Qantas has unveiled a significant round of fleet and product updates, including an accelerated retirement of its Airbus A380s, new Boeing 787 business class suites with doors, and lie-flat business class suites for a subfleet of Airbus A321XLRs. There is a lot here, but the broader theme is clear: Qantas...

JetBlue’s new A320 layout adds 12 first class seats while cutting forward EvenMore from five rows to three. It creates a higher-priced rung without expanding the better-seat footprint—a cautious bet that may lift revenue but cannot fix deeper financial problems.

Earlier this year, American Airlines quietly made a change to its compensation provisions for passengers slapped with an involuntary downgrade at the gate… rather than offering affected customers a refund of the fare difference between the premium cabin they had booked, and the coach seat they would not be forced...

A cruise passenger paid extra for access to an adults-only spa, only to find another couple had brought their young child inside. Then staff intervened. With a few exceptions, most…

Best Western Rewards has brought back their 2x points on all stays Worldwide for the fall! It’s nice to see them offer one singular global promotion again and for this version it runs all the way through to the end of the year.   The 2x Rewards Points offer: Earn...

There is a new DIRECTV Amex Offer that could rack you up to $100 in savings on something you need to pay for anyway.

Today, Amex launched new, limited-time welcome offers that allow you to earn between 90,000 and a whopping 200,000 SkyMiles after being approved for a new Delta SkyMiles business credit card. All three of these offers are on the high end of what we’ve historically seen (but then again, so are...

Google Flights is my go-to starting point when planning a trip. Since I fly…

Some American Express cardholders are reporting an autopay issue affecting payments scheduled around this past weekend, with payments failing to process on time.

Kroger is once again running a promotion that awards 4x fuel points on select third-party gift cards, whether you buy them online or in-store, and fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards purchased in-store. Kroger points may be even more valuable now that you can redeem them toward grocery purchases (up to...

You can go from New York City to Laguardia Airport by train, taxi, Uber or bus, but the cheapest and best way from NYC / Manhattan to LGA / LaGuardia airport is ...

In early 2027, SWISS will be opening new lounges at its Zurich Airport (ZRH) hub, which will be available exclusively to premium passengers. What's unique is that these aren't just new lounges in the existing terminal, but instead, they'll be in a dedicated building, separate from the main terminal. We...

More than 8 in 10 flight attendants at American Airlines say they don’t feel empowered to go above and beyond for passengers because they fear criticism and reprisals in the form of discipline by management at the Texas-based carrier, a damning new survey of crew members has shockingly revealed. The...

Wyndham Rewards members have less than three weeks to lock in the current award rates at the program’s most expensive hotels. Wyndham announced earlier this summer that it will introduce…

Google is adding three new travel features to AI Mode in Search, allowing users to track airfare while chatting with AI, see award prices in points and miles, and even complete hotel bookings without leaving Google. Google AI Mode Adds Flight Price Tracking, Points And Miles Searches, And Hotel Booking...

Google’s AI Mode can now search current airline and hotel award prices, track cash fares and complete hotel checkout while a chain or booking site remains merchant. Points Path is still the stronger optimizer, but Google brings basic award search to a billion users.

Several months ago, American Airlines management decided it would start scoring flight attendants, with a program called me@work. The idea is that the scores are based on customer experience, operational contributions, and delays.

Strategically buying miles & points for luxury travel can be a great deal. We've just seen the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program launch a new promotion on purchased miles, with an offer to buy miles with up to an 80% bonus, at a cost of 1.69 cents each. While not...

There are plenty of ways to measure whether an airline is good. On-time performance matters. Seats matter. Wi-Fi matters. Food matters. But one of the best tests comes when something goes wrong in a passenger’s life and an airline has an opportunity to simply enforce the rules…or show a little...

The owner of Amanyara Turks & Caicos, one of the Caribbean’s most luxurious resorts, is currently in a major dispute with the owner of luxury hotel group Aman. The situation is getting so bad that a lawsuit has been filed, and the owner is threatening to cut ties with Aman....

American Airlines flight attendants answered the carrier’s Me@Work grades with an F for management. Their union says micromanagement blocked 4,076 roster days in June, and American has agreed to move suitable cases back to phone and email.

American Airlines has just announced its summer schedule for 2027, and while executives at the carrier remain pretty cautious towards international expansion, there are some nice additions to American’s overseas network, including non-stop flights from Philadelphia to Vienna, Austria – an entirely new route for American. Other new routes from...

Doctor of Credit has found an even better offer available for new Wells Fargo checking account customers: a $500 bonus when you open a new Everyday Checking account and deposit a total of $1,000 in direct deposits within 90 days. See Doctor of Credit’s list of what Wells Fargo considers...