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...
One Mile at a Time
Review: Hotel Du Louvre Paris, Hyatt Unbound Collection, France (Good!)
During myexotic journey to Bangkok via Paris,I spent a couple of nights in Paris, and decided to check out two different points hotels. For the first night, I bookedSAX Paris, a Hilton LXR property, which I reviewed in the last installment. For the second night, I booked Hotel du Louvre...
View from the Wing
FAA Drone Ban Looks Like An Attempt To Stop People Filming ICE [Roundup]
The FAA’s new “temporary” drone restriction is drawing criticism as a backdoor attempt to stop people from filming ICE operations. Also Abu Dhabi preclearance is temporarily closed, Hong Kong’s Centurion Lounge has a premium queue problem, and Park Hyatt Tokyo may have found a clever way around elite late checkout.
Eye of the Flyer
Huge: Up to 500,000 Points Across Two Business Card Offers
There are currently two business card offers circulating with targeted bonuses of up to 300,000 points and 200,000 points. If you’re eligible for both, that’s up to half a million points on the table. As High As 300,000 Points: The Business Platinum® Card from American Express offers new members the...
Live and Let’s Fly
British Airways Strands Passengers In Sub-Zero Canada For Two Days While Failing To Communicate
British Airways passengers endured a miserable two-day ordeal after a longhaul flight diverted to Canada, but was it incompetence or simply a string of misfortunate occurrences beyond BA’s control? British Airways Strands Passengers For Two Days In Canada—Bad Luck Or Bad Management? British Airways flight 195 from London (LHR) to...
One Mile at a Time
Park Hyatt Riviera Maya Cancun, The Brand’s First All-Inclusive, Opens 2027
In late 2023, Hyatt and Parks Hospitality Holdings announced a collaboration that will expand Hyatt’s footprint in Mexico, with the development of four new properties. There’s one that I find to be most interesting, and I’d like to take a look at the latest details, as there are some interesting...
One Mile at a Time
New Air India Maharaja Lounge SFO Now Open: Small But Really Nice?!
We know that Air India is currently trying to reinvent itself, including improving every aspect of the passenger experience. We’ve seen the airline roll-out factory fresh wide body planes with new interiors, start to reconfigure existing planes, and even open a new flagship lounge at Delhi Airport (DEL).
One Mile at a Time
New Air India Maharaja Lounge SFO Now Open: Small But Really Nice?!
We know that Air India is currently trying to reinvent itself, including improving every aspect of the passenger experience. We’ve seen the airline roll-out factory fresh wide body planes with new interiors, start to reconfigure existing planes, and even open a new flagship lounge at Delhi Airport (DEL).
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Lufthansa Flight Attendants Shocked At New Tax Rules That Hike the Price of ‘Free’ Standby Flights
Flight attendants at the German flag carrier Lufthansa are fighting to overturn a new tax decree that has significantly hiked the price of nearly free or deeply discounted standby flight concessions that form a big benefit for airline employees. For outsiders, these kinds of ‘nonrev’ benefits are seen as a...
2PAXfly
TRIP REPORT: First impressions of Turkish Airlines Sydney to London
I have just flown Turkish Airlines for the first time, as has my husband, but on different flights. My trip was Sydney–Kuala Lumpur–Istanbul–London. His was Bangkok–Istanbul–Prague, and return. Before I do a considered full report on the flights and the trip, I thought it was worth posting about my first...
