No Work All Travel
Lounge Review: AA Admirals Club NY LaGuardia (LGA)
Not being so familiar with American Airlines’ lounges, I was looking forward to my rare Admirals Club visit (following Greensboro, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Boston). Without further delay, let’s have a look at the AA Admirals Club NY LaGuardia (NY), only at Terminal B.
Admirals Club New York LaGuardia (LGA)...
Wild About Travel
To The Giddy Heights: I Ride The World’s Steepest Rails
I have travelled extensively across Switzerland, by every means possible (foot, train, tram, bus, ferry, cogwheel railway, aerial cable car, and funicular).
Until recently, though, one spectacular ride eluded me: the Stoosbahn, the world’s steepest funicular, connecting Schwyz with the car-free mountain village of Stoos, 1,300 metres above sea level....
Miles For Family
3 Big Things You Need to do Before Traveling to China
My daughter and I spent 6 nights in China after our trip to Japan this past summer. Traveling to and within China was definitely more challenging than traveling to Japan. If you are planning a trip to China, make sure you do these three things in advance.
Get Tourist Visa or...
TravelUpdate
Review: Aer Lingus Airbus A321XLR Business Class Dublin to Washington DC
Aer Lingus was supposed to be the launch customer of the Airbus A321XLR. Unfortunately a rare incidence of industrial action at the airline meant that this honour went to Spain’s Ibera instead.
The new aircraft feature an updated business class seat, which makes it familiar yet new. I was heading...
ATX Jetsetter
Review: Delta Sky Club Atlanta (ATL) Concourse A
The ATX Jetsetter crew recently took a trip to Asheville, North Carolina and, on the way up, we passed through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). This gave me the opportunity to check out the Delta Sky Club Located in Concourse A. I hesitated to write this review as many of...
Economondo
Trying Out One of Canada’s Best Airlines: Sudbury to Toronto on Porter Airlines
Background
Needing to get from Sudbury to Toronto following my ride over from Thunder Bay in a Bearskin Airlines Metroliner, I had two options – flying on an Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ-200 to Toronto Pearson, or travelling with Porter Airlines to Toronto City. Considering Porter Airlines’ good reputation, and with...
TravelUpdate
A321T Review: American Airlines Flagship First San Francisco to New York
Background
I often fly the American Airlines A321 Transcon in both Flagship Business and Flagship First, but mostly from New York to Los Angeles. This time, I got to try it out of San Francisco, and was traveling with a friend as we were heading back to New York after a...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: JetBlue A321 Economy Class (ONT-JFK Redeye)
We kicked off our journey to London with a redeye from Ontario, in Southern California’s Inland Empire, to New York on a JetBlue A321 “Classic” in economy class. The flight was surprisingly restful.
JetBlue A321 Classic Economy Class Review (ONT-JFK)
Back when JetBlue had more money, it used to advertise its redeye...
Traveling For Miles
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TravelUpdate
Should kids be allowed in first and business class?
There are a few topics in travel that often stir up a conversation. So, why am I writing about this right now? Emirates’ latest move got me thinking about this. View from the Wing wrote about this notable change made by Emirates recently.
Kids in First and Business Class
Flying BOM-AUH in...
Miles For Family
Highlights from our Whirlwind Day in Osaka, Japan
This is a continuation of my Japan/China trip report. See also Back from China and Japan Trip! 5 Takeaways, Worth it: JAL Premium Economy Award Seats, Better Than Expected: AA Premium Economy Shanghai PVG to DFW, Hits and Misses from our day at Tokyo DisneySea, Take this Line and Shove...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: If Alan Joyce had more confidence in his performance, he could have made even more money
I am following up on my previous post regarding Alan Joyce’s final payment. The AFR has pointed out in its Rear Window column that Alan Joyce could have made much more money if he had not sold off 80% of his Qantas shares before he left the airline back in...
Sam Chui
WestJet Boeing 737 Suffers Landing Gear Collapse in Sint Maarten
On September 8, 2025, a WestJet Boeing 737 suffered a landing gear collapse while landing at Sint Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), prompting an emergency evacuation of the aircraft.
The Boeing 737-800 with registration C-GWSR, was operating flight WS2276 from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Sint Maarten. After 4 hours and...
Miles To Memories
Why This Is My Primary Tool for Family Travel Planning
School Year Calendar
To outsiders, many points and travel enthusiasts like to make things more complicated than they need to be. But points fans who look in the mirror every now and then can probably appreciate that, too. While the complications we bring on ourselves (and maybe others) may bring more...
{Tech} for Travel
IFA 2025: Scosche FoundIT Car Charger Makes Lost Hire Cars a Thing of the Past
IFA 2025, taking place in Berlin from 5–9 September, is Europe’s biggest annual consumer technology event where global brands unveil their latest innovations, including the Scosche FoundIT car charger.
...
Wild About Travel
Round the world in 72 days
After one of the busiest and and stressful years of my life, I’m taking off on a true bucket-list journey that will see me crossing four continents: Asia, Europe, the Americas, and (my home base in Australia), completing the set! This trip will take me back to some familiar favourites — Malaysia, Thailand,...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: Alan Joyce gets final payout, and Vanessa Hudson pay jumps 44%
Former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce is back in the headlines. It’s his final multimillion-dollar payday. The man who led the Flying Kangaroo through COVID lockdowns, mass layoffs, and initiated a reputational nosedive has pocketed AU$3.8 million (~US$2.5 million) worth of shares. That’s after the board slashed most of his...
Travel Points Playbook
Trying Out Southwest’s Extra Legroom Seats, and Free WiFi Coming Soon
We have known for a while and can already book Southwest’s new extra legroom seating for flights starting on January 27th of next year. As that date approaches, more and more of the fleet with be retrofitted with the new seats. For anyone traveling between now and then,...
Live and Let’s Fly
Introduction: A Double Daytime Transatlantic Journey On JetBlue, SAS
Welcome to my next trip report, which will provide a detailed recount of my spring trip to London and Germany, with daytime transatlantic flights on both JetBlue and SAS.
A Late Spring Break In London + Germany On JetBlue + SAS
Every time I go to London I consider trying out the...
Economondo
Zooming Across Ontario on a Rare Bearskin Airlines Metroliner
Background
Based in the UK, opportunities to easily fly on the Metroliner are virtually non-existent. Whilst examples from Aeronova and BinAir regularly drone through British skies, not being a piece of freight, riding on one of these is all but impossible. Meanwhile, whilst I had very nearly managed to bag a...
{Tech} for Travel
IFA 2025: Bone-conduction sensors make Timekettle W4 AI Translator Earbuds easy to share
IFA 2025, taking place in Berlin from September 5–9, is Europe’s largest annual consumer technology event, where global brands unveil their latest innovations, including the Timekettle W4 AI Translator Earbuds.
...
TravelUpdate
What’s it like flying BA Club Europe out of Glasgow with no lounge?
British Airways operate business class on domestic routes such as the one from Glasgow to London Heathrow. This is called Club Europe and includes lounge access as standard. As Glasgow is one of the few remaining domestic cities with a BA lounge, imagine my surprise when there was no lounge.
For...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: Adds 40 flights from Perth to Rome in 2026
On the back of bumper financial results, Qantas is ramping up its European play. It is set to almost double the seats on its popular Perth to Rome service for the 2026 northern summer.
The national carrier announced it will extend the seasonal route by eight weeks and increase frequency from...
Frequent Miler
100K Vacay: Resetting the odds due to transfer bonuses | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep322 | 9-5-25 | Podcast
In today’s podcast episode, Kathy tells us why the Frequent Miler team challenges are her favorite time of the year, and we discuss how transfer bonuses have already changed the 100K Vacay game.
100K Vacay: Resetting the odds due to transfer bonuses
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