I hope everyone is having an awesome weekend so far! I'm just finishing up a trip to Germany and France with my parents, which has been so special. I can't wait to write the full trip report, as there are lots of great points hotels we stayed at.
On the points & travel front, this week American and Aer Lingus announced new transatlantic routes, Southwest added free standby and Wi-Fi for more passengers, Finnair Plus revealed it would use Avios as its rewards currency, Qatar Airways added a third daily Doha to New York flight, and more.
With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog:
