American Airlines had a worrisome earnings call this week with investors. It seems the carrier needs a great Christmas or could go bust. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...
2021: The Year of the Status Match
Airlines, Hotel Chains, and Car Rental Agencies are going to compete for travelers hard in 2021. Welcome to the Year of the Status Match. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...
Will COVID-19 Return Bigger Planes to Shorter Flights?
Demand and efficiencies change over time, but there are a few good reasons why larger aircraft may be returning to shorter flights. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you...
Airline Change Fees Aren’t Gone Forever
Almost every major US airline has announced that change fees are gone “forever.” No, they aren’t. 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, add us...
Non-Stop Flights, Not Hubs, The Way Forward
See As airlines begin to alter their schedules for the coming months, they are moving away from the favored hub-and-spoke model in favor of non-stops. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...
Contracting COVID-19 on a Plane Unlikely, Study Says
A new study finds that airplanes are not the vaunted cesspool that they were perceived to be. Also, I admit I was wrong about middle seats. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...
Why Aren’t More Airlines Discounting Awards?
With flight loads down a minimum of 50% even after schedule reductions, why aren’t airlines discounting frequent flyer awards? 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...
Review: American Airlines International First Class Lounge London (LHR)
As I did with my review of the adjoining Admirals Club in LHR, let’s start with a question. Why publish a lounge review of a lounge that likely will never re-open? Well, because the last six months have unleashed...
American Airlines Expands Partnership With Apple
Starting this month, you can catch your favorite Apple TV+ shows for free on American Airlines, marking a deepening partnership between American and Apple. American Airlines Offers Free Apple TV+ Streaming In February 2019, American Airlines began offering free...
Review: American Airlines Admirals Club London (LHR)
So, I guess we’ll start with a question. Why publish a lounge review of a lounge that likely will never re-open? Well, because the last six months have unleashed a cataclysmic chain of events no person could have ever...
American Airlines Adds Yet Another Advantage – US Airline to Beat?
American Airlines has made a number of substantial changes to the carrier, but its latest advantage may make American the US airline to beat. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....
Chrissy Teigen: Everything Wrong with Your American Airlines Tweet
Chrissy Teigen, supermodel, celebrity, author, and wife of John Legend tweeted at American Airlines yesterday but it was all wrong. 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...
Data Points Suggest Fast Recovery for Travel Industry
Data points from public and private travel businesses suggest a fast recovery for the travel industry. 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, add us...
2019 Was Peak Travel, When Will it Return?
In 2019, many metrics suggest the world saw peak travel. Due to the Coronavirus crisis and countries shutting their borders, the question of whether Peak Travel will ever return and if so, when, remains unanswered. If you are considering booking...
Discount Airlines May Be Coronavirus Travel Remedy
Airlines are suffering along with other businesses during the coronavirus crisis. But discount airlines may be just the remedy that the travel industry needs. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....
American Airlines Offers 250,000 Miles + Travel Benefits In Latest Termination Offer
While American Airlines CEO Doug Parker downplayed the risk of furloughs as recently as this month, a leaked document reveals AA plans to shed at least 30% of its management and support staff (MSS) in October. Voluntary separation packages...
Hertz Fails – I’m Neither Surprised Nor Sympathetic
Hertz, the rental car giant, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection last week. I’m neither surprised nor sympathetic hearing the news. 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...
Airlines Require Masks, But Don’t Enforce
Many US airlines now require masks for passengers and staff, but some have indicated they won’t enforce the rule leaving me to ask, what’s the point? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...
Airlines Are Irked By Boeing CEO’s Grim Prediction
U.S. airlines have not responded well to a suggestion from the Boeing CEO that a major airline would go out of business by the end of the year. Speaking on NBC’s TODAY show earlier this week, Boeing CEO David Calhoun...
Returning Travel to Normal Is Our Responsibility
The roadwarriors, the consultants the travelling workers of the world – it’s up to us to get travel back to normal now following coronavirus. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....
