Frequent Miler
Accor Live Limitless promo: Earn 2x points on Summer stays
Accor Live Limitless (ALL) is offering double points on stays through Summer 2025 at hotels in Canada, the USA, Mexico, the Caribbean, Panama, and Brazil. This could be great news for those folks who took advantage of the status match offered by Bilt earlier this year. The Deal Earn 2x...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Cathay Pacific A350-1000 Business Class
My 14-hour Cathay Pacific A350-1000 business class flight was phenomenal, with delicious food and perhaps the most comfortable business class seat in the skies. Cathay Pacific’s longhaul business class is a pleasure to fly. Cathay Pacific A350-1000 Business Class Review (HKG-AMS) I booked my ticket for 75,000 AA miles, which...
Your Mileage May Vary
TSA: Digital Passport Available For Apple & Android Phones, But There’s a Catch
Driver’s licenses are the de facto identity document for many U.S. citizens, and with good reason. They can be used for everything from entering bars to proving one’s identity to…
Traveling For Miles
Review: British Airways Embraer E190 Club Europe (Business Class)
On my last trip to Ireland, I flew to Dublin out of London City Airport in Club Europe (what British Airways calls its short-haul Business Class) on a British Airways E190 aircraft, and as TFM rarely seems to feature some of the smaller aircraft that we fly, this seems like...
Miles For Family
Carnival Cruise Line Passengers Irate Over Loyalty Program Overhaul
Yesterday, Carnival Cruise Line announced some major changes to its loyalty program that will roll out in June 2026. Since I’ve cruised on Carnival twice, I’m in several social media groups related to Carnival cruising. The reaction from cruise passengers to this announcement has been overwhelmingly negative.. New Carnival Rewards...
ATX Jetsetter
Review: The Ritz-Carlton Almaty
While the property is beginning to feel dated, we had a fantastic experience for our short visit at The Ritz-Carlton Almaty. The post Review: The Ritz-Carlton Almaty appeared first on ATX Jetsetter.
You Are Travel
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List is Now Complete: The Five Top-50 Restaurants I’ve Tried – Including the #1 Restaurant in the World 
Tl;dr – The World’s 50 Best List full list was announced Thursday. Here’s a quick review of my…
TravelUpdate
A stay at the Hilton Garden Inn in New Orleans
I had a fun week in New Orleans in May. The weather was great; I got to explore…
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 539: Picking up the pieces
Another rough week in aviation, so we aimed for more respectful snark in this week's episode.
Sam Chui
Paris Air Show Day 3/4: Freighters, Embraer, Widebodies Dominate
Following two successful trade days at the 2025 Paris Air Show, Airbus bagged widebody orders from Starlux, EgyptAir, and MNG Airlines on Day 3. Moreover, Embraer also secured orders from SkyWest, Airlink, and Bridges Air Cargo. Starlux Orders 10 Airbus A350-1000 Starlux Airlines has placed a firm order for 10...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Cathay Pacific The Pier Business Class Lounge (HKG)
Folks, the Cathay Pacific The Pier Lounge in Hong Kong (HKG) may just be the best business class lounge in the world. In any case, it is a beautiful space with excellent food and beverage options, and is a pleasant environment to wait for your flight in. Cathay Pacific The...
Nerd Ka Travel
American Airlines: Now Featuring Dynamic Upgrades and Dynamic Disappointment
American Airlines is making changes to how AAdvantage members use their miles for upgrades. The airline will retire its mileage upgrade award chart effective August 12, 2025, at midnight CT and has introduced a new instant point upgrade system. While […]
You Are Travel
Trip Report: Wine Tasting in the Canada’s Okanagan Valley: Underrated, Beautiful and I’m Not Talking about the Icewine
Tl;dr – A recap of wine-tasting in the oft-overlooked Okanagan Valley. Accessible, beautiful with excellent wines – you need…
Traveling For Miles
Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill (Regency Suite) review – Updated for 2025
The Churchill is one of three Hyatt Regency Properties in central London and for some considerable time it stood out as the best Hyatt option in the city. The addition of the Great Scotland Yard hotel to Hyatt's portfolio in 2019 made the title of 'best Hyatt in London' a lot...
No Work All Travel
Hotel Review: Moxy Bangkok Ratchaprasong
If you’re looking to do heaps of eating and shopping while in the Thai capital, you might want to know more about Moxy Bangkok Ratchaprasong. Location Slightly set back from busy Ratchadamri Road, and just a few minutes walk from the perpetually occupied Sukhuvmit Road, the hotel is in the...
Miles For Family
Booked: Round-trip Flights to Thailand in Business Class Using Miles and Points!
Yes, I did just come back from a trip to Asia. But, I’m not done exploring the area, and I want to go while I’m still “young” -ish. My daughter and I set our sights on visiting Thailand next year, which is a longer flight than flights to Japan and...