One Mile at a Time
JetBlue & Brightline Launch Partnership, But It’s Kind Of Lame
In the airline industry, were increasingly seeing intermodal partnerships, particularly with trains, given that planes cant get you everywhere. This is logical enough in places where rail connectivity is good. Along those lines, JetBlue and Brightline have just introduced a partnership, which sounds interesting on the surface, but disappoints with...
View from the Wing
Southwest Airlines Likely To Start Transatlantic Flights—Eyes Iceland As Europe Gateway
Southwest Airlines is expected by many to announce its first flight to Europe, launching Iceland service next year.
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Live and Let’s Fly
Starwood Hotels Is Back, And It May Be Better Than Ever
As of March 5, 2025, SH Hotels & Resorts has officially rebranded as Starwood Hotels, marking a significant return of the iconic brand under its original founder, Barry Sternlicht . The Return of a Hospitality Icon Barry Sternlicht, the visionary behind the original Starwood Hotels & Resorts, has revived the...
One Mile at a Time
Aeroitalia Forced To Change Name & Livery: Too Similar To Alitalia?
Italian carrier Aeroitalia has lost a court battle, and will be forced to change its name and livery, for being too similar to that of Alitalia. The irony, of course, is that Alitalia has since been rebranded as ITA Airways.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Another Glimpse of Greenland From The Air. Sunday Morning Photograph.
I have never been to Greenland; but I have flown over it many times as a passenger aboard airplanes — so I had the opportunity to take some photographs of another glimpse of Greenland from the air on my way from...
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One Mile at a Time
Kenyan Politician Demands Special TSA Treatment: “I Am A VIP In My Country”
A politician from Kenya seemingly thought she’d be entitled to special treatment from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), while flying within the United States. However, the internet seems divided as to whether she was serious, or was joking and being flirty.
Live from a Lounge
Delhi Airport Runway Closure to Disrupt Flights Through September 2025
Delhi Airport will see one runway shut down for three months, which will cause some flights to be cancelled and others readjusted in the coming weeks. Take note and check with your travel agent in the coming days.
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Bag Of Coke In The Hallway, Bugs In The Closet—Marriott Still Wants Every Penny [Roundup]
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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Eye of the Flyer
2 Year Old Drops Down Airport Luggage Chute, Flight Attendant Found Naked in Business Class, Charges Over Delta Flight Attendant Assault, Tariffs Impacting Travel and more Travel and Cruise News
Here are this week’s travel and cruise headlines and news from around the web and interweb: 2-year-old boy is swept away on luggage conveyor belt at Newark Airport in latest terror at beleaguered travel hub Airlines Cut Flights From Canada To The U.S. As Demand Continues To Fall Amid International...
Live and Let’s Fly
The Worst Hotel Design Feature Is Everywhere
Modern hotel design, especially in refurbished business hotels, have a common problem – a sliding barn door in the worst possible place. Obvious Design Flaw Most hotel design features are intentional, use space and resources efficiently and make the overall guest experience better. This one makes it worse, far worse....
One Mile at a Time
American’s Brand New Boeing 787 Has Serious Maintenance Issues
American recently started taking delivery of its latest batch of Boeing 787-9s. These are exciting for the airline and for passengers, as they’re premium heavy jets, with new interiors. What’s less exciting is the recurring maintenance issue that one of these jets seems to be having.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Flight Attendant Scares Family Into Not Using The Only FAA-Approved Child Harness For Airplanes: ‘I’ll Leave Her to Die!”
A flight attendant for a major US airline allegedly scared a family into not using the only child safety harness approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use on airplanes after telling the traumatized parents she would leave their child to die if the plane crashed. After children reach...
Live from a Lounge
Etihad’s status match opportunity for residents of India (matching upto Gold Status)
Etihad Airways' Etihad Guest programme is offering a status match opportunity for their loyalty programme members in India. Etihad would match member tiers all the way up to Gold Tier in this generous status match opportunity.
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Frequent Miler
Last Chance Deals: Uber gift card & Uber One promos, Southwest spending offer, Venture X Business offer & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. Quite a few good promotions are ending this week, including the additional discount Costco is giving on Uber gift cards which makes it a total of...
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HOTEL REVIEW: Too much style? Naumi Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand
We arrived from the airport a little after midnight. The Naumi Hotel has entrances on two different streets: Cuba Street and Dunlop Terrace, which is parallel to Cuba Street. Cuba Street is the main entrance. Things apparently happen in doubles at the Naumi, as there are actually two hotels, one...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
What Is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 304
Click on this link to book a reservation for one night at 1 Hotel Mayfair in London on Thursday, July 10, 2025, as what is wrong with this screen shot was still apparent less than one hour prior to publication of this article and could disappear at any time. This...
Frequent Miler
Tips for Glacier National Park, stealth camping, and a guest with Savannah Bananas (Saturday Selection)
Today we’ve got some tips and updates for reserving entry to Glacier National Park, but then we’ll keep it a little wacky for the weekend with a creative version of stealth camping, and a special guest player for the Savannah Bananas. Tips for Getting into Glacier National Park I know...
Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (7th June)
We’re into June, and starting to barrel toward the halfway point of the year. Still, we’ve hit the end of the week, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. It’s a real-life Falinks! Or… it could be capsules for a ferris wheel in Cathedral...
The Bulkhead Seat
Family Denied Boarding is the Victim of Poor Customer Service and Not Antisemitism
A family of five was flying from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Dallas-Fort Worth…
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You can now move your Chase credit lines between cards online
Chase might be in the middle of making a terrific improvement to users’ ability to manage their credit cards online: there’s now some ability to manually move credit lines between accounts without having to contact Chase. I was just tooling around in my Chase account and discovered something that I’ve...
Economy Class & Beyond
Data Storage Adventures with a UGreen NASync – PART 6: My next steps, Backup Strategies and some resources
Data Storage Adventures with a UGreen NASync Part 6: My next steps, Backup Strategies and some resources Part 1: Some Background and “Why Now?” Part 2: Which NAS to go for? Some thoughts and design work Part 3: Building, Configuring and Deploying the UGreeen NASync DXP 4800 Part 4: Data...
One Mile at a Time
Weekly Review: June 07, 2025
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! We’re just on a last minute family trip around Florida, where we’re checking out a couple of cool Marriott properties, so stay tuned for reviews. On the points & travel front, this week Lufthansa Miles & More introduced dynamic award...
