
The Gate with Brian Cohen
What Is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 366
I have always disliked shopping — especially for produce in a supermarket for a variety of reasons — but I had to take the following photograph during my most recent foray.
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Two Fake Las Vegas Hotels Are Luring Guests With AI Photos — Both Lead To One Of The City’s Worst Hotels
Two fake Las Vegas hotel listings are using AI-generated photos and alternate names to sell rooms that appear to be inside the much-maligned OYO Hotel & Casino. Guests thought they were booking separate properties near the Strip, only to discover there was no real Palette or Collection O hotel to...

View from the Wing
Delta Flight Diverts Twice After ‘Sewage’ Spreads Through Cabin — Passengers Owed $144,500
Delta 81 diverted from Paris to London following a reported lavatory leak. Passengers say they stayed aboard during cleanup, then crossed the Atlantic without full meals and stop again in New York before finally flying on to Seattle.

Frequent Miler
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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Delta Air Lines Locks Frequent Flyer Accounts of Everyone On ‘Evil Twin’ Wi-Fi Flight
Delta Air Lines has locked the SkyMiles frequent flyer accounts of everyone who was on the ‘evil twin’ Wi-Fi flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta on Monday, requiring passengers who were caught in the apparent hack attack to undergo secondary verification before being able to access their accounts. As a...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Ryanair Plane That Suffered Window Blowout Had Not Undergone Engine Design Changes to Prevent Exactly This Type of Accident
What to Know NTSB investigators found that the Ryanair Boeing 737 involved in a mid-air window blowout that partially sucked out passenger Ljubisa Karovic had not undergone engine modifications designed to prevent exactly this kind of accident. In This Article How a fractured fan blade tore through the engine cowl...

Frequent Miler
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...

Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (15th August)
It’s that time of the week when the UK has cooled a little bit; we’ve all had a fun emergency alert on Friday night, and the weekend is here. And oh yes, there was a partial solar eclipse too. But there are other headlines in the world of aviation –...

Frequent Miler
Bali’s Ogoh Ogoh parade and the Nyepi day of silence (A Carrie commentary)
In 2014, I got to (serendipitously) experience one of the most fascinating holidays in Bali: the Nyepi day of silence and the Ogoh Ogoh parade that precedes it. This came up recently in my post about my favorite destinations by continent, where I somewhat controversially listed Bali. All the comments...

2PAXfly
WEEKLY REVIEW: Sunday 16 August, 2026
Hello travellers, I just got back from a quick trip to Auckland, New Zealand, on a Double Status Credits trip. I also got to experience Premium Economy on a Qantas 787 and visited the new(ish) Qantas International Auckland Lounge. Those reviews will be coming to you over the next few...
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Boeing Paid $212 Million To End A 737 MAX Fight — Now Plane Owners May Get To Sue Again Anyway
Boeing paid roughly $212 million to settle Norwegian’s 737 MAX dispute, with Norwegian ordering more MAX aircraft as part of the broader resolution. But aircraft-owning affiliates say they were not covered by that settlement and can still sue over the same alleged misrepresentations, meaning Boeing may have to fight another...

One Mile at a Time
Weekly Review: August 15, 2026
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m “grounded” for a few more weeks, but at least my productivity should improve nicely this coming week, as our older son is starting (sort of) school. So yay for that, and for him getting out his energy somewhere that...

One Mile at a Time
Review: Lufthansa Welcome Lounge Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
Duringmy Four Seasons Yacht via Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia adventure, I flew Lufthansa’s Boeing 787 Allegris business class from Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt (FRA). I had an extended layover in Frankfurt before my Turkmenistan Airlines flight to Ashgabat (ASB), so I decided to spend some time in the Lufthansa Welcome...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Lobster Deck in Shediac in New Brunswick. Restaurant Review.
Maine may be known for its lobster; but so is New Brunswick — especially the town of Shediac, which is known as the Lobster Capital of the World and even sports a concrete and steel sculpture of a giant lobster which is claimed to be the largest lobster in the...

No Work All Travel
Restaurant Review: Café Belge, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai DIFC
Disclaimer: I was invited to lunch at Café Belge, located at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai DIFC. Open daily from 12pm to 1am, Café Belge is the The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai DIFC’s riff on a Belgian brasserie. Think: airy, wooden bar, classic movie posters, and smokers dining al fresco. As much as I...

One Mile at a Time
Allegiant Air Launching First Class Cabin, Adding Free Drinks In Economy
Allegiant Air, historically known as one of the United States’ most disciplined ultra low cost carriers, plans to significantly improve its passenger experience. This includes introducing a first class product, and also adding free drinks in economy.

Economy Class & Beyond
Google launches the Pixel Tag – A first-party item tracker
At a recent Google event, the company announced it was going to launch its own line item trackers, dubbed “Pixel Tag“. The Pixel Tag, as you all guessed, is an item tracker from Google. It uses s Google’s Find Hub network to quickly and easily locate your items. Google highlights...

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United Airlines Goes To The Supreme Court Over Covid Vaccine Mandate — Five Years Later, 1,000 Workers Still Suing
United put customer facing employees with approved religious vaccine exemptions on unpaid leave. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit let a lawsuit by 1,000 workers proceed as a class action. The airline is asking the Supreme Court to intervene.

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[110K Offer Extended] United Made MileagePlus Worse Without A Credit Card — But This Business Version Is The Sweet Spot
United has made MileagePlus far more valuable for credit cardholders, with faster earning, cheaper awards, and better access to premium inventory. The United Business Card now looks like the sweet spot, especially with its extended offer of up to 110,000 miles.

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Delta Considering Much Larger First Class Cabins After Surprise Success Of 44-Seat A321neo
Delta Air Lines accidentally created an A321neo with a massive 44-seat First Class cabin. Now passengers are buying those seats at such a high rate that Delta is reconsidering just how large its domestic First Class cabins should be. Delta Is Rethinking How Big Domestic First Class Cabins Should Be...








































