Weekly Review: August 16, 2025

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I'm at home spending time with family, and DoorDashing for American Loyalty Points, or something. ;)

On the points & travel front, this week Air Canada shut down due to a flight attendant strike and lockout, the world's first Ritz-Carlton safari camp opened, Spirit Airlines issued a dire financial warning, Air India started retrofitting its wide body planes with new interiors, and more.

With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog:

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