Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: The Hamburg Airport Lounge, and another dose of the European Entry/Exit System – More Innovations in Hamburg
The Hamburg Airport Lounge, and another dose of the European Entry/Exit System TRIP REPORT: More Innovations in Hamburg In this week of passenger experience fun: Back to Hamburg Again. And yes, keeping it simple To Heathrow Airport with FlixBus and Terminal 5 British Airways Galleries South, Terminal 5 BA964 London...
Wild About Travel
copy an dre doBeautiful Bold Brightline -The Best way to Ride
Birghtline is superb. What blows me away is that the Brightline experience has been created to attract and keep people who have never ridden a train before. And it works. Background First, a bit of history. In 2018, Brightline did the unthinkable and opened a new private rail service in...
Traveling For Miles
British Airways 787-10 Business Class (Club Suite) Review
This is the TFM review of the Boeing 787-10 British Airways Business Class Club Suite I’ve flown in British Airways Business Class across the Atlantic more times than I care to recall, but it took a trip which routed me via Seattle before I finally got to see what the...
Traveling For Miles
British Airways Premium Economy (World Traveller Plus) review
British Airways offers its Premium Economy cabin (or World Traveller Plus cabin as the airline likes to call it) on all of its long-haul fleet, so as I haven't reviewed BA's Premium Economy offering for a while, I decided to use a flight between London and Los Angeles to see...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Escape from the Messe and Back to Hamburg Airport – More Innovations in Hamburg
Escape from the Messe and Back to Hamburg Airport TRIP REPORT: More Innovations in Hamburg In this week of passenger experience fun: Back to Hamburg Again. And yes, keeping it simple To Heathrow Airport with FlixBus and Terminal 5 British Airways Galleries South, Terminal 5 BA964 London Heathrow to Hamburg...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Why I Was Evicted From This Airport
I cannot recall a time in my life when I was ever forced to leave an airport; but I was evicted from this airport — and I was not the only person who was told to leave. The airport in question was...
The Alviator
BOOKED: SriLankan, Singapore Airlines, Saudia, and More!
I’m sorry for being a bit MIA over the past month. Many who follow me on LinkedIn may…
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Off the Camera Roll. Some Photographic Adventures around Hamburg – More Innovation in Hamburg
Off the Camera Roll – Some Photographic Adventures around Hamburg TRIP REPORT: More Innovations in Hamburg In this week of passenger experience fun: Back to Hamburg Again. And yes, keeping it simple To Heathrow Airport with FlixBus and Terminal 5 British Airways Galleries South, Terminal 5 BA964 London Heathrow to...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Double Arch Collapsed — But You Can Visit Another One. Photographs Included.
The Double Arch collapsed in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah on Thursday, August 8, 2024 — but you can visit another one which is still intact. No fatalities or injuries were reported as a result of the collapse of the geologic feature known as Double Arch, which has...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
I Visited The Oldest Bridge In The World.
I visited the oldest bridge in the world, which can still be used to this day. The date that it was built is not certain; but as many as 3,625 years may have elapsed since it was first constructed, as Guinness World Records acknowledges it as being one of the...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: What you might have missed from Aircraft Interiors Expo – More Innovations in Hamburg
What you might have missed from Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026 TRIP REPORT: More Innovations in Hamburg In this week of passenger experience fun: Back to Hamburg Again. And yes, keeping it simple To Heathrow Airport with FlixBus and Terminal 5 British Airways Galleries South, Terminal 5 BA964 London Heathrow to...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Walking around the Hamburg Spring Dom Fair on a Quiet Monday Evening – More Innovations in Hamburg
Walking around the Dom Fair on a Quiet Monday Evening TRIP REPORT: More Innovations in Hamburg In this week of passenger experience fun: Back to Hamburg Again. And yes, keeping it simple To Heathrow Airport with FlixBus and Terminal 5 British Airways Galleries South, Terminal 5 BA964 London Heathrow to...
Travel With Grant
Why I Haven’t Had a Hyatt Credit Card (or Hyatt Elite Status) for Nearly 6 Years
It may come as a surprise, but I haven't had a Hyatt credit card or Hyatt elite status in nearly six years. As Chase prepares to reduce transfers to Hyatt, I'm facing a decision: should I move up to 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points to Hyatt now, or keep my points...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: The Ibis Budget St Pauli (Refurbished)
TRIP REPORT: The Ibis Budget St Pauli (Refurbished) More Innovations in Hamburg Welcome to reason number three why I decided to proceed with this trip report this year… and it’s this updated hotel that operates under the Ibis Budget brand. Last year, when I passed through, work had begun. Now...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Another Hotel Room Without a Window. Jade Hotel in Hue in Vietnam. Hotel Review.
Jade Hotel seemed like a good place to stay for two nights in Hue in Vietnam — the price was right, I suppose — but I had no idea that the room that I had reserved was without a window. We arrived via a ride share service at the entrance of...