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Air France Closes Paris Lounge Sauna After Passengers Apparently Turned It Into A Sex Den
I was looking forward to one of my favorite pre-flight rituals at Paris Charles de Gaulle: a sauna in the Air France Lounge in Terminal 2E, Hall L. Instead, I discovered that the sauna is gone for good, apparently because some passengers could not behave themselves. Air France Permanently Closes...

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Sheraton Kauai Resort: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I have spent a fair amount of time traipsing around the Hawaiian Islands over the past 20+ years, since most of her family lives there. During a trip at the end of 2025, we had a couple of days to fill in on Kauai, and two Marriott...

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Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Suffers Botched Takeoff In Munich: Runway Overrun, Tail Strike, Shredded Tires
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 had an accident today while taking off on a long haul flight from Germany to Vietnam. Fortunately no one appears to have been injured, but I can’t even begin to wrap my head around how something like this could happen…

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Lufthansa First Class Lounge Access Just Got More Generous
Lufthansa Group has quietly made access to its First Class Lounges more generous, harmonizing guest rules across Lufthansa, SWISS, and Austrian Airlines. For families like mine, this is a welcome change, even if it probably won’t change how we actually book our trips. Lufthansa Group Makes First Class Lounge Guest...

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Singapore Airlines: Premium Economy between US and Asia starting at 55K
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer has released its latest list of “Spontaneous Escapes,” discounted award redemptions valid only for travel in the following calendar month. Several routes are available to/from North America this month, including several premium economy options both to and from Asia that we haven’t seen in some time. However,...

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Disaster Narrowly Averted as Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Plows 120 Meters Past End of Runway During Takeoff at Munich Airport
An aviation catastrophe appears to have been only narrowly averted at Munich International Airport (MUC) on Saturday after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner with as many as 274 passengers on board plowed 120 meters past the end of the runway as it attempted to take off, with the wheels...

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Scott Kirby Says Passengers Love United’s Brand — But Data Shows They’re Just Following The Flights
United’s ski-country network and Chicago growth show that Scott Kirby’s decade-old strategy worked: add useful flights, use bigger planes, rebuild schedule relevance, and loyalty follows. But the data cuts against a simpler brand-love story — passengers may be choosing United less because they love the airline and more because United...

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Airplane Art – Air India Airbus A321 taxiing out at Singapore Changi Airport
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Air India Airbus A321 taxiing at Singapore Changi Airport as it readies itself for a return flight to India. Air India operates seven Airbus A321-200 aircraft in its single-aisle fleet. The airline also operates the...
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Chase Ink Business Preferred® vs. Chase Ink Business Cash® – which is better? $1,000 or 100,000 Points
The Chase Ink Preferred and Chase Ink Cash are two of Chase's business credit cards and they can both be great options to boost your Ultimate Rewards points balance. Deciding which one is best can depend on ...

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Historic Taftsville Covered Bridge in Vermont
The historic Taftsville Covered Bridge in Vermont was opened in 1836, which means that it is the oldest covered bridge in Windsor County; the third oldest covered bridge in the state; and one of the oldest covered bridges in the United States — and it is still in use today.
Constructed...

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Southwest Captain Exposed Himself On Orlando Flight — Now The Union Wants To Punish The Pilot Who Reported It
A Southwest captain pled guilty after exposing himself and watching porn in the cockpit during a flight to Orlando while his first officer continued flying the plane. Now, years into the first officer’s lawsuit claiming Southwest and its pilots union retaliated against her for reporting the incident, the union is...

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I Have 26 Credit Cards In A Drawer. These Are The 7 Rewards Cards I Actually Carry
I have about 26 credit cards in a drawer, but only seven are actually in my wallet. The key is separating cards you get for a bonus, cards you keep for perks, and cards that deserve real spending. Here are the cards I actually use for lounge access, everyday spend,...

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Capital One, Chase And Amex Airport Lounges Ranked — These Are The 8 Best In The U.S.
Capital One, Chase, and American Express have turned premium card airport lounges into a real competitive battleground, and the best ones now rival or beat many airline lounges. Capital One leads on food — especially at LaGuardia, Washington National, and JFK — while Chase has some of the best-designed large...

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Fire Erupts in Luggage Container Moments Before it Was Due to Be Loaded on Packed British Airways Plane at Milan Malpensa
What to Know A fire broke out in a luggage container moments before it was due to be loaded onto a British Airways flight at Milan Malpensa, with a lithium battery suspected as the cause. In This Article Why a lithium battery is suspected as the case and what makes...

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Review: Priority Lounge Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 (FRA)
Duringmy Four Seasons Yacht via Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia adventure, I had the chance to check out the new Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Terminal 3, prior to my Turkmenistan Airlines flight to Ashgabat (ASB). Before that flight, I visited the Priority Lounge in the non-Schengen area of Frankfurt Terminal 3, which...

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The Cult Of LUV (Southwest Airlines)
The nation’s largest domestic carrier has a completely new identity, mission, and process, but some customers are in a LUV cult and can’t see a way out. New Identity, Same Blue Planes Over the last few years, Elliott Management, an activist investor group has aggressively commandeered the most unique airline...

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Seven Relatives Sue After Japan Airlines Plane Hits Delta Jet At 2.3 mph — Report Said No One Was Hurt
A new lawsuit makes has a family of seven passengers the only ones claiming injuries from a low speed Seattle airport collision between two planes that was officially classified as injury-free. The legal paradox here is that Delta may face liability as the airline they were flying, even though...

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The Largest Lobster In The World. Sunday Morning Photograph.
What is claimed to be the largest lobster in the world is a sculpture that is composed of approximately 90 tons of concrete and reinforced steel; and was created by an artist named Winston Bronnum.
This giant crustacean rests on a base that weighs 32 tons is located at...

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American Airlines Five Star Service: How This $350+ Airport VIP Experience Works
American Airlines offers Five Star Service, which is essentially a package that can be purchased at select airports, offering travelers an exclusive ground experience. I don’t want to suggest that it’s any sort of an amazing deal, but it’s a program that many people don’t know about, so I figure...

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Roomers ParkView: Frankfurt’s Pricey New Marriott Luxury Collection Hotel
I realize I take more of an interest in the Frankfurt hotel market than most, so if this doesnt interest you, by all means skip this post. I have family near Frankfurt, so I visit pretty often, and am always underwhelmed by the hotel choices, though they are nicely improving.

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More easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards
Staples is again offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday 8/16/26, through Saturday, 8/22/26. Note that there is a limit of nine per customer per day listed, but some may be able to purchase more at their local store. The Deal Staples is again offering fee-free...

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American Airlines Bans Humanoid Robots Starting Monday — But The Robot Army Is Coming Anyway
American Airlines is banning large human- and animal-like robots from its flights starting Monday, joining Southwest, Delta, and United with a policy aimed at size, stowage, and lithium-ion battery risks. The problem is that this shape-based ban may not age well as AI robots become more common, battery technology improves,...






































