I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far, and happy Labor Day to those in the United States! It's hard to believe that the (informal) end of summer is already here, at least as it relates to travel. We're doing our first hotel staycation in Florida this weekend, so you can expect a hotel review soon.
On the points & travel front, this week we learned details of Saudi Arabia's new mega-airline, the DOT published a new airline customer service dashboard, Lufthansa pilots went on strike, China Airlines ordered Boeing 787s, Lufthansa took delivery of its first Boeing 787, and more.
With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog:
