View from the Wing
Marriott’s Worst Resort May Finally Close — A $50 Million Subsidized Redevelopment in the U.S. Virgin Islands Is Taking Shape
Marriott’s long-running embarrassment in St. Croix — the Carambola Beach Resort, stripped of its Renaissance flag and notorious for filthy conditions — may finally be heading for a shutdown. A government-backed, roughly $50 million redevelopment plan is moving through the U.S. Virgin Islands legislature, even as the hotel remains bookable...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
If I Want The Comforts of Home, I Will Stay at Home.
I often see articles pertaining to aspirational travel from other authors in the travel weblog space; and many of them profess about how you can travel in comfort for free — or for very little cost — often with the goal of hawking credit cards to readers.
Unless you happen to...
Pontos pra Voar
Alerta de passagens PPV! Resgate passagens pelo Brasil gastando a partir de 2.887 milhas + taxas
Bem-vindos a mais uma edição do alerta de passagens PPV! Neste sábado, trouxemos 4 sugestões de passagens nacionais em cada um dos programas de fidelidade para você resgatar gastando a partir de 2.887 milhas + taxas. A seguir, veja as disponibilidades e garanta sua próxima viagem. Passagens nacionais Nessa tabela,...
Live and Let’s Fly
A Chilling Warning From United Airlines CEO On Airfares
Airline tickets could soon become more expensive as rising oil prices driven by the escalating Middle East conflict begin to ripple through the aviation industry. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is already warning that if fuel prices remain elevated, airlines will soon have little choice but to raise fares. Rising...
One Mile at a Time
Odd: Uganda Airlines Grounds A330neo Fleet For “Unscheduled Maintenance”
In recent years, we’ve seen Uganda relaunch its national airline, in the form of Uganda Airlines. The airline has a modern fleet of Airbus A330-800neos and Bombardier CRJ-900s, though unsurprisingly, profitability has been a bit of an issue. But perhaps an even bigger issue than profitability is reliability, as both...
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GOL confirma chegada de cinco aeronaves Airbus para ampliar sua frota
Um evento histórico para a aviação brasileira está para começar. A GOL confirmou a chegada de cinco aeronaves Airbus A330-900neo à sua frota. A companhia é conhecida por operar apenas aviões Boeing de médio porte, mas agora passará a ter aeronaves maiores. Esses novos aviões permitirão que a empresa realize...
View from the Wing
No Matter How Much You Pay Southwest Airlines, You Can’t Move to an Empty Seat [Roundup]
Southwest is now charging for seats, but passengers report that even after paying for premium emergency-row seating they’re still not allowed to slide into an empty seat when the cabin has open rows.
Plus, the JFK AirTrain price goes up again, American flyers gripe about ads before onboard Wi-Fi,...
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Revolut lança função crédito em todos os cartões e apresenta plano Ultra no Brasil
Novidade na área! A Revolut anunciou que vai lançar a função crédito em todos os seus cartões e também apresentou o plano Ultra, que oferece benefícios premium. Agora, clientes elegíveis podem ter crédito sem renda mínima ou convite, e o limite será definido após análise financeira. A ideia é separar...
Live from a Lounge
Swiggy HDFC Credit Card split into BLCK and ORNGE variants: here is what changes
Big change on the account of the popular Swiggy HDFC Bank Credit Cards. New customers will get one of the two variants of the card here on.
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Eye of the Flyer
Terrifying 777 Windshear Landing Video, Uber Driver Carjacked & Suspect Brags Online, CDC Polio Warning Expands, NCL Relaxes New Dress Code Rules
Here are this week’s travel and cruise headlines and news from around the web and interweb: Huge delays for LAX rail connection now four years late — and may miss the World Cup CDC Issues Urgent Travel Warning: Polio Spreading in 32 Countries An Air Canada Boeing 777 encountered dangerous...
One Mile at a Time
Cool: GOL Launches Rio De Janeiro To New York A330 Flights As Of July 2026
I recently covered how Brazilian airline GOL has long haul expansion plans, as the company intends to take delivery of at least a handful of Airbus A330-900neos, complementing the carrier’s current all-Boeing 737 fleet. We knew that the long haul expansion would be happening at some point this year, but...
Frequent Miler
Winning tools, capturing coupons, passing on Platinum and more (Week in Review)
This week, I recorded a guest spot on the Milenomics Travel Stories podcast that should air in the next week or two (bookmark that link and check back). One of the questions that Trevor asked me on the show was whether Lifemiles is still worth the effort, noting that he...
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Vindima no Sul transforma vinícolas em atração turística para visitantes
Para os amantes de vinhos ou mesmo daqueles que gostam de entender a origem por trás de tudo, o início do ano na Serra Gaúcha reserva um momento especial: a vindima, período da colheita da uva que acontece entre janeiro e março. Nessa época, os vinhedos ficam cheios de atividade...
