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We’ve just seen a transfer bonus introduced from Citi ThankYou to Accor Live Limitless, and it has the potential to be a very good deal. We saw a similar promotion last summer, so it’s nice to see this return.

A United Flight Attendant stopped boarding twice after coach passengers put their bags in first class overhead bins despite empty space above their own seats. It's the first time I've ever seen the etiquette of scarce bin space and premium cabin signs actually enforced.

In the large lobby area that contained many places to sit at the Spark by Hilton Montreal Midtown hotel property was an isolated area by the window where two lone rocking chairs rested on a green rug with a small round table between them. For some reason, this otherwise ordinary photograph...

The EnergyLink Gen2 is a drastic improvement over the previous version, giving you a magnetic wireless watch band that keeps your watch powered at all time. It's on Kickstarter, but only for a few more ...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stopped a passenger from taking a replica pipe bomb on an airplane earlier this week after the person packed the “realistic” looking replica in their carry-on bag at the Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus on June 8. As the carry-on bag went through the X-ray...

It’s really sad when I’m siding with an ultra low cost carrier that has a bunch of punitive fees over a traveler, but that’s exactly how I feel here. I don’t get why people can’t understand that laws and social norms differ around the globe… especially from an experienced traveler...

Airlines have tested the internet’s favorite “faster” airplane boarding methods, but they break down in the real world. Families, late arrivals, overhead bin battles, credit card economics, and passengers getting back into the aisle all ruin the math.

A JetBlue passenger was in for a nasty surprise during a recent flight when she looked up to see the shadow of a rat scurrying inside the light fixture running along the bottom of the overhead bin. “You can’t make this s**t up! Our first class [flight] with JetBlue had a rat....

Saudi Arabia is pulling back government money from NEOM and its Red Sea resorts, redirecting Vision 2030 toward AI. The tourism moonshot is being scaled down.

While this is no doubt an unpleasant discovery, stuff like this does happen…

In 2024, the United MileagePlus program introduced a great feature, letting members pool their miles. This initially came with some major restrictions, and we’ve just seen the most limiting of those lifted. That’s something to be excited about.

This could be a major devaluation, or it could have limited implications… we’ll find out soon.

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. There are deals ending nearly every day this week. That includes three different airline shopping portal promotions that can earn you up to 1,750 bonus miles/points...

Greetings from 35,000 feet! I’m flying from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Tampa…

This photograph was taken while I was in the elevator at the Spark by Hilton Montreal Midtown Québec Canada hotel property, of which you can read about my experience in this article. For this edition of this popular game, can you guess what...

In our recent Ask Us Anything, someone asked about “virtually undiscovered islands”. That word “undiscovered” tripped us up a bit, but the questioner’s qualifications were much more approachable. What they really wanted to know was which island destinations we would recommend that “lack the crowds but still have things to...

Taking the subway from JFK Airport to Manhattan is by far the most economical option available. It’s reliable, relatively straightforward, and avoids the unpredictable traffic that often plagues taxis and…

After years of debate, negotiations, and lobbying from both airlines and passenger advocacy groups,…

A KLM Premium Economy run from San Diego to Dubai is producing an estimated $4,428 Delta MQD for around $2,265 — nearly 2X return on your airfare investment, with Million Miler miles on top. There's a mixed-cabin wrinkle on the domestic legs worth understanding before you book.