Paddle Your Own Kanoo
British Airways Caught Up in Massive Payroll Data Breach After ‘Cybersecurity’ Incident Hits Supplier
British Airways has been caught up in a massive data breach of highly personal information belonging to thousands of its employees after a ‘cybersecurity’ incident hit a third-party supplier of payroll support services. In a statement, the airline said the supplier discovered it had experienced a cybersecurity incident over the...
Miles For Family
Barbados: My unexpected favorite port stop
I’m currently traveling! Follow Miles For Family on Facebook or Instagram to see photos. My replies to comments and emails may be delayed. Out of all 9 islands that I visited on my Southern Caribbean cruise, Barbados turned out to be my favorite one. There was something special about Barbados...
Frequent Floaters
Dial 911 – What Are the Most Common Injuries Guests Suffer While on a Cruise Vacation?
As much of a happy place as a cruise ship can be, accidents are simply a part of life, and in spite of all the efforts cruise lines make to ensure all guests are safe at all times, sometimes people are just people. Here are a few of the most...
Eye of the Flyer
Delta Air Lines Is Out to Lunch: Order Fails and “Sad Box” on 1,400+ Mile Flight!
I recently posted about a “fix” for the ridiculously broken Fly Delta App that would not let you pre-order your Delta Air Lines First Class meal. But I need to apologize for that post. Why? It does not work! Delta has been trying to clean up the mess they have...
Frequent Miler
IHG One Rewards Complete Guide
Update 6/5/23 –This post has been updated since its original publication with updated details, including how to redeem food and beverage awards and suite night awards now being applicable on awards stays, IHG One Rewards is the loyalty program of the Intercontinental Hotels Group. This program encompasses brands from long-term-stay...
Live and Let’s Fly
No Tearaney, You Cannot Fight Your Way Onboard A Spirit Airlines Flight…
A passenger tried to fight her way onboard a Spirit Airlines flight in Atlanta after she was denied boarding for suspected intoxication. That’s not the way thing work… No, You Cannot Fight You Way Onboard An Aircraft After Being Denied Boarding… Last month, Tearaney Burroughs was stopped by a Spirit...
Economy Class & Beyond
Virgin Atlantic to add Sao Paulo and Bengaluru
It’s another day, and Virgin Atlantic has announced new routes to Sao Paulo and Bengaluru. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 on final approach to London Heathrow – Image, Economy Class and Beyond Sao Paulo Virgin Atlantic announced today the launch of exciting new routes across three continents, with brand-new aircraft. Network...
One Mile at a Time
Virgin Atlantic Launching Sao Paulo Flights In May 2024
Virgin Atlantic will soon be launching its first route to South America. The airline was initially supposed to fly this route as of March 2020, but you can guess what happened to those plans. Fortunately the route is finally happening, just over four years after initially scheduled.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Human Remains Accidentally Left On Plane And Flown Back to Greece, Leaving Distraught Family in Limbo
Airline ground handlers at Dublin Airport accidentally forgot to remove a coffin from the cargo hold of a plane that had just arrived from Greece, resulting in the plane flying back to Athens with the human remains of a recently deceased Irish citizen still onboard. The Aegean Airlines flight took...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Virgin Atlantic Launching New Routes From Heathrow to Brazil and India
Virgin Atlantic said on Monday that it will add two destinations to its route map in 2024, with new services from London Heathrow set to be launched to São Paulo in Brazil and Bengaluru in India. The São Paulo announcement isn’t entirely new, as Virgin Atlantic originally announced the route back in...
Live from a Lounge
IndiGo in talks to place an order for 500 Airbus A320-family jets
IndiGo, India's largest airline on many counts, is now starting to think into the 2030s and intends to order another 500 aircraft from Airbus in the coming days towards their plans for the future.
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
An Electrifying Arboretum in Omaha — Literally.
An electrifying arboretum in Omaha is where one might least likely expect it to be located: adjacent to an electric power substation of the Omaha Power Public District utility company in the Maplewood Hills neighborhood west of downtown of the city.
The...
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Michael W Travels
Win A Trip For 2 To Paris, France!
Valpak is currently running the Win A Trip to Paris Sweepstakes! In the sweepstakes, one lucky winner will win a trip for two to Paris, France! The prize includes airfare and a four night hotel stay. We last visited Paris in 2017 and had a great time. I’d love to...
Pizza in Motion
United Increases The Minimum Price Of Many Award Flights, Which Leads Me To This Question
I’ll admit, I hate the term “devalue”. That’s the term many travel bloggers use to describe when airlines increase the number of miles or points necessary to book award flights. To me, this is a price increase on awards. The reality is that many award flights United offers have gone...
Monkey Miles
Ends soon – American Express Platinum 125k to 150k + $200 Referral Offer + referrers get 5x on supermarkets for 3 months, up to $25k
American Express Platinum Referral Offer - leave you links so you can earn referral points as well
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Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A350-1000 pushing back at London Heathrow
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a British Airways Airbus A350-1000 being pushed back and readied for departure at its home base of London Heathrow Airport. British Airways operates a fleet of 13 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, with a further 5 aircraft to...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
300,000 miles, unlimited airport lounge access, hotel & car rental elite status for 5,200EUR
For this summer ASMALLWORLD has a special offer to earn 300,000 Miles & More miles and a discount on the annual fee when you purchase a Prestige membership by August 15. ASMALLWORLD bills itself as a social network for travel that provides a bunch of perks and benefits when you...
View from the Wing
Spirit Airlines Denied Boarding To A Passenger In Atlanta, So The Passenger Went Berserk
A Spirit Airlines gate agent was assaulted by a passenger they'd just denied boarding to out of a belief that the customer was intoxicated. The story is just coming out, though it occurred May 11 around 9:40 p.m. The passenger tried to force her way onto the jet...
Frequent Miler
How to follow and watch our Party of 5 Challenge stories on Instagram
We’ve been having so much fun traveling as a whole team, currently in Asia working through the itinerary Stephen and I put together for our portion of the competition. As a reminder, we split into two teams for a two week group trip – one team taking the reins in...
