Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Flight Attendants Stop Parents From Using FAA-Approved Baby Safety Harness — The Same One Their Union Says Could Save Lives
A family that went out of their way to make sure their child traveled as safely as possible, spending extra money on a separate seat and the only FAA-approved safety restraint system for infants, were barred from using it by a flight attendant who contradicted the advice of her own...
One Mile at a Time
Super Impressive: New Air France La Premiere LAX Ground Experience
Air France’s La Premiere first class is known for being among the best in the world. In terms of exclusivity and ground experience, it’s simply in a different league than anything else, and is more along the lines of what you’d expect in private aviation than commercial aviation. Along those lines,...
Frequent Miler
JAL Mileage Bank multi-city for JetBlue: A cheaper path to 25 for 25
JetBlue got a lot of press for the 25 for 25 promotion over the summer when the promotion launched. At the time, I wrote about how I planned to use around 600K Amex Membership Rewards points to book the lion’s share of the necessary flights (to about 20 destinations) for...
One Mile at a Time
United States Plans To Ban Chinese Airlines From Using Russian Airspace
The United States is planning on banning Chinese airlines from using Russian airspace on all flights to and from the United States, though as you might expect, there’s some pushback… US DOT wants to add airspace restrictions on Chinese airlines Since May 2022, Russian airspace has been closed to aircraft registered in...
One Mile at a Time
Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes Sale: 30% Off Award Tickets
Singapore Airlines offers its monthly KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promo, whereby you can receive a 30% discount on award tickets in select markets. This is a fantastic opportunity to save on award flights on one of the world’s best airlines. There are several opportunities to save miles on tickets in economy, premium...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
A Private Shipping Company Is Rumored To Be Eyeing a Takeover Of Low-Cost Airline EasyJet
Shares in the British low-cost airline EasyJet jumped on Tuesday after reports emerged that a privately owned shipping company based in Switzerland was eyeing a partial or even full takeover of the carrier. Founded by Greek Cypriot Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995, EasyJet has grown to become Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline, although...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes – Save 30% on select KrisFlyer award flights
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer’s famous Spontaneous Escapes have been released for October and offer 30% off select award flights. These are the airline’s monthly discounted award flight offers that are only open for booking for the last few weeks of this month for traveling in the next month As is typically the...
ATX Jetsetter
Delta Won’t Fly Narrowbody Planes on Transatlantic Routes
Last week, Delta Air Lines held its Q3 2025 earnings call. During the call a senior Delta executive made some interesting statements regarding its plans for transatlantic flights and even took a swipe at American and United. Delta Won’t Fly Narrowbody Jets on Transatlantic Routes due to “Brand Issues” During the...
Points With a Crew
Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card Review (Limited Time Higher Offer)
KEY LINK – Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card – Earn 155,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 in purchases on the Card in the first 6 months of Card Membership. $150 annual fee (see rates and fees). I’ve often said that one of the best ways to get a...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Fraud Alert on My Credit Card Was Legitimate. Again.
Despite vigilantly being as careful with my credit cards as possible, the fraud alert that I recently received on my credit card was legitimate, as three charges appeared on my credit card statement that I did not recognize. Fraud Alert on My Credit Card Was Legitimate. Again. Someone attempted to charge the...
One Mile at a Time
94th Aero Squadron: Miami’s Restaurant For Aviation Geeks (Who Knew?!)
I don’t typically review restaurants outside of hotels, but I’m going to make an exception here. A while back, I was talking to a friend here in Miami, who asked if I had eaten at the 94th Aero Squadron. I had never heard of it, so expressed confusion. “It’s right...
The Bulkhead Seat
Avelo Airlines Cuts Three Routes and Pulls an Aircraft From Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Avelo Airlines abandoned the West Coast back in July. This week it made a few more cuts on the East Coast including two routes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and one from Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP). Avelo is also pulling one of two aircraft that it housed in...
Frequent Miler
A quick chat with Pauline Frommer of Frommer’s Travel Guides and Frommer’s Travel Show | Coffee Break Ep73 | 10-14-25 | Podcast
Recently, Greg got to appear on the Frommer’s Travel Show, and now Pauline is here to chat with our audience about some of the unexpected tips you might find in Frommer’s guidebooks as well as the fascinating origins of the Frommer’s Travel Guides. A quick chat with Pauline Frommer of Frommer’s...
Your Mileage May Vary
Everyone’s Cruising. Here’s Why You Maybe Shouldn’t
The cruise industry is definitely having a moment, as it grows by leaps and bounds. I mean, take these statistics into consideration: By the end of 2025, an estimated 37.7 million people will have cruised, up from 34.6 million in 2024. In the past 2 years, 31% of passengers were first-time cruisers 82%...
The Bulkhead Seat
A Growing Number of US Airports Refuse to Play Politically Charged TSA Video
A few days ago, I wrote about a new video released by Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem. It was to play on a continuous loop at TSA checkpoints around the country. The 36-second message blames the Democrats for the funding impasse that has left airport staff unpaid and passengers facing...
Travel With Grant
Alaska Airlines / Atmos Rewards Summit Cardholders: How to Share Points with up to 10 Accounts for Free
Good afternoon everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable Indigenous Peoples’ Day or a festive Canadian Thanksgiving (both celebrated on October 13 this year).  Speaking of giving thanks, I want to thank the Atmos Rewards team for adding one of my favorite perks (free point sharing) to the Bank of America...