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The Dao Effect? Airlines are Bumping Fewer Passengers

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 9, 2017 3 Comments
Airine Denied Boarding Stats

Airlines are bumping passengers at the lowest rate on record according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The agency, which first began tracking involuntary denied boarding rates in 1995, reported that U.S. carriers denied boarding...

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Travel

80 Nations (including USA) Can Now Visit Qatar Visa-Free

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 9, 2017August 9, 2017 2 Comments
Qatar Visa Free USA

I’m in the midst of a trip report that included two stops in Doha. Despite over a dozen trips through Doha over the years, I have never stepped out of the airport? Why? The honest reason is I did...

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Qatar AirwaysTrip Reports

Review: Qatar Airways A340 Business Class Doha To Colombo

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 9, 2017November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Qatar A340 Business Class Review

Qatar Airways showed that even on a relatively short overnight flight, it consistently offers superior service and catering. We spent most of our four hour layover between flights at the Al Mourjan Business Lounge. Boarding began 40 minutes prior...

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Judging Singapore Airlines’ New Safety Video

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 8, 2017August 8, 2017 3 Comments
Singapore Airlines New Safety Video

Singapore Airlines is out with a new safety video that is a big improvement over its old one. Watch it here– It is high quality and beautifully highlights some of the key sites of Singapore. Singapore holds itself out...

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VideosVirgin Atlantic

THIS is Why I Don’t Check Bags

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 8, 2017August 8, 2017 18 Comments
Virgin Atlantic Destroy Baggage

Do you ever wonder why your checked bags often end up with fresh scratches or broken items inside? Watch this video a startled teenager onboard a British Airways flight took as his aircraft was taxiing. Three Virgin Atlantic baggage...

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Air IndiaNews

FAA Grounds Air India 777 Due to Missing Seat Belt Tags!

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 8, 2017November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Air India Missing Seat Belt Tags

An Air India 777 booked to capacity was delayed for more than eight hours in Chicago after a surprise safety inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) discovered something sinister…missing seat belt tags! Apparently the flight was preparing to...

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Royal Air MarocTrip Reports

Review: Royal Air Maroc 787 Business Class Casablanca To Doha

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 7, 2017November 14, 2023 5 Comments
787 Royal Air Maroc Business Class Review

After a memorable taxi ride, we arrived Mohammed V International Airport three hours prior to our flight. Our day ahead: CMN-DOH-CMB-JED-MAN-JFK-LAX without stopping. It was going to be an epic 72 hours! Royal Air Maroc had big banners outside the...

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A Perfect Steak on Austrian Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 7, 2017November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Austrian Airlines Steak

One purpose of my weekly Meal of the Week installment is to compare steaks. I’ve written about steaks on Asiana, Iberia, SAS, SWISS, Thai, and United. If it isn’t clear, I love steak…even on airplanes. This week I recount a...

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Uzbekistan Airways

Next Stop: Uzbekistan + Tajikistan with Lucky! (Need Help Getting Home)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 7, 2017November 14, 2023 9 Comments
Uzbekistan Airways 787

This is going to be a fun week! For months Ben (“Lucky”) from One Mile at a Time and I have been talking about another trip together. We share a mutual desire to try out as many new airlines...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: August 06, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 6, 2017November 14, 2023 2 Comments
Cheap Australia Business Class

A very pleasant evening to you from Los Angeles, where I was happy to spend the entire week at home with my wife and son ahead of a major trip coming up this week (details coming). Two major “sale”...

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Mileage Plus

Challenge Accepted – Switching to United 1K

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 6, 2017September 16, 2021 20 Comments
Challenge accepted

I wrote previously about my surprise status match to United 1K. Despite my previous posts declaring my independence from American, I had trepidations when it came time to actually make the switch. In the comments from readers I was forewarned that...

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Travel

Drawbacks of Slow Travel With Children

Carly Stewart Posted onAugust 6, 2017August 6, 2017 11 Comments
Lucy not watching Moana.

As some readers already know, my daughter and I spent six weeks this summer in Asia traveling with my sister who is living in Thailand for the time being. My husband and I had traveled slow several years ago...

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Credit Cards

WalletHub Saves Me From Credit Disaster

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 6, 2017September 16, 2021 Leave a Comment
WalletHub

I subscribe to many credit tracking apps, most of which are free but none have been as responsive as WalletHub. Both credit card issuers and consumers make genuine mistakes but just because it may have been an error, doesn’t...

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How I Scored an Incredible $600 R/T Business Class Fare to Australia

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 5, 2017November 14, 2023 16 Comments
Cheap Business Class Ticket Australia

When a good deal surfaces, you cannot wait to book it. Even a few minutes. Earlier today I saw a post from View from the Wing highlighting an incredible deal from Vancouver to Sydney, Australia on All Nippon Airways...

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Review: Royal Air Maroc “The Casablanca Lounge” (CMN)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 5, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca Lounge Review

The Royal Air Maroc Lounge in Casablanca has been remodeled and is now called The Casablanca Lounge. We spent about two hours in the lounge prior to our RAM flight to Doha. The RAM lounge is modern and clean...

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American Airlines

Heartwarming: 7-Year-Old Becomes AA Pilot

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 5, 2017August 5, 2017 2 Comments
Sick Kid Becomes AA Pilot

A 7-year-old with a congenital heart defect was given the chance to fulfill a dream thanks to American Airlines and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He earned his pilot’s wings. William Kottos has wanted to be a a pilot since he...

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Doctor Gropes Teen on United Flight, Walks Free

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 5, 2017August 5, 2017 10 Comments
United Airlines Doctor Gropes Teen

Something doesn’t add up here. A 16-year girl was flying from Seattle to Newark for a summer fellowship program at Princeton. She was seated in a window seat and awoke to find a man’s hand on her thigh. The...

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Hotel ReviewsHyattTrip Reports

Review: Hyatt Regency Casablanca (Regency Suite)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 4, 2017November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Hyatt Regency Casablanca Review

We arrived from Doha into a cool, foggy Casablanca. Being a port city on eastern shore of the Atlantic Ocean, a thick marine layer had moved in overnight. A representative from the Hyatt was waiting to drive us to...

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When Will American Express Centurion Lounge Open at LAX?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 4, 2017November 14, 2023 18 Comments
American Express Lounge LAX Update

I’m a huge fan of the American Express Centurion Lounge concept. Even though these lounges tend to get crowded during peak periods, I still find them to be a valuable oasis. But I’m getting tired of the LAX tease!...

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American AirlinesAward Bookings

American Airlines Introduces the “Anti-Matthew Rule” on Award Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 4, 2017November 14, 2023 14 Comments
AA Segment Limit Award Restriction

My heart sank yesterday when I saw that American Airlines is restricting the number of segments permitted on award travel. The new one-way limits include: Domestic USA + Canada: Three [3] segments Other destinations (including Puerto Rico + US...

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