{Tech} for Travel
Easier navigation as Google Maps gains Gemini assistance
With Gemini's assistance, Google Maps now offers AI navigation, instant traffic alerts, and camera-based insights to help you make quicker travel decisions.
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Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Ethiopian Airlines Q400 Economy Class
From Addis Ababa to Awassa, I flew on a de Havilland Dash 8-400 operated by Ethiopian Airlines in economy class. At only 133 miles, it was a very short and uneventful flight. Ethiopian Airlines Q400 Economy Class Review (ADD-AWA) I was traveling on a separate ticket from Addis Ababa to...
Miles For Family
Hot 90k Bonuses Expiring This Week!
Two of the hottest business credit cards with 90,000-point welcome bonuses expire this week! These higher offers are only valid through this Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 9 a.m. ET. My original post here: If you’ve been waiting for the right time to add a business card, this is it....
No Work All Travel
Hotel Review: Staybridge Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit
Disclaimer: In exchange for a review, I was invited to stay at the Staybridge Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit. For my first-ever stay with this hotel brand, Staybridge Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit is going to be a hard one to beat. Location For central Bangkok, the hotel is on a typically busy street,...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Ethiopian Airlines Domestic Lounge Addis Ababa (ADD)
Ahead of our flight to Awassa, we spent about an hour in the Ethiopian Airlines Lounge in the Addis Ababa domestic terminal. Ethiopian Airlines Domestic Lounge Review – Addis Ababa (ADD) While Ethiopian operates two lounges, a Cloud 9 lounge for business class passengers and a Shebamiles Platinum Lounge for...
2PAXfly
CATHAY PACIFIC: Return to servicing Hong Kong to Adelaide route three times a week for winter
Cathay Pacific is dusting off its Adelaide route, announcing a seasonal return to the South Australian capital with three flights a week between Hong Kong and Adelaide from 11 November 2025 through to 27 March 2026. The service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Hong Kong (returning from...
Miles For Family
FBI Investigates Suspicious Death on Carnival Cruise Ship
According to several news sources, the FBI is investigating a suspicious death that occurred on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship. The ship departed on November 2 from PortMiami for a 6-night Caribbean cruise and returned to Miami on November 8 in the early morning as scheduled. The death occurred on...
Wild About Travel
Fire Over Kentucky: What People Miss in Plane Crash Fears
Last week, a UPS MD-11 crashed at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, Kentucky, USA, shortly after takeoff. The jet, carrying an estimated 38,000 gallons (144,000 litres) of fuel, erupted into a massive fireball as it crashed into an industrial area about two kilometres from the airport, striking multiple buildings and...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: Market update given at the Annual General Meeting
The Qantas Group, although reporting solid trading conditions, warns that some potentially adverse trading conditions are on the horizon. Domestic revenue growth trimmed Qantas expects ‘Group Domestic unit revenue’ to grow by approximately 3% in the first half of the 2026 financial year (FY26). That’s the lower end of what...
Frequent Miler
Hyatt Regency Seattle: Bottom Line Review
The Hyatt Regency Seattle Downtown is the newest Hyatt property in Seattle. The 45-story property cost almost half a billion dollars to build, and opened in December 2018 to modest fanfare. Unfortunately, it was just getting on its feet when the pandemic started, so had a bit of a rough...
Frequent Miler
5 rewarding ways to book paid hotel stays | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep331 | 11-6-25
In today’s episode of the Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, we’ll talk about the Bilt card 2.0 that’s coming, we’ll reveal a trick for finding Air France award availability, and talk about 5 ways to super-stack your hotel bookings. 5 rewarding ways to book paid hotel stays Watch the...
Miles To Memories
Huge Vegas Land Sale, Bally’s Funding Problem, Golden Steer NYC, FAA Cuts Flights & ESPN Bet Is Over
Huge land sale in Vegas, Bally's may struggle for financing, Caesars makes more negative changes, Durango opens phase 2 and more screens coming to the Strip.
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Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Ethiopian Airlines A350-900 Business Class
After an unexpected upgrade, I enjoyed a restful overnight journey from London to Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airlines A350-900 in “Cloud 9” business class. Ethiopian Airlines A350-900 Business Class Review (LHR-ADD) You can read about my operational upgrade here. Boarding commenced at 8:00 pm, one hour prior to departure....
Points Miles and Bling
Review: 13+ Hours in Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge (2025)
A few years ago, I had the chance to visit the Al Safwa First Lounge in Doha’s Hamad International Airport…
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{Tech} for Travel
British Airways Wi-Fi to Be Free for All with Starlink
British Airways Wi-Fi will be free for all passengers from 2026, powered by Starlink as part of the airline’s £7bn transformation programme.
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The Points of Life
Hyatt Centric Philadelphia: The Softer Side of Philly
I have been told I am mean. I have been told that people from Philadelphia are mean. Both statements can be true and false depending on the situation. If the staff of the Hyatt Centric Philadelphia and the businesses surrounding it are representative of Philadelphians, I would say that Philly...
Miles For Family
Goodbye SeatGuru, Goodbye Wyndham/Vacasa Partnership and More
Lots of miles and points news this week! Goodbye To SeatGuru, Here Are Alternate Options For Airline Seat Recommendations: I’m bummed about SeatGuru going away! Even though it hadn’t been updated in years, I found the seat reviews very useful. See this post on Dan’s Deals. Wyndham Confirms Its Vacasa...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: Copies Virgin Australia with ‘Economy Plus’ for more leg room
Qantas has announced its newest cabin product, Economy Plus to be launched in February 2026. The product, which provides four extra inches, increases the seat pitch at the front of the economy section from 30 to 34 inches. It means Qantas is going to sacrifice, say, a row of capacity...
Sam Chui
Air Astana, Somon Air, and Uzbekistan Airways Order New Boeing Jets
Boeing has announced new aircraft orders from three Central Asian airlines, Air Astana, Somon Air, and Uzbekistan Airways. All three announcements were made during the C5+1 Summit, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the diplomatic platform linking the United States with the five Central Asian nations. Uzbekistan Airways Expands 787 Dreamliner...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: Project Sunrise aircraft finally takes shape — again
Remember when Qantas first floated the idea of flying non-stop from Sydney to London back in 2017? We’ve had multiple CEOs, a pandemic, a federal inquiry, and at least one mid-air Wi-Fi trial since then. But here we are, November 2025, and Qantas’ first Project Sunrise A350-1000ULR is finally being...
Traveling For Miles
Earn 3,000 bonus points per night with Hyatt Vacation Club [Capped]
The Hyatt Vacation Club may not cover very many properties, but if there happens to be one in a location that you're planning to visit in the next few months, the latest Hyatt promotion may tempt you to see what the Vacation Club has to offer.
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Live from a Lounge
Air France-KLM’ Flying Blue Loyalty Programme offering Status Match (including in India)
Flying Blue is offering a paid Status Match across various geographies, including India and the UAE. And you can match Platinum Status. Here are the details.
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2PAXfly
QANTAS LOUNGES: Auckland opens while Sydney International Business closes for 12 month plus redesign
In Australian federal politics, this time of year is known as the ‘Killing Season‘. For Qantas, this appears to be the ‘Lounge Makeover Season’. It’s a busy end of the year for Qantas lounge obsessives. As the airline’s new Auckland International Lounge prepares to open just in time for Christmas,...
