
Live and Let’s Fly
American Airlines Reassigned Confirmed Business Class Seats To Employee Standbys During Boarding: Here’s How To Avoid It
Here’s a cautionary tale that should make you think twice about when you board your next flight. Checked in, confirmed seat, and still almost left behind on American Airlines… When Confirmed Seats Aren’t Really Confirmed (American Airlines Edition) A traveler recently shared a troubling experience on an American Airlines flight...

One Mile at a Time
Review: Primeclass Lounge Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)
During myexotic journey to Bangkok via Paris,I flew Aircalin’s Airbus A330neo business class from Paris (CDG) to Bangkok (BKK). Prior to my flight, I had the chance to check out the Primeclass Lounge Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, located in Terminal 2.

View from the Wing
Patent Troll Targets Airline Call Center Software In New Suit — 90+ Filings In 3 Years
Patent Armory has sued JSX over the software that routes customer service calls, the latest move from a plaintiff that has filed more than 90 patent cases in just three years. One of the two patents it is asserting has already expired, and a similar suit it brought against Delta...

Frequent Miler
More Easy Rewards: Fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Staples
Staples is again offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards from Sunday, April 5, through Saturday, April 11, 2026. The limit is nine per customer per day (although some stores may allow more). Different stores appear to have different policies regarding the variable-load cards that some Staples now sell. Some...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
JAL Japan Airlines Mileage Bank: Earn 2x miles flying between Tokyo & Frankfurt (April 6 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight has Japan Airlines celebrating their terminal move at Frankfurt airport with a double miles offer on flights between Tokyo and Frankfurt. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

One Mile at a Time
Cruising To Antarctica: What’s The Best, Luxury(ish) Option?
In recent times, I’ve gotten more interested in cruising again. It’s an interesting time for the industry, given the number of luxury hotel groups that are sort of getting into the cruising industry, at least from a licensing standpoint — we’re talking about Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Four Seasons Yachts, Orient...

Live and Let’s Fly
Introduction: The Holidays At 40,000 Feet On SAS, easyJet, And United
Welcome to my next trip report, which will retell our brief holiday trip to Germany to visit my wife’s family on United, SAS and easyJet. A Holiday Trip To Germany On SAS, easyJet, And United I’ve spent over 800,000 SAS miles over the last year…several trips back and forth to...

View from the Wing
Jakarta Airport Ceiling Collapses — Heavy Rainstorm Disrupts 40 Flights
Heavy rain turned part of Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport into a waterfall on Monday when the ceiling near Gate 7 gave way, sending passengers scrambling clear just before the collapse. The same storm also hammered flight operations, forcing diversions, holds, go-arounds, and one return to the apron for a total of...

View from the Wing
Flight Attendant Wore ‘ICE OUT’ Pin Onboard — Politics Is A Bad Idea When You’re The Crew
An Alaska Airlines flight attendant was photographed wearing an “ICE OUT” pin while working a recent flight, injecting a charged immigration slogan into one of the few places passengers cannot simply walk away. Whatever someone thinks about immigration enforcement, the cabin is a bad place for crew political messaging: the...

One Mile at a Time
Earn Delta SkyMiles Elite Status (MQDs) With Hotels, Rental Cars, And More
Delta SkyMiles has launched a promotion whereby hotel stays, vacation rentals, and rental cars, can count toward elite status for a limited time. We saw a similar promotion from Delta three times in both 2024 and 2025, and we’re now seeing this return for a second time in 2026 (and...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Earn 3,000 Bonus IHG One Rewards Points as a New Member
You can earn 3,000 bonus IHG One Rewards points when you join as a new member of the IHG One Rewards membership program by Thursday, December 31, 2026 and complete your first stay within 21 days at any of greater than 6,000 participating hotel and resort properties worldwide...
...but you must...

From Home and Back
Inside Virgin Voyages’ Brilliant Lady: LA Launch Party, MerMaiden Voyage & First Look Onboard
Step onboard Brilliant Lady, the newest ship from Virgin Voyages, as she arrives in Los Angeles for her exclusive West Coast debut. Get a first look at the ship’s stunning suites, elevated dining, vibrant nightlife, and adults-only luxury cruise experience—plus behind-the-scenes access from the launch party and MerMaiden Voyage.
The post...

Frequent Miler
Southwest cardholder promo: Earn 25% bonus points when spending $3K+ (max 20K bonus points, targeted)
Southwest runs targeted spending offers for cardholders each quarter. The Q2 2026 spending offer is now open for registration and could be nicely rewarding for cardholders who’ll spend a lot on their card. It’s even better for those trying to earn a Companion Pass because the bonus points are Companion...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Airbridge Crashed into Cockpit of Boeing 737 Sending Glass Flying Towards Pilots… On Two Seperate Occasions
An airbridge at Brisbane International Airport (BNE) crashed into the cockpit of a Boeing 737, sending glass flying towards the pilots on two seperate occasions in the space of little more than a month, safety investigators in Australia have revealed. Thankfully, none of the pilots were injured, although new safety...

Miles For Family
Splurges I’m Making for my Upcoming Trip to Asia
Some of you may find this hard to believe, based on the trips I’ve taken these past few years. But the reality is that I’m not conditioned for splurging, whether it’s spending cash or spending unnecessary miles and points. While I was lucky enough to grow up taking family vacations,...

Live and Let’s Fly
Crying Baby Gets Family Kicked Off Allegiant Flight But Was The Airline Wrong?
An Allegiant Air flight turned into a viral controversy after a couple says it was unjustly removed from a flight over concerns their infant was sick. But while the outrage is understandable, this situation strikes me as more complicated than it first appears. Couple Removed From Allegiant Flight Over Crying...















