Hyatt Hotels has lost its MGM and Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) partnerships in the last eight months. But I don’t think it needed either anymore. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...
Canadian Budget Carrier Shuts Down, Will Not Refund Tickets
Canadian low-cost air carrier Lynx, an equivalent to Spirit Airlines or Frontier, will shut down and has encouraged ticketed passengers to contact their credit card companies because it will not be issuing any refunds… Canadian Budget Carrier Lynx Will...
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...
Review: Garuda Indonesia Business Class Lounge Bali (DPS)
Ahead of my KLM flight to Singapore, I spent some time in the Garuda Indonesia Lounge in Bali Denpasar Airport (DPS). Garuda Indonesia Business Class Lounge Bali Review (DPS) I reviewed this lounge before the pandemic and very little...
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...
Booked: Delta, TAROM, Bulgaria Air, KLM!
I’m off on my next adventure, this time to Eastern Europe with a focus on SkyTeam carriers with an opportunity to finally try out a Delta Air Lines product I have been waiting to review for years. To Eastern...
Texas Man Sues Lufthansa For Turbulence. He Wasn’t Wearing A Seatbelt.
A Texas man has sued Lufthansa, saying the German airline should have been prepared for turbulence on his flight. On the other hand, he was not wearing a seatbelt, which is never a smart thing even when the seatbelt...
Etihad Destroys Loyalty Program With Punitive Cancellation Fees
A word to Etihad: your new punitive cancellation fees for award tickets will drive away most people from your loyalty program, especially those you want to be loyal. This isn’t about gaming the system: it is about the fundamental...
Unreal: Entitled Wife Demands Business Class Passenger Give Up His Seat So Husband Can Move Up From Economy Class And Sit Next To Her
I have to laugh at many of the seat swapping demands that are made, but nothing takes the cake like asking a seatmate to move from business class to economy class so that spouses can be seated next to...
Review: Four Seasons Bali At Jimbaran Bay
The Four Seasons Bali at Jimbaran Bay was such an enjoyable splurge and is a beautiful resort with superb staff. Four Seasons Bali At Jimbaran Bay Review After sampling the Hyatt Regency and Andaz, I spent my final three...
How American Airlines Will Choose Preferred Travel Agencies
As it prepares to limit how AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points are earned, American Airlines is laying out the criteria for its preferred travel agencies, which give us an idea of which outlets will still quality for these frequent...
Four Seasons Resort Bali At Sayan: Dinner At Jati Bar
After visiting the Tegenungan Waterfall and Tirta Empul Temple we stopped for dinner at the Four Seasons Bali At Sayan, a very different property than the Four Seasons Bali At Jimbaran Bay. Dinner At Jati Bar – Four Seasons...
The 10 Best Airline Award Ticket Sweet Spots [2024]
Earlier I wrote about how some of the most lucrative award travel redemptions are often the most boring. Here, I want to point out my current list of the 10 best airline award ticket sweet spots. Top 10 Airline...
The Best Award Redemptions Are Often The Most Boring
The best award redemptions are often the most boring. I truly do make every effort to use my miles for aspirational business and first class redemptions that I would never otherwise be willing to pay for out-of-pocket. But lately,...
Passengers Tackle Thug Who Almost Opened Emergency Exit Door After Takeoff On American Airlines Flight
In the end, the mission failed, but a man at least partially succeeded in opening the emergency exit door after takeoff on an American Airlines flight to Chicago. Thankfully, passengers tackled him and restrained him until the aircraft could...
United Airlines Pilot Denies Boarding To Passenger For Cursing
A passenger was denied boarding on a United Airlines transcontinental flight after cursing at a gate agent. The captain happened to overhear the conversation… Nice: Passenger Denied Boarding After Cursing At Gate Agent One of my favorite threads on...
Air Canada Is Held Liable For Bad Advice Of Chatbot
Air Canada has been ordered to compensate a man when the Air Canada chatbot misled him over a bereavement fare. It is an interesting case, though I found Air Canada’s legal reasoning to border on absurd. Air Canada Held...
Somali Pirates Target Airplanes, Not Just Ships…
Modern day piracy on the high seas has long been a problem off the Gulf of Aden, with Somali pirates targeting vessels large and small in search of plunder. But now such piracy is spreading to the air, with...
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...
Delta Air Lines Adds Longest Domestic Flight To Network
Delta Air Lines will launch its longest domestic flight yet starting this autumn, a journey from the East Coast to Hawaii covering 5,095 miles. Delta Air Lines Adds Longest Domestic Flight To Network Delta already flies from New York...
