A woman has gone viral for a telephone conversation with an airline in which she demands two extra seats for free due to her disability…claustrophobia. Is this some sort of sick joke or could it actually be real? Woman...
Profits Surge For United Airlines, Depsite Lingering Weakness In Pacific
Buoyed by strong travel demand, particularly in the premium sector, United Airlines reported its Q4 2024 profit beat expectations and it expects 2025 to be even more profitable. Interestingly, the numbers show a divergence in growth, with United continuing...
Air Algérie Chooses Airbus A330-900neo Over A350-1000
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...
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...
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...
Airport Lounges Will Soon Be Far More Difficult To Access
We know new rules limiting Delta Sky Club access will soon come into effect, but I predict now that we will see much more in the months ahead across airline, credit card, and other airport lounges. Tightening Airport Lounges...
Route 66 Road Trip Day Three: Tranquil Rest In New Mexico
Everyone slept in except me. Thankfully, we had been assigned a nice suite at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya and I was able to go into the living room and get a jump start on my work before anyone else...
