JetBlue Wants Your Tax Money. A Judge Said No.
JetBlue is keeping the TSA security fee you pay on award tickets. They don't refund it to your bank. They give you a credit.
Bad...
Hotel Hacks, Airline Grumbles, And Other Web Oddities
The bad news hits hotel workers first. Front desk staff and reservations teams are getting blasted with phishing emails. Fake ones. They claim to...
The OMAAT Video Experiment (Pray It Doesn’t Flop)
No airline “enhancement” jokes this time. Seriously. When an airline cuts your free meal and calls it progress, that’s one thing. What I’m about...
Noble’s 150-Hotel Binge
Hotel deals usually stall out. Noble Investment Group didn't.
They’ve grabbed 149 hotels in just eighteen months.
One hundred and twenty-four came last year. Another twenty-five...
The Art of the Silent Flight
Get on the plane. Claim the seat. What now? Do you engage? Do you mute the world? Most people wonder this. I have a...
Mystery over the Arabian Sea: Boeing 737 Plummets in Minutes
Late Tuesday. The lights of Sharjah still warm on the wings. Five people onboard. A cargo run. Routine? Maybe. Then everything broke.
The Flight Path...
Get Chase Business Cards as a Sole Prop
Chase makes the good cards. You know this. The value is there, the perks are real, and the points fly into that Ultimate Rewards...
W Hotel South Beach Dies. Waldorf Astoria Takes Its Place
Remember that post from a few weeks back? I talked about the W South Beach shuttering. I guessed it would become a Waldorf. Turns...
Hotels Out, Servers In: Why LAX Is Changing
The Hyatt Place near LAX might cease to be a hotel soon.
Or at least, it will stop sleeping people.
Plans are circulating to turn that...
How To Gamble On Credit Cards Without Gambling Your Marriage
Eight years ago I wrote about balancing points and patience.
Longer than that. More like twenty years ago my wife let me pick her one...
United’s New 787: Boeing’s Repair Was Useless
United Airlines bought a problem.
A shiny, brand new Boeing 787. It’s the first with their new "United Elevate" interiors. It wears a special 100th-anniversary...
Why Your Connection Is The Real Enemy Of Your Luggage
It isn't the handler. Maybe it’s the scanner. Probably not the slow-moving trailer.
It is your layover.
Specifically. How short it is.
The 2026 SITA Baggage IT...
Travel News: Deals, Ships, and Screens
UAE is bleeding room nights. The Iran war hit hard, and empty rooms don't pay the bills.
So here is the playbook: Discounts. Insurance. New...
The Marriott Trap
Don't do it. Never book a brand new hotel. At least, not if the actual sleeping matters.
It gets worse when it's peak season. Hot...
Maximize Your Free Nights at These Hyatt Category 4 Hotels
The World of Hyatt program still uses a static award chart. This matters. Most competitors use dynamic pricing, meaning costs swing wildly. Hyatt keeps...
