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A travel hack circulating amongst Chinese passengers to get free hot water at Seoul Incheon Airport for cup noodles is causing a furore in South Korea because it involves invading mother nursing rooms. The problem has arisen because, while convenience stores inside the airport sell cup noodles (known in South...

CEO Scott Kirby’s Memorial Day message to United Airlines employees was more measured this year, pairing gratitude for American freedoms with a summer travel pep talk focused on operational reliability and customer care. Scott Kirby’s Memorial Day Message To United Employees Was More Muted, More Operational Kirby’s annual Memorial Day...

Duringmy two-part birthday trip to the Golden Triangle, I checked out four different hotels in Bangkok, given that its one of the worlds best value cities for luxury hotels, and the market keeps getting better (separately, Imreviewing the Rosewood Bangkok,Capella Bangkok, and Four Seasons Bangkok).

Back in December, I wrote about Aer Lingus adding flights between Dublin Airport (DUB)…

Travel strips away the version of someone they perform on dates. Delays, bad hotel rooms, money decisions, tired mornings, service workers, bathroom habits, and long stretches of conversation show you how they actually move through the world — and whether they make life easier or harder.

Memorial articles for members of FlyerTalk have quietly ceased here at The Gate With Brian Cohen — but this article about Cholula will be one of two exceptions to that policy for Memorial Day 2026. “Mrs. Cholula and I are VERY sorry to hear of Pat’s passing. She was very much...

Staples is again offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday 5/24/26, through Saturday, 5/30/26. Note that there is a limit of nine per customer per day listed, but some may be able to purchase more at their local store. The Deal Staples is again offering fee-free...

Celebrating 10 years of writing for Travel Update has come around out of the blue. It feels like…

Across the board, we’ve seen a growing number of hotels try to find loopholes in order to avoid having to deliver all elite perks. It’s an area where not all hotel groups are created equal, and historically, Hyatt has done much better than the competition.

A United Airlines charter flight incident involving a Colorado Rockies coach in the flight deck raises two uncomfortable truths: the cockpit door rule on Part 121 flights is clear….but United’s sports charter culture may not have been. United Charter Cockpit Incident Shows Rules Cannot Bend For Sports Teams A strange...

Trains have a near-monopoly on cinematic romance, and Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise may be the best example of why. A plane can throw two strangers together, but it is much harder for a flight to create the same mix of freedom, wandering, and shared possibility that comes from stepping off...

The highly ambitious plan by Australian flag carrier Qantas to “conquer the final frontier of long haul travel’ by launching non-stop flights from Sydney to London, Paris, and New York, has hit yet another frustrating delay after it was revealed that the specially adapted aircraft for these flights won’t be...

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During my two-part birthday trip to the Golden Triangle, I checked out four different hotels in Bangkok, given that its one of the worlds best value cities for luxury hotels, and the market keeps getting better (separately, Im reviewing the Rosewood Bangkok, Capella Bangkok, and Aman Bangkok).

A California hotel clerk allegedly saw Israeli passports, shouted “Free Palestine,” accused guests of being “baby killers,” began recording, then posted the video himself on social media. This is vile antisemitism, and it has no place in the hospitality industry. California Hotel Clerk Harasses Israeli Guests, Calls Them “Baby Killers”...

Qantas has a couple of dozen Airbus A350s on order, some of which will be used to operate the world’s longest nonstop flights. This includes flights from Sydney and Melbourne to New York and London.