
The Points of Life
Take 2, Lounge 2: Priority Pass Panama City
I could only fast for so long (see Copa Lounge Panama City: Food Famine). I went to see if the other lounge had food. Here is what I found: Disappointed, I sat at a table and scanned the QR code, hoping there was something. I was surprised that the eggs...

No Work All Travel
Flight Review: Etihad, Abu Dhabi to Tokyo Narita
The first and only time I flew business class with Etihad was in 2009. For whatever reason, I was upgraded from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta. All subsequent trips with them were downhill; that includes a mix of economy (shocker to some of you), and this month’s four flights. I’m only writing...

Hawaii Calling
Priority Pass Is Back—Weeks After Hawaiian Airlines Marketed Premier Club as Exclusive to Local Members
When Hawaiian Airlines announced back in April that Priority Pass members would no longer have access to the Plumeria Lounge at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, I remember how sharply travelers reacted. For many of us who track Hawai‘i’s tourism trends closely, it was clear that removing Priority Pass...

The Points of Life
Copa Lounge Panama City: Food Famine
I booked one of the least efficient routes to Buenos Aires from Puerto Rico because there were no other options. Part of my suffering included my time at this unexpectedly terrible lounge. I assumed that Copa’s flagship lounge would be at least on par with United or Delta. I was...

Travel Points Playbook
Lounge Access When Flying Southwest: Air Transat The Lounge CUN
One of the drawbacks of flying Southwest is that they do not (yet!) operate their own airport lounges. …
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Points Miles and Bling
Review: United Club Lounge Washington Dulles IAD Concourse C
United Club Lounge IAD Concourse C near Gate 7 Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit Mexico City…
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Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Ethiopian Airlines Domestic Lounge Addis Ababa (ADD)
Ahead of our flight to Awassa, we spent about an hour in the Ethiopian Airlines Lounge in the Addis Ababa domestic terminal. Ethiopian Airlines Domestic Lounge Review – Addis Ababa (ADD) While Ethiopian operates two lounges, a Cloud 9 lounge for business class passengers and a Shebamiles Platinum Lounge for...

Points Miles and Bling
Review: 13+ Hours in Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge (2025)
A few years ago, I had the chance to visit the Al Safwa First Lounge in Doha’s Hamad International Airport…
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2PAXfly
QANTAS LOUNGES: Auckland opens while Sydney International Business closes for 12 month plus redesign
In Australian federal politics, this time of year is known as the ‘Killing Season‘. For Qantas, this appears to be the ‘Lounge Makeover Season’. It’s a busy end of the year for Qantas lounge obsessives. As the airline’s new Auckland International Lounge prepares to open just in time for Christmas,...





