Travel With Grant
My 2025 Travel Predictions Midyear Review: Hits, Misses & Lots of Wild Guesses
Explore my midyear review of 2025 travel predictions where I assess which forecasts for airlines, hotels, and credit cards were hits or misses. Discover the unexpected outcomes and intriguing developments that have unfolded so far. The post My 2025 Travel Predictions Midyear Review: Hits, Misses & Lots of Wild Guesses first...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Where Life Began? Matsieng Footprints in Botswana
Matsieng is one of the well-known “Creation Sites” in southern Africa — another one is the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa, which I also visited and will document in a future article — where followers of folklore believe that life began when Matsieng emerged from a hole in the...
Sam Chui
GeminiJets Airplane Models – Apr/May 25 New Release + Discounts
I have been collecting GeminiJets since they launched 20 years ago! During difficult times, I have found that model collecting can help alleviate some of the stress. Video Special Offer This is a sponsored post to showcase the latest GeminiJets airplane model releases. Hope you find something you like. To purchase GeminiJets, go to DiecastJets.com and...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: oneworld Lounge Amsterdam (AMS)
The oneworld lounge in Amsterdam (AMS), also known as Lounge No. 40, is a swanky lounge in the non-Schengen zone of Schiphol Airport. oneworld Lounge Amsterdam Review (I don’t capitalize the “o” in oneworld because oneworld also does not do so) Access + Hours + Location The oneworld Lounge at...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Mauthausen Ljubelj Nazi Extermination Camp in Slovenia
We had just crossed the border from Austria into Slovenia through the Karawanks Tunnel — named for the Karawanks mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps through which cars can pass through — and as the sun was setting while we were winding our way down the curving mountain road...
Frequent Miler
Chase Sapphire Reserve card: More costly, coupony, and complicated | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep311 | 6-20-25
Today we’ll talk about how Chase is breaking up the family (rule), we’ll discuss whether American Express is high when introducing “as high as” offers, and we’ll talk about how Chase has made the Chase Sapphire Reserve card harder to explain and harder and recommend. Main Event: Sapphire Reserve: More...
Frequent Miler
Koloa Landing, Kauai (Marriott Autograph Collection): Bottom Line Review
My wife and I have spent a fair amount of time traipsing throughout the Hawaiian Islands over the past 20+ years, as the vast majority of her family lives there. These days, if we’re not camping, we primarily use Wyndham points for Vacasa vacation rentals on most islands, unless we’re...
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.