The Gate with Brian Cohen
Ponderosa Point at Bryce Canyon National Park
Working slowly back towards the main entrance of Bryce Canyon National Park on that frosty cold December morning after Rainbow Point, Yovimpa Point, and Black Birch Canyon, the next stop was Ponderosa Point. Access to Ponderosa Point — whose lookout is at an elevation of...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Hong Kong (HKG)
I’ll just come right out and say that I found the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Lounge in Hong Kong to be very underwhelming and inferior to the United Club, the other Star Alliance Gold Lounge in HKG, but that may be a case of “great expectations” that are a tad unfair...
Frequent Miler
Transferable Points Changing Fortunes | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep357 | 5-8-26
In today’s episode, Nick owns up to his mistake: Yes, you can lock in Hyatt prices with Points Advance. Then we’ll talk about paying rent with the Alaska Atmos Summit card, and which points programs are trending up or down. Transferable Points Changing Fortunes Watch the full episode below, or...
Your Mileage May Vary
I Finally Tried Visa’s Free GigSky eSIM Overseas. Here’s How It Worked
Before our recent trip to Germany and Austria, I wrote about how I was rethinking my international data setup. In that post, I explained why I decided to test a…
Miles To Memories
Primm Is Closing Forever FULL TOUR: Whiskey Pete’s, Buffalo Bill’s & The End of Roadside Vegas
Primm, Nevada is closing forever. On this tour we walk the town, the closed casinos, dead mall and contemplate what is next while looking at the fascinating death of roadside Vegas.
Hawaii Calling
Delta Sky Club Expansion Coming to Honolulu — What It Means
If you’ve spent any time at the current Delta Air Lines Sky Club in Honolulu, you already know it’s one of the better lounge options at HNL — especially when it comes to food. But it’s also relatively small, tucked into a corner near Gate F1, and easy to miss...
Travel Points Playbook
The Best 2 Euro Spent in Rome
Rome is perhaps my favorite city in the world, but as certain attractions started adding entrance ticket requirements,…
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Can Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants Apply At Other Airlines? One Former Spirit Senior FA Says It’s Not So Easy: ‘I’d Have To Start All Over’
"I was a flight attendant at SPirit for 11 and a half years."
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Delta Diamond Passenger Flies From St. Louis To Atlanta To Florida. Then He Asks For Coffee
"Please don't put me on the no-fly list."
The Points of Life
AA Admirals Club MIA D30: Same Old, Same Old
I visited the AA Admirals Club in MIA at D30 when it was being remodeled (see Admirals Club MIA: Under Construction). Not much has changed since then. It’s as crowded as ever. And they serve the same insult to my grandmother’s hummus and the same stalks of celery. Since they...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: United Club Hong Kong (HKG)
My visit to the Hong Kong United Club brought back happy memories from decades past and is one of the best United Clubs in the system. United Club Hong Kong Review (HKG) Prior to my flight to Bangkok, I had about an hour in United’s HKG United Club, which shuttered...
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‘New Fear Unlocked, Thanks’: Woman Checks Into Hotel Room. Then She Issues A Horrifying PSA About Hotel Shampoo Bottles. Is She Right?
“I worked cleaning hotel rooms. Can definitely say this happens."
Miles To Memories
BofA Cards For Bilt Points, Chase Reserve 150K and Citi’s ThankYou Problem
Chase's trojan horse, BofA for Bilt, Citi backtracks on ThankYou features, Chase Sapphire 150K & why AT&T's new card might be good.
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 585: Mileage Running Again
Stephan and Fozz are out on a mileage run this week, talking shop along the way.
TravelUpdate
American Airlines First Class from DFW to LAX
I have many trips around the US each year and on this particular flight I flew American Airlines…
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Man Says Terminals At LAX Show A Clear ‘Class Divide.’ Is He Right?: ‘JetBlue…A Greyhound Station’
"Terminal 1 has an Urth Cafe..."