Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Thief Onboard Scoot Flight to Singapore Manages to Swipe $23,260 in Cash After Rifling Through Hand Luggage During the Flight
A passenger onboard a Scoot Airways flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore has been charged with stealing more than $23,000 in cash from three of his seatmates after he was allegedly caught rifling through hand luggage in the overhead lockers. The 52-year-old Chinese man was charged in a...
Eye of the Flyer
Teamviewer Nuked My Account! When Tech Fails – Workarounds To Try When Traveling Abroad
It has been a long time since I made my living in technology (I ran a computer shop for 20 years). Even so I tend to be the “tech guy” for most of my friends and I still like to keep my fingers and mind in the game. For example,...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Amsterdam Schiphol Says it Can Accommodate 483,000 Flights Next Year After Cap Was Scrapped
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport says it will be able to accommodate a total of 483,000 flight movements in 2024 after the Dutch government scrapped a controversial piece of experimental legislation that would have capped the number of flights at the airport to just 460,000 annual flight movements. Although the airport is...
Frequent Floaters
New American Express Deal with Princess Cruises
For those Frequent Floaters who felt a little left out by the short window to take advantage of the Year End American Express cruise deals for Silversea Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, and Holland America Line, there’s a new American Express deal with Princess Cruises that runs through February 15, 2024:...
View from the Wing
No Job, No Problem: Florida Woman Sold Phony American Airlines Travel Benefits For $8,895
What I'd really love is access to AA20 benefits, 20% off revenue flights and 20% off award travel as well. Continue reading No Job, No Problem: Florida Woman Sold Phony American Airlines Travel Benefits For $8,895...
Monkey Miles
Amex to Hilton 30% transfer bonus (1000:2600 ratio)
American Express is offering a transfer bonus to Hilton The post Amex to Hilton 30% transfer bonus (1000:2600 ratio) appeared first on Monkey Miles.
Travel Codex
Review: SWISS Business Lounge Zurich A Gates
My routing to Vienna left me with a lengthy layover in Zürich, about 4 hours 45 minutes. To pass the time, I ended up spending most of that layover in the SWISS Business Lounge Zurich A Gates. This lounge features a simple and elegant design, and I found it quite...
The Bulkhead Seat
Lounge Review: Air France Lounge (CDG – Terminal 2E, Hall M)
Before flying back to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), we had some time to… The post Lounge Review: Air France Lounge (CDG – Terminal 2E, Hall M) appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
The Bulkhead Seat
Allegiant Opened a Resort in Southwest Florida
Allegiant Travel Company, the owner of Allegiant Air, opened the Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor,… The post Allegiant Opened a Resort in Southwest Florida appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
One Mile at a Time
Argentina To Adopt Full Open Skies Aviation Policy
Argentina recently elected Javier Mileias president. The ultra-libertarian is trying to take state involvement out of as many industries as possible. I’ve written about his plans to privatize Aerolineas Argentinas (or more accurately, to ”hand it over” to employees). That’s not the only major aviation policy change he has in...
One Mile at a Time
Aerolineas Argentinas To Be Abandoned By New President
Several weeks ago, Javier Milei was elected the new president of Argentina, and he’s without a doubt among the most unusual people to be elected leader of a country in quite some time (and there’s a pretty high bar for that nowadays!). Argentina’s economy is not in a good place,...
Monkey Miles
New IHG One Rewards promos – Double Points for January 2024
New IHG One Rewards promo - 2k bonus every 2 nights The post New IHG One Rewards promos – Double Points for January 2024 appeared first on Monkey Miles.
Michael W Travels
What Is Skiplagging, Costco Vacation Deals, Always Travel With A Passport On Your Cruise, Close Calls At US Airports, Why Airlines Invest In Big Seats- Travel News!
Travel News: T+L says You Can Use Your Costco Membership to Score Major Vacation Deals. Fodor’s: Always Travel With a Passport on Your Cruise- Even If You Don’t Need One. Budget Travel tells us about Charming Hotels To Visit For Christmas. Smarter Travel wonders, What Is Skiplagging And Is it...
Travel With Grant
I Paid $4,807 in Credit Card Annual Fees in 2023 – Was it Worth it?
With the end of the year right around the corner, I decided to publish my 2023 version of credit card annual fees I paid this year.  For comparison, here are my previous credit card annual fee posts. For this year's post, I decided to break up the list of credit cards...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Double Points on Every Stay January 2024 With IHG One Rewards — Plus…
You can earn double points on every stay in January 2024 with IHG One Rewards worldwide — plus, you can earn an additional 2,000 bonus points just for staying at a minimum of two of the 19 brands of IHG Hotels & Resorts during the promotion period... ...but you must... The post...
Frequent Miler
Which Premium Cards are Keepers?
Ultra-premium credit cards often have great perks like lounge access, elite status accelerators, free nights, companion tickets, etc.  The problem is that the annual fees, which can be as high as $695, can be overwhelming.  All of these pricey cards are worth getting for their initial welcome bonuses, but they...