View from the Wing
Hyatt Now Lets Park Hyatt Sydney And Tokyo Pretend They’re Resorts To Dodge Elite Late Checkout
Park Hyatt Sydney and Park Hyatt Tokyo are classic city hotels, but Hyatt now lets them classify themselves as resorts — a designation that can let them dodge guaranteed 4 p.m. late checkout for Globalists. That turns one of World of Hyatt’s most valuable elite benefits into something properties can...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Iberia Club: Earn 3x Avios for NH Hotels stays in Europe & the Americas (May 25 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight is a good one for Avios collectors as you can earn 3x Avios via Iberia Club for stays at NH Hotels in Europe and the Americas. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
Frequent Miler
Rakuten+ subscription: 10% back at select merchants for $100/yr, with a $50 signup bonus
Doctor of Credit has uncovered something that will only be of interest to a subset of readers: Rakuten offers a Rakuten+ subscription. The subscription costs $100 per year and comes with 10% back all the time at select merchants. Potentially the most useful of those will be Hotels.com and Viator....
One Mile at a Time
Citi Strata Elite Card 75K Points Welcome Bonus, With Strong Value Proposition
The Citi Strata Elite Card (review) was launched in 2025, as Citi’s new premium credit card, and it has the potential to represent a great value, especially for the first year. In this post, I’d like to recap the details of the card’s current welcome bonus, along with eligibility rules.
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Marriott Bonvoy: Earn 3,000 bonus points for stays at over 2,000 hotels in the U.S. and Canada
Marriott Bonvoy have brought back their annual summer bonus for stays in the U.S. and Canada. This offer can be stacked with Exclusively for You targeted offers and also any global Marriott promotions should they decide to offer one for the summer. There is also no limit to the number...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
British Airways Accused of Discrimination After Boy With Tourette’s Was Banned From Flight When He Shouted ‘Bomb’
A family has put British Airways on blast after their 13-year-old son was denied boarding on a recent flight from London Gatwick for a highly anticipated holiday to Spain, when the boy blurted out the word ‘Bomb’ in the gate area just before boarding. The boy suffers from Tourettes Syndrone...
Live and Let’s Fly
Baby Naomi Took Her First Flight In Delta One And Never Made A Peep
Kudos to Baby Naomi for her first flight and her lovely parents for being so gracious on my Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta. Baby Naomi Was A Perfect Passenger In Delta One Toward the end of the boarding for my A350-900 flight from LAX-ATL, a young...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRAVEL TECHONOLOGY: The MacBook Neo – A Good Value Travel Laptop?
It’s time for some Travel Technology, this time focusing on the MacBook Neo. Can it make a good travel laptop? Or is it best left in the classroom? Wake up, Neo. Apple enters The Matrix. The MacBook Neo was launched in March 2026, as a “low-cost” Mac, aimed at Chromebook...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
United Airlines Pilot Threatens to Call the FBI After Passengers Notice Antisemitic Wi-Fi Hotspot On Flight
A United Airlines pilot threatened to call the FBI and have passengers’ phones searched after people noticed an antisemitic Wi-Fi hotspot name during a recent flight, prompting a potential security threat against the aircraft. “I had one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever seen on a flight recently on a...
View from the Wing
I Flew 3 Hours In A Coach Middle Seat — Now I’m Rethinking Why I Pay Extra For Domestic First Class
I spent three hours in an American Airlines coach middle seat from Washington National to Dallas — and got two and a half hours of real work done. That should not feel revelatory, but after years of chasing upgrades and paying more for domestic first, it made me rethink when...
Frequent Miler
25X miles / 45% back (maybe more?) at Viator today with Capital One Shopping
Today’s deal of the day for Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers is Viator. While everyone should see a boosted offer for Viator today, the exact amount can vary from person to person. At the time of writing, I’m seeing 25X miles through a Capital One card account via...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Travel Hack to Get Free Hot Water For Cup Noodles at Seoul Incheon Airport Causes Furore in South Korea
A travel hack circulating amongst Chinese passengers to get free hot water at Seoul Incheon Airport for cup noodles is causing a furore in South Korea because it involves invading mother nursing rooms. The problem has arisen because, while convenience stores inside the airport sell cup noodles (known in South...
Live and Let’s Fly
Scott Kirby’s Memorial Day Message To United Airlines Employees Was More Measured This Year
CEO Scott Kirby’s Memorial Day message to United Airlines employees was more measured this year, pairing gratitude for American freedoms with a summer travel pep talk focused on operational reliability and customer care. Scott Kirby’s Memorial Day Message To United Employees Was More Muted, More Operational Kirby’s annual Memorial Day...
One Mile at a Time
Review: Aman Bangkok, Thailand (One Of The World’s Best City Hotels)
Duringmy two-part birthday trip to the Golden Triangle, I checked out four different hotels in Bangkok, given that its one of the worlds best value cities for luxury hotels, and the market keeps getting better (separately, Imreviewing the Rosewood Bangkok,Capella Bangkok, and Four Seasons Bangkok).
Svenblogt
Thailand reduziert visumfreie Aufenthaltsdauer von 60 auf 30 Tage
Das thailändische Kabinett hat am 19. Mai 2026 das Ende der 60-tägigen visumfreien Einreise beschlossen. Für deutsche, österreichische und Schweizer Pässe sinkt die erlaubte Aufenthaltsdauer wieder auf 30 Tage. Visa on Arrival (VOA) wird gleichzeitig auf nur noch vier Länder beschränkt. Ein genaues Inkrafttreten steht aus, dürfte aber vor der...
