December is a month of airline review trips for me, as I'm catching up on some products that I'm overdue to try. In general I like planning review trips last minute, if for no other reason than airlines constantly having schedule changes, and sometimes…
I had a roughly seven hour layover at Heathrow, as I arrived shortly before 7AM, and departed shortly before 2PM. I knew I wanted to check out the British Airways Arrivals Lounge, and my connecting flight was departing from Terminal 3, which has some…
Hong Kong Airlines has been on the brink of going out of business for a while now, as the airline has been unable to pay staff, has had to shut off inflight entertainment, and has had to axe routes and return planes. Earlier this week the airline was…
Horizon Air is Alaska Airlines' regional airline, and they operate a fleet of Embraer 175 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft. Well, the details of a pretty damning internal memo have been made public this week, and some of the revelations are shocking. The…
American has historically been by far the strongest US carrier in Latin America. Over the past couple of years we've seen them cut a fair number of routes, though they've also tried to add some. One of the routes they added was a new flight between Miami…
This week SkyTeam has opened their seventh branded lounge in the world, at the new Istanbul Airport. The SkyTeam Lounge Istanbul will be used by seven SkyTeam airlines -- Aeroflot, Air France, KLM, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, and TAROM.…
Wizz Air is quite literally shaming business class passengers in a new ad... interesting. Airline industry executives are realizing they have to address climate change. Some are doing so in a level-headed way, like KLM encouraging people to take trains…
United Airlines has just announced a massive leadership change, at least on paper. I think we all saw this coming. United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Airlines Holdings…
For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it’s a program available through most American Express cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual…
I don't think there's a single card that has changed the premium credit card landscape like the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card did back when it was introduced in the summer of 2016. For a long time $450+ annual fee cards were thought of as being only for…
I had quite a long layover at Heathrow Airport, so my first order of business was to check out the British Airways Arrivals Lounge, which I had never visited before. Arrivals lounges can be useful for early arrivals, and that's probably true at Heathrow…
I briefly interrupt my trip report to bring you a "live" update from Singapore. I'm flying Cathay Pacific to Hong Kong, and wanted to check out the new Qantas First Lounge. Want to guess how many buses and trains I took to make this happen? 10 (T-E-N).…
South African Airways has been struggling for years (they haven't turned a profit since 2011), and things have only gotten worse in recent weeks, as the airline has been on the brink of liquidation. SAA was going to restructure and lay off about 1,000…
We sometimes hear about airline employees getting fired or arrested for smuggling of some sort, but in this case it's an airline CEO's turn. Indonesia's State Owned Enterprises Minister has announced that Garuda Indonesia's CEO will be fired. The reason?…
I'm a huge fan of coffee, and in particular love to see airlines get creative with what they offer. On that note I'm loving Air New Zealand's latest initiative... I think? Air New Zealand currently serves more than eight million cups of coffee every…
To kick off this trip I flew British Airways' A350-1000 Club Suites from Toronto to London Heathrow. The A350 features British Airways' brand new business class seat, which is ushering in a new era for British Airways, given their previous woefully outdated…
I had a roughly seven hour layover at Heathrow, as I arrived shortly before 7AM, and departed shortly before 2PM. I knew I wanted to check out the British Airways Arrivals Lounge, and my connecting flight was departing from Terminal 3, which has some…
I had quite a long layover at Heathrow Airport, so my first order of business was to check out the British Airways Arrivals Lounge, which I had never visited before. Arrivals lounges can be useful for early arrivals, and that's probably true at Heathrow…
To kick off this trip I flew British Airways' A350-1000 Club Suites from Toronto to London Heathrow. The A350 features British Airways' brand new business class seat, which is ushering in a new era for British Airways, given their previous woefully outdated…
My trip started off with a flight in British Airways' A350-1000 Club Suites business class from Toronto to London Heathrow. I flew up from Miami the same day, though planned a long layover just in case there were any delays. First I spent some time in…
You guys asked for more reviews, and that's exactly what you're going to get. I'm trying to finish off the year on a high note when it comes to trip reports -- Tiffany and I went to Romania, Ford and I went to California, and I also took a whirlwind…
After two nights at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills and three nights at Las Alcobas in Napa Valley, the last portion of our trip had us staying three nights at Alila Ventana Big Sur. This was, without a doubt, the highlight of the trip, as Big Sur…
Most airlines have some quirks when it comes to their workforce and labor contracts, though British Airways' cabin crew situation is among the most interesting to me. Whenever I review airlines I talk about the service, and in the case of British Airways…
A lot has been going on at Norwegian lately, as the company shifts their focus from growth to profitability. Just a couple of weeks ago the company announced their pick for new CEO, who comes from outside the industry. He's replacing Norwegian's founder,…
World of Hyatt is my favorite hotel loyalty program, and Globalist with them is my favorite top tier status. The program has maintained its value pretty well, though some significant changes are coming. World of Hyatt program updates have just been announced…
American AAdvantage constantly has promotions on purchased miles. About a week ago they rolled out their "Black Friday" promo on purchased miles. It was due to expire yesterday, but has been extended through December 8, 2019. Through Sunday, December…
Tahiti can be one of the toughest destinations in the world to get to using points. That's because there are limited airlines flying there, including from the US mainland. You have Air France and Air Tahiti Nui from Los Angeles, and then you have French…
The Hilton Honors program has grown on me greatly in the past few years for several reasons: It’s easy to earn Hilton’s top tier Diamond status with the Aspire Card Historically one of Hilton’s biggest challenges has been that their luxury…
About a week ago LifeMiles launched their Black Friday/Cyber Monday promo on purchased miles. I posted a reminder of that, as the promotion was supposed to end yesterday. Well, I've just been informed that the promotion has been extended until Thursday,…
Since early September, The Business Platinum® Card from American Express has been offering an increased welcome bonus of up to 100,000 Membership Rewards points. This is just a heads up that this bonus is being pulled today, so you have just hours to…
Just a few weeks ago, Cathay Pacific unveiled some positive changes to their first and business class soft product, including new bedding and dining. Well, the airline has now made yet another positive change to their first class service. Effective immediately,…
It looks like United Airlines is about to spend billions of dollars on new planes. United Airlines has placed an order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft. At list prices this order is worth seven billion dollars, though airlines always get significant discounts…
