My seatmate on my United Airlines Los Angeles to London flight was busily engaged in a rather loud in-flight FaceTime conversation, leaving me wondering why people are so clueless about respecting others on an airplane. Woman Yammers On FaceTime From LA To London On United Airlines (Sigh) I’ve completed the...

Buying points can be a great way to boost your balance, but only if makes sense financially! Does the new Marriott promotion fit that criteria?

Visiting libraries just got more exciting with the addition of this underground location!

For those traveling from Texas to Hawaii, you might notice an interesting flight path: flights from Houston to Honolulu or from Dallas to Hawaii often avoid crossing directly over Mexican…

A rant about deplaning etiquette has gone viral, laying down what she calls the “one rule” when a flight arrives: you wait your turn and don’t rush the aisle. In her view, anyone who pushes forward past rows in front of them is “human dirt” who deserves the side-eye of...

Spirit Airlines has scrapped its plans to furlough hundreds of pilots without pay, but… The post Spirit Airlines Cancels Planned Pilot Furloughs as Resignations Have Accelerated During Bankruptcy appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

Some time back, a reader asked me a question about why first and business class seats with doors are often referred to as ”suites.” By definition, a suite is a succession of something, like two or more rooms forming a larger space. An airplane seat is generally just one space,...

Her spouse fell “madly in love” with Executive Platinum status and out of love with their marriage — so she put the legal bills on an AAdvantage card and walked away with elite status of her own. Plus: TSA’s new “proper papers” fee, Chase lounge diners sneaking in McDonald’s, musical...

If for some reason you have plans to travel via airplane with a large sum of money, watch out for civil asset forfeiture at airports in the United States. Civil asset forfeiture is apparently alive and well, according to reports from multiple media sources. Civil asset forfeiture is a legal process...

A German high court has handed consumers a big win, affirming that passengers may skip flight segments when plans change unexpectedly as long as they intended to fly the full ticket at the time of booking. The circumstances surrounding this case, particularly as it involves an overzealous Lufthansa flight attendant,...

While I feel like the definition should be pretty straightforward, the reality is that there’s a lot of inconsistency between hotels as to what constitutes a suite, and what constitutes a junior suite. I’d like to address that topic in this post, and am curious how y’all feel about this.

Psst! There are companies that let you own a piece of a retired aircraft. During the recycling process,…

Ireland is the only country in Europe that has a U.S. Preclearance facility (meaning you pass through U.S. immigration before the flight, then arrive in the U.S. as if it were a domestic flight) and I found the process odd, though not unpleasant. The Surprisingly Odd Experience Of U.S. Preclearance...

Lufthansa tried to crack down on a HON Circle member for “throwaway ticketing” after a flight attendant ratted him out, demanding €414 for a skipped segment. Instead, the case wound up in court, the airline lost, and Lufthansa has now rewritten its rules to allow skiplagging when plans change. Continue reading...

Embattled ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has just canceled plans to furlough hundreds of pilots without pay for the foreseeable future as it navigates its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy process… but those plans haven’t been canceled because the airline is seeing a pickup in demand. Instead, so many of Spirit’s pilots...

There’s no denying that the miles and points hobby has evolved a lot over the years. It has gone mainstream, and that’s both good and bad. Opportunities to earn points are better than ever before, while sweet spots and opportunities to redeem points efficiently just aren’t what they used to...

Theres no denying that the miles and points hobby has evolved a lot over the years. It has gone mainstream, and thats both good and bad. Opportunities to earn points are better than ever before, while sweet spots and opportunities to redeem points efficiently just arent what they used to...

Hello from sunny Southern California! We’re expecting temperatures in the mid-80s in my part of town next week — enjoy them if you’re in L.A. for a business or leisure trip! Maybe SoCal should be in your plans if you need to make a last-minute mileage or status run! While...

The Turkish sweet spot to Hawaii is one of the examples I’ll always point to about why it pays to dig into this hobby. For years, it was possible to book economy class awards on United Airlines to and from Hawaii for just 7,500 miles each way (and later 10,000...