Not looking forward to a long-haul flight in coach helped me appreciate… well, everything. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or...
Review: Courtyard By Marriott Bridgetown Barbados
After a dismal experience at another Barbados property, I was looking for something new, and the Courtyard by Marriott Bridgetown Barbados fit the bill. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...
Man Steals $80,000 Cash From Seatmate On Singapore Airlines

I’ll never understand those who carry large amounts of cash on airplanes or those who think they can get away with stealing it. We’ll explore issues in the case of $80,000 stolen onboard a Singapore Airlines flight…and how Singaporean...
I Swap Seats So A Wife Can Sit Next To Husband. This Is How It’s Done.

We’ve spoken a bit this week about spouses sitting next to each other onboard, mostly in the negative sense, so I wanted to share a recent seat-swapping story that happened to me on Turkish Airlines that provides a better...
United Airlines Raises Checked Bag Fees, Matching American Airlines

United Airlines has followed American Airlines in raising checked baggage fees by $5 per bag. Although I’m not generally a fan of airline co-branded credit cards, this does present a stronger case for the United Explorer credit card by...
Crazy: Travel Vlogger Doxxed By Airline After Negative Review

Popular travel vlogger Josh Cahill was doxxed by Aero Dili after a negative review. There’s no defense for such unethical retribution. Period. But Cahill might use this moment to reconsider his business model. Josh Cahill Doxxed After Assailing Airline...
Study: Travelers Don’t Actually Care About Sustainability

A recent study has concluded what’s been obvious for years. Travelers say they care about the environment but it’s not actually true. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you...
Tracking Pricing On Google Flights

As it has matured, I’ve found that Google Flights has become a better and more accurate flight booking and tracking tool. If you don’t use the price tracking feature on Google Flights, consider it an excellent tool for tracking...
No Change Fees Have Fundamentally Changed The Way I Book Air Travel

Thinking about United’s Super Bowl ad emphasizing the elimination of change fees on most tickets made me realize how the lack of change fees has fundamentally changed the way I book air travel. No Change Fees Have Changed The...
Jerk? Business Class Passenger Removes Economy Class Bag From Overhead Bin, Tosses In Aisle

A late-boarding business class passenger removed the bag of an economy class passenger from the overhead bin and threw it in the aisle, so that his bag would fit. Who was the jerk? Business Class Passenger Tosses Economy Class...
The Absurd Reason Model Wants Airlines To Install Bigger First Class Seats…

A model has proffered that airlines should install larger first class seats to accommodate passengers with large derrières, like herself. The demand is so outrageous I cannot help but to address it. Model Explains Why Airlines Need To Install...
Justified: Man Refuses To Give Up Exit Row Seat For Pregnant Woman

There was no ethical dilemma: a man was fully justified in not giving up his exit row seat on a 14-hour flight from Asia so a pregnant woman could sit next to her husband. Cardinal Rule On An Airplane:...
Falling In Love With Puerto Rico

Our first trip to Puerto Rico was brief but enlightening. Not only did we fall in love with the island, but we might just move there… might. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
Wall Street Journal Ranks Delta Best, JetBlue Worst In 2023

The Wall Street Journal’s annual airline rankings are in with Delta Air Lines at the top and JetBlue Airways at the bottom for the third straight year. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
Deranged Mother Loses Her Temper When Passenger Won’t Trade Her Middle Seat For Aisle Seat

It’s totally reasonable to reserve and aisle seat and window seat in hopes the middle seat will remain empty. I do it all the time. But it’s quite unreasonable to demand that the passenger in the middle seat take...
It’s Been A Rough Start In 2024 For Commercial Aviation

Just three weeks into 2024, and already it’s been a very rough start for commercial aviation, specifically in the United States. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If...
7 First Class Products I Hope To Fly In 2024

At this early point in the year it is not clear if I will push for elite status once again on United Airlines or truly embrace the freestyle life of buying whatever ticket works best based on date, time,...
Phone “Hack” To Watch In-Flight Entertainment Is Clever, But Rude

A Danish TikToker named Ida Augusta has shared a viral new video showing a “hack” to enjoy in-flight entertainment on an aircraft that has no individual screens behind each seat. It’s clever, but it’s also rude. In-Flight Entertainment “Hack” At...
10 New Countries I Hope To Visit In 2024

Last year I fell far short of the goal, but I’m setting what I hope will be an achievable goal in 2024: visit 10 countries I have not previously visited. 10 New Countries For 2024 As I focus on...
A Flashing Charging Cable On A Redeye Flight…So Rude!

Even if passengers like me can just zone it out, it is not very courteous to use a flashing charging cable on an airplane that blinks like a neon light…. especially on a redeye flight. Flashing Charging Cable On...