Weekly Review: October 17, 2026

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I have no major travel plans for the foreseeable future, so I'll keep chipping away at my trip reports, though the news lately sure has kept me busy!

On the points & travel front, this week Southwest announced huge Rapid Rewards changes, Delta unveiled changes to its Delta One business class experience, JetBlue put its new first class product on sale, Lufthansa was chosen to invest in TAP Air Portugal, and more.

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

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