Bizarre Airbus A380 airline startup Global Airlines will somehow have a couple of one-off flights in May 2025, with tickets now being on sale, or at least that’s the claim. Nothing about this airline ever made sense, but it all just keeps getting stranger.

A British Airways long haul flight was canceled for the worst reason imaginable…

Southwest can't sell premium seats until they have enough planes converted to be sure that the plane operating a given flight will have the new seats. They're converting planes throughout 2025, but it'll be 2026 flights that have these assigned seats. That means you become increasingly likely throughout 2025 to...

Perhaps the most overlooked class from travel writers is economy class. While everyone touts the whizz bang new…

Alaska Airlines gave its schedule a haircut in its latest update with flights from… The post Alaska Airlines Pulls Out of Four Routes From United Airlines’ Hubs appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

Here are this week’s travel and cruise headlines and news from around the web and interweb: Laser Events Affecting Pilots Are Becoming Surprisingly Common Bill Gates never stepped foot on his $645M hydrogen-powered superyacht he’s now selling US Economy Is Set to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away Utah...

The Standard International was purchased by Hyatt and recently announced the discontinuation of its Secret Agent program, is a move to Privé imminent? If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. Hyatt Purchased Standard Hotels Late last year, Hyatt Hotels purchased...

For a long time, we’ve heard about United Airlines potentially introducing new Polaris business class seats on some upcoming aircraft deliveries. We’re starting to get a sense of what that will look, with United planning on configuring some 787s in an ultra-premium layout, with an all-new passenger experience.

Back in November 2024, a powerful flight attendat union that has been campaigning for years to win the right to represent crew members at Delta Air Lines said it could be just a matter of weeks before it had collected enough authorization cards to file for a vote. Nearly five...

Rotana Rewards, the loyalty program of Rotana Hotels & Resorts is offering a free elite status match to elite members of ALL Accor Live Limitless, Hilton Honors, IHG One Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy. Rotana is comprised of six hotel brands with properties primarily in the Middle East but they also...

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. Half a dozen offers will be ending this week. That includes a fantastic Wyndham points sale that, for some people, lets you buy points for as...

A status match is where one airline decides to lure another airline’s frequent flyers by matching their elite…

The Chase Ink Preferred and Chase Ink Cash are two of Chase's business credit cards and they can both be great options to boost your Ultimate Rewards points balance. Deciding which one is best can depend on ...

While at a fast food restaurant in southwestern Florida, Fake Points Travel Blogger — who is a reader of The Gate With Brian Cohen — took a photograph and sent it to my attention with the message “spotted this in SWFL for you:”. For this edition of this popular game, can you...

Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy weekend, if you’re not celebrating a holiday. I’m spending… The post 2025 Weekly Review: April 19th appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

This week we’ll hear the fun story of how credit cards first came about, we’ll look at a Capital One / T-Mobile credit card rumor, and will talk about Hertz’s introduction of an AI-powered system for rental car inspection. Credit cards were invented because a businessman forgot his wallet. According...

I’ve been traveling around the United States—and the world—for years using points and miles. While I’ve never managed to snag some of the most legendary sweet spot redemptions, I’ve had…

The Polaris business class seat remains a laggard. Though they were testing concepts for new business suites with doors 3 years ago, we still haven’t seen a new product. It appears that an announcement is coming in May and that doors remain an open question owing it sounds to...