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New Singapore Airlines Policy: Cheap Business Class Passengers To The Back!
Over the years, we’ve seen airlines update their premium cabin seat assignment policies. Sometimes the idea is to save some seats for top tier elite members, while other times the idea is to monetize seat selection.

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American Airlines Passenger Lunges Over The Seat And Attacks Man In The Row Ahead
An American Airlines passenger says the woman seated behind him became erratic during descent, lunged over his seat, and slammed him into the cabin wall hard enough to knock off his glasses and possibly leave him unconscious. He is suing the alleged attacker directly, not American, while a related federal...

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Delta One to Europe For as Few as 97,700 SkyMiles One Way.
You could travel as a passenger seated in the Delta One premium cabin to Europe for as few as 97,000 SkyMiles one way during the summer of 2026 — if you act fast, as the deal was still available at the time this article was written, as members of Thrifty...

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Controversy: Respecting the Flag of the United States of America
Respecting the flag of the United States of America was the focus of a controversy at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio prior to the start of Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals last night on Wednesday, June 4, 2026, when only two members of the San Antonio Spurs...

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Review: American Airlines A321XLR Business Class
I flew a brand new American Airlines A321XLR from Los Angeles to New York in Flagship Business Class and enjoyed the sleek new cabin and individual seat. It’s not a perfect business class seat, but it is a big upgrade from the A321T seat we’ve seen for so many years...

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Barking “Service Dog” Ruins My United Airlines Redeye Sleep
I know I sound like a broken record sometimes, but it seems like I cannot escape a trip without encountering a fake service animal, this time a barking dog on a United Airlines redeye flight. A Barking “Service Dog” On United Airlines Interrupts My Redeye Slumber… I was flying from...
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Earn 1,000 bonus Avios on one Hilton stay worldwide via Qatar Airways Privilege Club
Qatar Airways and Hilton are back with their bonus Avios promo for one Hilton stay! For 2026 we see the bonus boosted to 1,000 Avios from the 750 see in 2025. This bonus can be earned in addition to the Hilton points you earn on your stay including the current...

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Airline Lost Your Bag? Don’t Settle For A $50 Voucher — You Can Claim Up To $4,700
Airlines love handing out tiny “courtesy” vouchers when your bag goes missing, but that is not the end of what they may owe. If your luggage is delayed, lost, or damaged, you can claim reasonable documented expenses, get checked bag fees refunded when delivery is significantly late, and on U.S....

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Man Caught Red Handed Stealing Disabled Passenger’s Gucci Wallet From TSA Bin at Fort Lauderdale Airport
The security checkpoint might be one of the most secure parts of an airport, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a crime-free zone, as one unlucky passenger at the Fort Lauderdale Airport discovered when he got through the body scanner to discover that his Gucci wallet was nowhere to...

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Brand New Lufthansa Boeing 787 Suffers Gear Collapse At Frankfurt Airport Gate
A couple of days ago, I covered a bizarre incident at Frankfurt Airport (FRA), where a Lufthansa Dreamliner had a gear collapse at its gate. While it’ll take some time for a full investigation to be performed, we now have some clues as to what may have caused this…

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Man Sneaks Onto United Airlines Flight With Fake Boarding Pass After Multiple Security Failures
A Houston man used a fake boarding pass to sneak onto a United Airlines flight at IAH, forcing the aircraft to return to the gate and triggering a major law enforcement response. It’s always curious me to how these stowaway events happen in the first place… Man Sneaks Onto United...

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New Orient Express Sailing Yachts Sets Sail: Ship, Pricing, Itineraries, Inclusions
In recent years, we’ve seen luxury hospitality companies increasingly getting into the cruising industry (though profitability has been a challenge). For example, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection was among the first, then we recently saw the launch of Four Seasons Yachts, and then in 2027 we’re supposed to see the launch of...

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American Airlines Flight Attendants Say Their Union Contract Shortchanged Them — Now They’re Suing For Overtime Pay
American Airlines flight attendants are suing for overtime pay under Illinois law, arguing that time at the airport should count as work even though their union contract pays under a very different system. It is part of a growing wave of lawsuits trying to use state wage laws to punch...

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Merchantman Fresh Seafood & Oyster Bar in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island. Restaurant Review.
The province of Prince Edward Island in Canada is known for both its seafood and its potatoes — and Merchantman Fresh Seafood & Oyster Bar in Charlottetown offered the combination of both for a meal when many eateries were still closed for the season or were only open during limited...

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Drunk British Airways Flight Attendant Suspended After She Flashed Her Breast at Barman in Hope of Scoring Free Bottle of Wine
A drunk British Airways flight attendant was allegedly so desperate for another drink during a boozy overnight layover in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that she flashed her breasts and propositioned the barman in the hope of getting a free bottle of wine to take back to her hotel room. According to...

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Carnitas Breakfast Bowl On Alaska Airlines: Best Airline Breakfast Ever
My consolation for my first class upgrade on Alaska Airlines not clearing was the best economy class breakfast (and perhaps even the best breakfast period) I’ve ever enjoyed on an airplane: the carnitas breakfast bowl. Taste Test: Carnitas Breakfast Bowl In Alaska Airlines Economy Class I was flying from Chicago...

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Airline Passenger Blacklists Won’t Stop Bad Behavior — The Real Fix Starts Before Boarding
A shared passenger blacklist sounds like a tough answer to bad behavior in the cabin, but it is the wrong tool for a rare and messy problem. Reported incidents are up, but much of the real fix happens before the aircraft door closes: better gate staffing to keep impaired or...

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The clock ticks for semi-annual credits, Citi cancels more than Custom Cash, cards for domestic travel and more (Week in Review)
For the past few weeks, expiring credit card credits (particularly hotel credits) have been on my mind almost non-stop. With about three weeks left to go in the first half of the year, I still have yet to use the following: Use by June 30, 2026: Amex Fine Hotels +...

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Amex No Annual Fee Business Card That Earns Points: The Overlooked Benefit
The Blue Business Plus Credit Card from American Express (learn more) is one of Amex’s most lucrative and overlooked business cards. The card has no annual fee (Rates & Fees), and earns 2x Membership Rewards points on the first $50,000 spent every calendar year (and then 1x points), making it...

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Giant Rat Clings to Jet Flap During Landing, Real or CGI You Decide, Pilot Arrested for Dive-Bombing a Crowded Beach Three Times, and More Travel News!
Here are this week’s travel news headlines from around the web and interweb I found the most interesting. Take a look: There Is a Giant Rat Riding on the Deployed Flap of a Jet Coming in for Landing. Yes, Really. I honestly don’t know what to think about this one....

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British Airways Flight Attendant Suspended After Sex For Wine At Layover Hotel
A British Airways flight attendant has been suspended after reportedly getting drunk at a hotel in Belfast during a layover and offering a sexual proposition to an employee in exchange for wine after the bar closed. And given cabin crew layover culture at the airline, this is the most British...

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When Jewish Guests Checked Into A London Hotel, The In-Room TVs Greeted Them With ‘Free Palestine’
A 24-year old Orthodox Jewish traveler from New York, in London for a friend’s wedding, filmed the TV in his room at the Travelodge London Manor House showing a welcome screen that included “Free Palestine.” A second visibly Jewish guest, staying in another room, reported the same message and that...

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Big Marriott Bonvoy Business Amex Card Welcome Offer: 150K Points, $125 Credit
The Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card is the primary business card in Marriotts card portfolio, and its quite lucrative, especially if youre looking to earn elite status. Were currently seeing an improved limited time welcome offer on the card, making it an ideal time to apply. In this post,...

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The TSA is Testing New Biometric System to Make Program That Allows Pilots and Flight Attendants to Skip Airport Security More Secure
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has started operational field testing of a new biometric system that is designed to make a program that allows pilots, flight attendants, and other critical airline workers to skip past airport security screening more secure. By the end of 2026, the current system, which is...

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British Airways Pauses Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi Rollout Until October With Just Five Planes Equipped
The rollout of ultra-fast Starlink Wi-Fi across British Airways’ fleet has been put on hold until the end of October at the earliest because the airline does not have any leeway to keep aircraft on the ground long enough to install the Wi-Fi hardware while still operating its ambitious schedule....

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Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas: Bottom Line Review
The San Diego area is my favorite part of the West Coast, and my favorite part of the San Diego area is the northern part of the county. Stretches of long, empty, cliff-backed beaches alternate between laid-back towns like Solana Beach, Encinitas, and Carlsbad, and it’s all within easy reach...

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United Stowaway Got Past TSA With A Fake Boarding Pass, Got On The Plane And Asked To Sit In Flight Attendant’s Seat
A Houston man allegedly got through TSA with a fake boarding pass, slipped past a distracted United gate agent, and boarded a full flight to Los Angeles without a ticket. He might have made it farther if every seat hadn’t already been taken.


































