I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I can't believe the year is almost over... time flies. I'll be spending time with family till the end of the year, and have no more travel planned, which I'm happy about (I'm still working through the trip report backlog I have).
On the points & travel front, it has been quite a week of news. Alaska Air Group announced plans to operate long haul flights from Seattle, the Waldorf Astoria New York opened for reservations, Marriott acquired an outdoor focused lodging company, the Korean Air and Asiana merger was finalized, Air Canada outlined plans to offer free Wi-Fi, and more.
With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog: