Weekly Review: August 29, 2026

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I have roughly another week at home before I take my next trip, which reminds me, I need to actually finalize those details. Before I kick off that journey, I hope to finish up my current trip report series.

On the points & travel front, this week American and United both announced new international routes, United's CEO escalated the battle with American over Chicago, Qantas unveiled new business class products for Airbus A321XLRs and Boeing 787s, Park Hyatt revealed plans for a property in Portugal, and more.

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

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