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Review: United Airlines 787–9 Business Class Newark To Cape Town

This is a review of my March 2020 trip from Newark to Cape Town onboard a Unit­ed 787–9 in busi­ness class. The trip seems so far in the past, but is a reminder of how much the world has

United Airlines Will Require Proof From Flight Attendants Who Call In Sick Over Holidays

Despite rag­ing COVID-19 num­bers, Unit­ed Air­lines will require an “Absence Cer­tifi­cate” for flight atten­dants who call in sick over the peak Christ­mas and New Years trav­el peri­od. While not out of the ordi­nary, it takes on a new context

British Airways Manages To Insult Wales

British Air­ways is in hot water for wish­ing the Eng­lish rug­by team good luck against Wales. Should flag car­ri­er British Air­ways be renamed Eng­lish Air­ways? British Air­ways Sup­ports Eng­lish Rug­by Team…At Expense of Wales BA is an offi­cial sponsor

Introduction: An African Adventure As The World Shut Down

As the world began shut­ting down in March, I found myself in Accra, Ghana. While I con­sid­ered abort­ing the remain­der of my trip and head­ing direct­ly home, I opt­ed to remain for a cou­ple extra days and enjoyed an

Delta Blames COVID-19 For Thanksgiving Cancellations; Pilot Union Offers Counter-Narrative

Delta Air Lines is plac­ing the blame for its 600+ hol­i­day flight can­cel­la­tions square­ly on COVID-19. Mean­while, the pilot union rep­re­sent­ing Delta pilots is offer­ing a more nuanced expla­na­tion. In This Post: Delta Blames COVID-19 For

British Airways Searches For “Classy, But Very Naughty” Flight Attendant Who Inducts Passengers Into Mile High Club

A mys­te­ri­ous air host­ess who promis­es pruri­ent “in-flight enter­tain­ment” in exchange for prop­er con­sid­er­a­tion has been forced to move under­ground after her gig went viral online. I tend to ques­tion whether she is real in the first place. British

Rejoice? World Of Hyatt Reduces 2021 Elite Requirements

I’ve gyrat­ed between a spec­trum of emo­tions when it comes the announce­ment from Hyatt yes­ter­day that it would reduce the thresh­olds to earn elite sta­tus in 2021. But I’ve come to peace with it…what else am I going to do?

A Return To The Mar Monte Hotel In Santa Barbara

In the end, we took a one-night trip to the Mar Monte Hotel in San­ta Bar­bara, part of the Hyatt Unbound Col­lec­tion. It rep­re­sent­ed a per­fect “com­pro­mise” to my Thanks­giv­ing trav­el dilem­ma. A Return To The Mar Monte, A Hyatt

Cyber Monday: Consider Saving Your Money Or Donating To Charity Instead Of Buying Stuff You Don’t Need

Hap­py Cyber Mon­day. It’s a great day to get a good deal. Some deals, are worth pursuing…like book­ing trav­el or buy­ing dis­count­ed gift cards for trav­el that will occur any­way. But per­haps this year you join me in thinking

Last Call: 50% Off Virgin Atlantic Awards + Cheap Paid Tickets

Vir­gin Atlantic has revealed its Black Fri­day Sale, which includes attrac­tive deals on both paid and award tick­ets. Today is your last day to take advan­tage of this deal. Black Fri­day Sale: Half Off Vir­gin Atlantic Award Redemp­tions Matching