uncertain and that matters for travelers and suppliers. If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed...
Spirit Airlines Might Not Be Able To Wait Out Trump Solution

Spirit Airlines bankruptcy took a turn for the worse this week. President-elect Trump’s prior administration was friendlier to airline tie-ups but can Spirit wait out a solution? If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed...
T-Mobile: Trying A Google Pixel Pro 9 While Abroad

T-Mobile sent my family a new Google Pixel Pro 9 to try out for our trip abroad and my daughter put it through the paces; our experience was quite a difference from our iPhones. If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com...
How Does TikTok Ban In United States Impact Travel?

On the eve of a TikTok ban in the United States, I’m wondering how I’m going to be able to survive. After all, I have so many followers: US TikTok Ban And Its Impact On Travel Kyle will talk...
Route 66 Road Trip Day Five: Scavenging At The Goodwill Outlet

While I thought we might visit the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the Oklahoma City National Memorial (commemorating victims of the 1995 Murrah Building bombing), my wife had another plan: the Goodwill Outlet. It was quite a cultural...
I’m Cancelling My Trip To Washington, DC For Trump’s Inauguration…

With the swearing-in ceremony moved indoors, I am cancelling my trip to Washington, DC for the second inauguration of Donald Trump. There’s no need to fly to Washington, DC just to watch it on a screen… With Swearing-In Moved...
A Clever Incentive To Turn Down Hotel Housekeeping

Hotels are in the business of making money and one way hotels try to save money is by limiting housekeeping expenses. One Hyatt hotel in New Mexico is at least making an honest effort to do that through an...
Cool: New “Control Tower Mode” On United Airlines

United Airlines has added a nifty new “Control Tower” mode to its inboard IFE screens, allowing passengers to track the planes around them in real-time. United Airlines Control Tower Mode On IFE Screens JonNYC shares about a new component...
United Airlines Now Offers Dynamic Polaris Meal Service Preorders On All International Flights

January 2025 UPDATE: United Airlines has expanded dynamic meal preorders to all long-haul international Polaris flights. A memo to flight attendants reads: This expansion included adding dynamic preorder to 226 unique segments and 70 catering locations to help advance...
Route 66 Road Trip Day Four: Historic Tucumcari Enroute To Oklahoma City

Day four of our Route 66 road trip included a drive through historic Tucumcari and dinner at a 1950s-style diner. Route 66 Road Trip Day Four: Long Drive, Historical Neon Lights Of Tucumcari We just could not pull ourselves...
7 First Class Products I Hope To Fly In 2025

2025 will be a year of transition in many ways and changes already in effect will limit the amount of travel I do this year, at least in the manner in which I have freely traveled over the last...