United passengers are seeing a flight map glitch where the airplane icon is replaced by the spiked stiletto from *The Devil Wears Prada*. Also: Bilt cardholders report surprise $50,000 credit limits, Chase Sapphire Lounge DFW appears closer to opening, American basic economy bag fees get worse, and oneworld Ruby members...

When you pay for First Class, whether with cash, miles or an upgrade, you generally expect more than a wider seat and an earlier boarding group. On flights long enough…

Hyatt’s CEO says members have reacted positively to the new award chart, which is an interesting way to describe top hotels costing up to 67% more points. Hyatt may still have a fixed chart, but when one night that used to require $45,000 of card spend now takes $75,000, calling...

Staples is again offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards, through Saturday, June 6, 2026. The limit is nine per customer per day in-store, although some stores may allow more. Different stores appear to have different policies regarding the variable-load cards that some Staples now sell. Some folks report that...

A United Airlines flight from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Palma de Mallorca…

I suspect this will be a hot take, though I don’t think it should be…

Air Canada’s first A321XLR brings 14 lie-flat suites to thin transatlantic routes like Montreal to Toulouse. The narrowbody long-haul era is officially here. Another Single Aisle Crosses The Atlantic Air Canada took delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR in April, and with it the airline joined a club that is...

Austin airport’s long-planned credit card lounge did not disappear just because Southwest appears to have taken the original West Infill space for its own “Project Oasis” lounge. The airport now says it still plans a bank lounge RFP — and is weighing space in the new Concourse B, the current...

A rainbow at Niagara Falls only enhances this legendary natural wonder that is located on the Niagara River between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. If you want to see the rainbow for yourself...

Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers have boosted rates for StubHub today. I’m seeing 35% cashback or 20X miles, but there might well be even better targeted rates out there for some people. This could therefore be a great day to redeem the StubHub credit if you have a...

I hate to make negative predictions, but I cant help but feel like this is only the start of a trend that were going to see a lot more of in the coming years

A transatlantic United Airlines flight from Newark to Palma de Mallorca made an emergency diversion back to New York on Saturday night because a Bluetooth speaker carried by a teen passenger on the flight had been named ‘BOMB.’ United flight UA-236 had departed nearly two hours late at around 6:08...

The flight attendants are primarily here for your safety: Any regular traveler has no doubt heard this line many times before, but it’s a comment that can attract exaggerated eye rolls because it is, on occasion, used to justify bad and sometimes even ugly service. But on International Flight Attendant...

Spirit Airlines may be gone, but one of its remaining lawsuits just died too. Customers claimed Spirit’s website tracked clicks, keystrokes, searches and browsing behavior through session-replay code, but the court said that without a concrete injury or sensitive personal information disclosed, creepy website tracking alone was not enough to...

I’ve gotta hand it to New York’s most well-known (notorious?) air traffic controller — this is how you can be sassy without being a total jerk. Well, maybe he’s still being a bit of a jerk, but it’s an improvement…

A few things worth knowing this week: René lays out exactly why a near-two-million-miler is done with Delta for the foreseeable future, we got a first-hand look at Southwest’s new Extra Legroom seats (spoiler: better than Delta Comfort+), René ran through specialty dining on the Norwegian Viva, a big business...

Years after the “Racist Burger King” passenger made the airplane crown infamous, the crown has returned to a plane with a very different energy. This time, a Black passenger sits calmly in the window seat wearing a similar gold crown — subverting the meme and taking back the symbol.

It’s the end of an era when it comes to dining in economy on domestic flights in the United States. That’s sort of sad, but also logical…

Europe’s ETIAS authorization arrives in late 2026 with a €20 fee. Here is what it requires, and why your fall trip is probably not affected. ETIAS Headlines Have Travelers Worried This week there has been plenty of coverage warning that Americans will soon need a “visa” to visit Europe. It...

United Flight 236 was headed from Newark to Spain when passengers were repeatedly ordered to turn off Bluetooth — then the 767 turned back after a teen’s speaker reportedly showed up as “BOMB.” The flight landed back in New Jersey under a security response, passengers were deplaned and re-screened, and...

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Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. Sunday marks the end of the month which means there are lots of deals ending this week. That includes three transfer bonuses to Southwest, TAP Air...

Nova Scotia Trunk 4 is a provincial highway that stretches almost 415 kilometers or 258 miles across the northeastern half of the province and was originally called the King’s Highway. During one mild cloudy day, I pulled the vehicle over near Wentworth Valley and stopped to photograph one part of...

The Coffee Break podcast last week, where Greg and Nick talked about the trials and tribulations of podcasting from the road, reminded me of some of the big pain points I experienced in my nomad years, especially as I attempted to work from the road. I wasn’t podcasting at that...