Book clubs are escaping the living room for resorts. From Moab “glamping” to literary tours, reading is becoming a legitimate motivation to travel. Book Clubs Have Left The Living Room And Headed To The Resort An interesting new trend...
Day Trip: Cannes (Nice) To Monaco
With an extra day after a conference I decided to travel from Nice to Monaco for the day. It was a perfect exploration. I was in Nice, France for the International Luxury Travel Market, the world’s largest travel trade...
LA’s “Hottest” Coffee Shop Is Found Inside Someone’s Home
A viral LA coffee counter runs from a private home, and it raises big questions about safety, access, and whether this model can travel. Los Angeles has never been shy about eating (or drinking) in unconventional places. Taco trucks...
Hotels: Wellness Is Out, Longevity Is The New Affluent Draw
Juice bars are passé. Ultra-luxury hotels sell longevity with diagnostics, IV drips, and biohacking, and the price tags prove it. Wellness Was The Warm-Up For the last decade, “wellness” in high-end hospitality has been a pretty predictable script: a...
Laser Airlines Seeks Caracas-Miami Flights, Twice Daily Now
A Venezuelan carrier wants Caracas-Miami service on MD-80s or a 767. Here’s why demand exists, and why US approval is still a long shot. Laser Airlines Files For Flights To The US A filing circulating in aviation circles shows...
Should Wheelchair Passengers Board Last? A Modest Proposal
A growing number of travelers are exploiting airline wheelchair assistance not because they need help, but because it offers an easy way to board early and skip long lines. It’s time for a fundamental policy change that discourages this...
Southwest Overtakes Delta In Latest U.S. Airline Rankings
The Wall Street Journal has once again ranked the best and worst airlines in the U.S. according to a list of metrics that suggest that despite (or perhaps because of) the changes underway at Southwest Airlines, the Dallas-based carrier...
With The US “Running” Venezuela, Travel Is Poised To Return
President Donald Trump’s statement that the United States will “run the country” of Venezuela, travel will flood back, here is how and why. US Captures Maduro and His Wife, What Now? In a night time raid that saw 150...
7 First Class Products I Hope To Fly In 2026
As we start 2026, I really have very little idea of how this year will shape up in terms of international travel. There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding my work, and I may end up being fortunate just to...
A Two-Star Hotel Stay at the World’s Biggest Luxury Conference
In the most conflicted possible experience, I found myself in a two-star hotel during the world’s largest luxury travel conference, ILTM Cannes. But why? Why I Intentionally Booked A “Two-Star” Hotel Location, location, location. For this particular event, ironically...
“Well, Are You Going To Get It For Me?” When Helping Turns Into Entitlement On A Flight
On a recent trip, I had to chuckle at the way a helping hand quickly morphed into entitlement in the form of helping an older woman lift her carry-on bag. When A Simple Favor Becomes An Expectation At 35,000...
Explaining Delta’s Basic Premium Economy To A Child & Father
This week, I had the unique challenge of explaining Delta’s latest market segmentation to both my 11-year old daughter, and my father and this is how it went. What’s New In Travel This Holiday Season? A reporter for a...
Gate Agents Need To Stop Lying About Overhead Bin Space
There are few things more annoying than being forced to check your carry-on bag because a gate agent says there is no overhead bin space left, only to find plenty of space onboard. It’s time for gate agents to...
What Visa’s Data Says About Luxury Travel’s Future
Visa’s credit card data from ILTM Cannes hints at who will be traveling in style, where they are going, and which destinations are quietly losing their shine. A Payments Company Walks Into ILTM… A senior economist from Visa, Dr....
Will Thanksgiving Flights Calm Down After The 2025 Shutdown?
With the government finally reopening, will Thanksgiving flyers face chaos or find surprisingly calm skies at the airport this year? The Longest Shutdown Finally Blinks After forty-three days of political chicken, the federal government is open again, paychecks are...
EU Pushes Airlines To Clean Up Their Green Marketing
Airlines love to talk about being green, but the EU is cracking down on vague claims and forcing carriers to be clear, honest, and transparent. Scrutiny Over EU Airlines’ Green Claims Airlines have never been shy about promoting their...
6 Questions For Josh Cahill
When an aviation vlogger claims he was “downgraded, scammed, and censored” by a national carrier, the story deserves more than clicks. It deserves clarity. 6 Questions For Josh Cahill About Air Cote d’Ivoire “Downgrade” Aviation vlogger Aljoscha Wendholt, popularly...
California Candidate Says Ground Billionaire Jets
Katie Porter says cut private jets, not commercial. With a 10% flight reduction looming from the shutdown, is she right about where to trim? FAA Reduction: Why Airlines Are Being Told To Fly Less Because of the ongoing government...
Detroit Airport Wants A Cigar Lounge. Critics Call It Dangerous…I Call It Smart.
Many airports have banned smoking entirely, but now Detroit may go in the opposite direction with a new cigar lounge under consideration—and I think that’s a positive step. Detroit Airport’s Planned Cigar Lounge: A Win for Travelers, Not a...
Steak Dinner In Taipei At Le Blanc
The rain finally cleared and since I had hung out at the hotel all day, I thought I’d go out for dinner. I found a great steak restaurant in Taipei called Le Blanc, a popular local hangout with excellent...
