The Alviator
What Makes A Good Intra-European Business Class Product?
Okay, so we know that intra-European business class sucks. In this uncompetitive landscape, what makes some products better than others?
Points With a Crew
How To Go From Shinjuku Station To The Hyatt Regency Tokyo (Completely Underground!)
How to get from Shinjuku Station to the Hyatt Regency Tokyo: simple directions, best routes (underground, walking, taxi, shuttle), and tips to avoid getting lost in Tokyo’s busiest station.
Points Miles and Bling
Top 5 Award Travel Tools
Each one of us has our ways. Travel tools come in very handy not only in decision-making but also help…
TravelUpdate
Hotel Review: Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok
Background & Location I have actually never properly stayed at the Kimpton property before, and the closest I’ve…
Miles For Family
Using Points for Fireworks View, Win 100k AA miles and More
Monday, Monday! Unexpected: Wells Fargo adds Wyndham as transfer partner on 1:2 basis: Wells Fargo will now be the only bank with this higher level transfer ratio (Chase, Bilt and Citi have a 1:1 transfer ratio). See this post on Frequent Miler. Using Aeroplan Points to Reserve Epcot Fireworks Spot: Your...
The Alviator
Cathay Pacific’s Lounge Shuffle At Hong Kong Airport
Since May last year, Cathay Pacific has closed the first class section of The Wing for renovations, in…
2PAXfly
FLIGHT CUTS: Middle East conflict gives airlines lots of uncertainty
Planning an international trip in the next few months? You will need to pay close attention to your flights. No time to ‘book and forget’. With the way things are changing, it is more than likely that your flight might change. It might be the departure time, the route, the...
Live and Let’s Fly
SAS A320 Business Class Review: Better Food, Same Old Seat
We began our journey back to the USA with a morning flight from Zurich to Copenhagen on an Airbus A320 in business class, my first chance to experience the “new” SAS premium cabin on a shorthaul flight. SAS A320 Business Class Review (ZRH-CPH) The “new” SAS Business Class on intra-European...
Miles To Memories
Luxury At Scale – Grand Wailea Maui Highlights
After a 15-year break, we returned to the Grand Wailea Maui. How would this trip measure up to the last one?
2PAXfly
WEEKLY REVIEW: SundAY 19 April, 2026
Greetings from London! I’m here in Spring, soaking up culture with visits to multiple galleries and exhibitions, I’m also enjoying a lot of theatre performances, and catch-ups with friends. New Museums and Galleries is my guideline, and to that end, I visited Leighton House, with its mad Arabic rooms, seen...
Miles To Memories
Maui Poop Cruise? A Surreal Welcome to the Grand Wailea
Grand Wailea Water issues were not part of our spring break plans. But we prepared for the worst once they arrived. So how'd it turn out?
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Woman Checks In For Flight Home To Nashville. Then She Realizes She Booked The Wrong Date
“Friend, I think you gotta stop flying Spirit..."
Economondo
Sampling One of the World’s Shortest A380 Services: Seoul Incheon to Tokyo Narita with Asiana
Flying onboard one of Asiana Airlines' Airbus A380s from Seoul Incheon to Tokyo Narita
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‘That Was The Big Emergency’: Captain Tells Passengers To Only Hit Call Button In An Emergency Due To Turbulence. Then 1 Passenger Presses Theirs Twice
"Please do not be this person on an airplane."
2PAXfly
AIR NEW ZEALAND: Skynest to cost AU$400. Soon bookable
Finally, Air New Zealand is about to offer a solution to the problem of sleeping in Economy. After years of delays, it’s finally becoming a reality, with bookings open from 18 May 2026. Years in the making Air New Zealand first revealed the concept in 2020, pitching it as a...
The Alviator
Review: Cathay Pacific New 777 Economy Class (HKG-SYD)
The hype of Cathay Pacific's newest 777s surrounds their new Aria Suite business class seat, but what is their economy class like?
Miles To Memories
Sphere Tickets Hit $35, Le Cirque Is Closing & Hard Rock Glitches Out
Sphere price crash, Vegas playoff bound, $33 Alaskan Chowder & how to get one over on the casinos.
Frequent Miler
Wells Fargo journeys forward | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep354 | 4-17-26
In today’s podcast episode, we’ll watch as Capital One ventures into business, discuss the best-of-the-best award search tools, and talk about how Wells Fargo is on the upswing. Wells Fargo journeys forward Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below...
The Alviator
Review: Cathay Pacific A350 Economy Class (LHR-HKG)
A review of economy class onboard one of Cathay Pacific's A350-900s, which operate some of the airline's longest flights.
Miles To Memories
Just Right – American Airlines Premium Economy (DFW-OGG) Highlights
My family and I recently balanced a bit of fancy and togetherness with American Airlines Premium Economy, and we'd happily do it again.
Points Miles and Bling
Air Canada Business Class Is Fine. That’s the Problem.
Air Canada business class is fine. This is exactly the problem. After my recent Air Canada business class flight, I…
TravelUpdate
Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class 777 Frankfurt to Singapore
Background & Booking You may have read my last post on the flight from New York (JFK) to…
Live and Let’s Fly
easyJet A320 Review: Not Cheap, Not Quiet, But It Got Us There
After spending most of Christmas Day in the SAS Lounge at Copenhagen Airport, we flew down to Basel-Mulhouse on easyJet, an uneventful flight…but not a quiet one by any means. easyJet A320 Review (CPH-BSL) Normally we would take SAS to Zürich, but it was Christmas Day and the carrier was...
Miles For Family
Would you pay $500 for 4 hours in a bunk bed?
The biggest travel headline this week has been Air New Zealand’s announcement of its new Economy Skynest bunk beds. The idea of lie-flat beds for rent for Economy passengers on long-haul flights is revolutionary and exciting. But, will people actually pay $500 for 4 hours in these Skynest bunk beds?...
The Alviator
Trip Report Introduction: To Australia And Beyond
Here's how I booked my trip to Australia and beyond, including Cathay Pacific economy class, ANA and Air NZ premium economy, and more.
Points With a Crew
Help! I’m Stuck Next to Someone Else’s Kid on an Airplane
A few years ago, I was traveling back from a quick trip to Denver.  I don’t normally do flight review posts for random flights on ULCCs like Frontier, since ya know, what is there really to say about flying on Frontier? But occasionally something interesting happens that I think might...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 582: Planten un Blomen
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026 is a wrap, and we've got a report from Hamburg recapping all the fun bits about new seats and screens and more.
Points Miles and Bling
Regent vs W Taipei: The Cheaper Hotel Was Better
This Regent Taipei vs. W Taipei comparison turned out more surprising than expected. It’s true that just because a hotel…
Points With a Crew
An Epic 41 Hour Birthday Trip
By carefully managing my flights and crossing the international date line, I took advantage of a 41 hour "double" birthday to celebrate a "round number" ...
Your Mileage May Vary
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Review: A Category 4 Sweet Spot Near Tampa Airport
We needed a one-night stay in Tampa before an early flight the next morning. And sure, there are plenty of “airport hotels” right across the street from the entrance to…
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Woman Gets On Cruise In Tampa. Then She Realizes The People Getting Off Had A ‘Lifestyle Cruise’: ‘WHO Sanitized That Ship?!’
"It's a 21-plus cruise, for only couples."
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Applying for Credit Cards Doesn’t Hurt Your Credit Score
So it turns out the average number of credit cards Canadians hold is 2-3 per person. With that context in…