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Room service is a hotel amenity that some people value immensely, while other people couldn’t care less about it. So that raises an interesting question, based on something that was just brought to my attention — is room service (or in-room dining, if you prefer) a standard amenity that should...

I don’t really go on vacation, but I do change venues on occasion and I hope that I am striking the proper work-life balance as my kids rapidly grow up (and I rapidly age). Yesterday, I shared photos from my recent trip to Europe, but here I’ll discuss how I...

This week, airlines raised checked bag fees, Delta reported its Q1 earnings, and the industry saw more chatter on consolidation. The post The Altitude Weekend: A Weekly Recap of the Airline Business, April 11, 2026 first appeared on Altitude Yes.

Hong Kong’s flagship airline, Cathay Pacific, says that it will trim its flight schedules until the end of June due to the surging cost of oil caused by the strangulation of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. For now, Cathay Pacific is only planning a very modest flight reduction, cutting...

Traveling through airport security can be a stressful time, so don't make it even more stressful by failing to account for this one thing that TSA agents are trained to look for

The Alaska Airlines Lounge in San Francisco (SFO) is now part of the Priority Pass network, but there’s some fine print that will require you to open your wallet every visit. Alaska Airlines Adds Priority Pass Access At SFO Lounge…With Strings Attached Alaska Airlines has added Priority Pass access to...

If you're a fan of this Emerald Isle, you'll enjoy what I'm sharing. It's a country with a complicated history and a city, Dublin, that's too much fun to pass up.

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When it comes to my travel habits, perhaps nothing has changed more than when to pack. I figured out my right balance a few years ago.

Thomspon San Antonio Riverwalk is staging bathroom soap and lotion where guests expect complimentary amenities, even though using them can trigger extra charges. That's a textbook hotel dark pattern: make something look free, hide the price list, and count on guests not noticing until it's too late and they're stuck.

American Airlines announced on Thursday that it would be increasing checked baggage fees, bringing it in line with pretty much every other major U.S. airline that has already made the same move over the past few weeks. The airline says the decision was made “in light of the current operating...

Copa Airlines is set to become the first airline in Latin America to roll…

Starlux Airlines is Taiwan’s newest global airline. While it launched operations in early 2020, the airline has really ramped up its network in the past few years, including increasingly flying across the Pacific.

United Airlines is facing legal action after terminating a 76-year-old aircraft technician who says…

The Westin Detroit Airport appears to have removed complimentary bottled water from guest rooms and replaced it with an empty glass carafe and a sign urging guests to refill it at hallway water stations. It's the chef's kiss on the hotel trend of taking away something cheap, making the guest...

A road sign that was erected by the government of Canada just north of the border it shares with the United States announces that 30 kilometers per hour was — yes, the past tense was used — 20 miles per hour, which to me means that that was once to...

Ralph Nader had his hummus confiscated at the airport and is not happy with the TSA. TSA Confiscates Ralph Nader’s Hummus And Proves The Liquid Ban Still Makes No Sense Former presidential candidate and longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader took to social media yesterday to share a rather absurd airport...

On the return portion of myexotic journey to Bangkok via Paris,I had an extended layover at the Lufthansa Lounge Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP). I was booked to fly to Zurich (ZRH) on SWISS, but my flight ended up being canceled, so my initially planned roughly three hour layover ended up...

Air Canada is expanding on what I consider one of the smartest lounge innovations in recent years: its grab-and-go “Café” concept. Air Canada Expands “Café” Lounge Concept The airline has just opened new Café locations in both Montréal (YUL) and Vancouver (YVR), expanding a concept that debuted in Toronto Pearson...

Here are this week’s travel and cruise headlines and news from around the web and interweb: Air France Jet aborts takeoff at LAX after another aircraft enters runway The First Lady is getting a $70,000,000 Boeing that could be the most lavish jet in government history EU airports warn of...

A dispute over carry-on bags at an American Airlines gate in Dallas escalated into a police takedown, visible injuries, dropped charges, and a lifetime ban from the airline, according to a new lawsuit filed by the passengers. The bodycam video suggests a messy, poorly explained confrontation, but it's not clear...

I’ve been on vacation this week, visiting family in the San Francisco Bay area. Over the course of a week, we visited the children’s museum in San Jose, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Pinnacles National Park, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and we even squeezed in...

Airlines talk a lot about “not tolerating” unruly passengers, but Ryanair is matching tough rhetoric with tough action. Ryanair’s War On Unruly Passengers Just Landed Someone In Jail A disruptive passenger who caused chaos onboard a Ryanair flight has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, a striking example of...

Many travel loyalty programs offer the ability to earn lifetime elite status. Ordinarily elite status has to be earned on an annual basis, so it sure is nice to be able to not worry about requalifying for status anymore.