
One Mile at a Time
Weekly Review: February 04, 2023
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend! I’m at home this weekend spending time with family, before heading out on a big review trip next week. On the points & travel front, this week Delta SkyMiles introduced a new 15% credit card award discount, Qatar Airways and Airbus reached...

View from the Wing
Château LaFake: Should Importing Counterfeit Wine And Other Luxury Goods Be Illegal?
Interesting in U.S. law you cannot protect the recipe for wine. You can only have intellectual property in its packaging. If the wine tastes identical, then customers are really getting what they expected right? And it's just the famous brand that isn't making profit off of it.
If...

No Work All Travel
Airline Meals, Part 1
Looking through photos of the pre-pandemic travel days, I began to feel nostalgic for something unusual…or so I thought, until coming across news of Malaysians being able to order AirAsia meals at Kuala Lumpur malls. Then, in October 2020, I found out about Singapore Airlines catering economy and business class...

Points, Miles & Martinis
Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort & Spa Rebranding in 2024
The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch will be rebranded to the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort & Spa in late 2024. The property currently has 493 guestrooms and suites. As part of the rebranding, the property will undergo a $110 million property renovation including guestrooms; pools; food and...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Lombardi’s: The First Pizzeria In the United States
Although I was born and raised in the city of New York, I am embarrassed to admit that I had never partaken in the offerings of Lombardi’s — the first pizzeria in the United States — until last year when I returned to New York and that oversight was finally...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Iberia seat sale: Fly from the U.S. to Spain from $419
Iberia has a new seat sale for their flights out of the U.S.. Fares start as low as $419 for basic economy round trip fights to Spain. The offer needs to be booked by February 10 for travel completed February 14 – March 31, 2023. Click here for more details...

TravelUpdate
Photos: American Airlines Revamped Admirals Club Experience at Washington National Airport
Opened in October 2022, the third Admirals Club location at Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport stands out compared to other lounges. The first lounge to feature the “new and reimagined” design, American Airlines intends to implement the design concept in many of its Admirals Clubs across the United States. In late...

Live and Let’s Fly
Steakhouse Cheeseburger On United Airlines
It seems that every month United Airlines offers a slight variation on its cheeseburger, so for this week’s Meal of the Week let’s review the “steakhouse cheeseburger” I enjoyed earlier this week. Steakhouse Cheeseburger On United Airlines – Yea Or Nay? United Airlines promises that improvements to its onboard catering...

Out and Out
Close to $300K, laid off, and this year’s goals – February 2023 Freedom update
I feel like my life is on hold. Like I’m on hold, but life just keeps on life-ing. We’re days away from getting the judge’s ruling for a set of cases that have been going on for the past year, hopefully early next week. We think it’ll be in our favor,...