I was browsing around Amazon this morning looking for deals, and I found a few deals on some travel gear as well as a few other things. Of course, it’s always a bit hit or miss to decide what things are actually on sale rather than just “deals”. As always,...

A Delta Air Lines flight from London to Boston with 259 passengers onboard made an emergency diversion just minutes after takeoff on Sunday morning, after fumes reportedly started to fill the cockpit as the plane was still in its ascent to cruising altitude. The incident comes just days after it was...

California’s insurance chief allegedly billed taxpayers for luxury trips, business class, and security. Here’s what’s been discovered. Background: How A Travel Story Turned Political A viral post alleges that California’s Insurance Commissioner has been globe-trotting on the public dime. The underlying reporting comes from a Los Angeles TV station. ABC7’s months-long investigation...

The Waldorf Astoria brand has been growing very nicely in recent years, opening properties in all kinds of major cities. Waldorf Astoria has started accepting reservations for one of its newest hotels, and it’s likely the most controversial one that’s in the pipeline. Waldorf Astoria Minsk opening March 2026 The Waldorf Astoria...

News and notes from around the interweb: Denver ethics board appalled by airport executives’ travel spending. They spent as much as $19,000 per business class ticket roundtrip from Denver to Madrid. You have to try really hard to spend $19,000 on a simple business class roundtrip to Europe. My bet...

Many different species of animals are found only in the Galápagos Islands — but I was fortunate to see a baby Galápagos barn owl, whose home was in the pizza oven of an abandoned Italian restaurant on the property of Royal Palm Galapagos, Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton in the...

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As comeback stories go, this is a pretty remarkable one: A Delta Air Lines regional jet that had its tailfin sliced off in an astonishing accident at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport last September is back flying after undergoing extensive repairs. The 11-year-old CRJ-900LR regional jet operated by Delta’s wholly-owned subsidiary Endeavour Air...

It’s a tough time for Spirit Airlines. Several weeks ago, the airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in a matter of months, in a move that should’ve surprised no one (well, except the company’s management, seemingly). While Spirit kind of squandered its first Chapter 11 bankruptcy (by not actually making any...

Here are this week’s travel and cruise headlines and news from around the web and interweb: Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines plane in Charlotte Delta to replace hundreds of engine parts after passengers, crew suffer brain injuries from toxic fume leaks Near collision as airliner almost lands on wrong...

Spirit Airlines has revealed its post-bankrutpy strategy to return to profitability, without actually writing it down or telling investors. They’re telegraphing exactly how they intend to compete in the future by laying out which planes they’re looking to give up as part of the bankruptcy process – and which...

British Airways seems to have plans to introduce a new premium economy seat, without much fanfare…British Airways 787s get new premium economy cabinIn recent years, British Airways has been rolling out its new Club Suites business class product on many of its long haul aircraft. On Boeing 777-300ERs, we’ve also...

Bloomberg says Boeing’s 777X timeline slides again, with airlines and investors bracing for the ripple effects. Boeing’s Response To The Airbus A350 Delays Again Boeing’s 777X has been the big widebody bet for long-haul fleets looking for more range and better fuel burn. It first flew back in 2019, then ran headfirst...

We recently saw the launch of Atmos Rewards, the new combined loyalty program of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. The program is really well thought out, in my opinion, with some unique features you won’t find with many other programs. If you ask me, there was one major weak part to...

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. One of the best deals set to expire this week is the ability to earn 10,000 bonus miles when flying Air France or KLM – even on...

For the past month and a half, I have been biking 5-8 miles almost every day in preparation of today’s activity. Today, I learned how to windsurf! I have wanted to windsurf since the first time I saw someone on a board with a sail in their hands. I ended up...

After a quick day in London, it was time to head on to the key part of my 100K Vacay: Oktoberfest in Munich (congrats to Viv in the comments who guessed it!). What is the 100K Vacay challenge? Nick, Stephen, and Tim each picked a different transferable points currency they think can...

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For this edition of this popular game, can you guess what you believe is wrong — or, at least, seemingly quite bizarre — with this screen shot part 321? In this article, you get a special treat in addition to participating in this weekly game: you can watch a full-length movie...