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...
United Airlines Will Resume Tel Aviv Flights Next Month
United Airlines will resume flights to Tel Aviv next month from its Newark hub, with a technical stop in Munich, before daily nonstop service begins days later. United Airlines Plans To Resume Tel Aviv Flights In March 2024 When...
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...
Did You Know Business Class Exists For Cruises?
Big ship cruises have a business class section and by almost every comparable metric it’s even better than business class for airlines. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you...
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...
Gouging: Fontainebleau Las Vegas Is Embarrassing Its Brand
The recently opened mega-hotel, Fontainebleau Las Vegas is embarrassing itself and the entire Fontainebleau brand by gouging customers. 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 Instagram,...
I Finally Tried Civet Coffee (“Poop” Coffee)…
For all I talk about coffee here, I tend to stick to my preferred blend of coffee beans each day and am not very experimental. But during my time in Bali I finally tried a cup of civet coffee...
Crazy: Man Claims Airbnb Host Sent Video Of Him With Another Woman To His Wife After He Complained About Stay
Payback is sweet…until you get sued. In an explosive claim, a Mississippi man claims that his Airbnb host sent surveillance photos of him with another woman to the man’s wife causing irreparable harm to their marriage. The host denies...
KLM 787-10 Makes U-Turn Over Atlantic After EVERY Lavatory Malfunctions
A KLM Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner bound for Los Angeles made a u-turn over the Atlantic after all the lavatories malfunctioned…then another u-turn…then a third one. This is quite a toilet tale. KLM 787-10 Flight To Nowhere: Flight Makes Three...
