It looks like Southwest Airlines is going to start flying to Iceland.
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said he wants to fly transatlantic from Nashville, too. And he’s talking up sprucing up the experience and offering a lounge, too.
While many airlines walk away from true first class, some – like Air France, Cathay Pacific, and Singapore Airlines – lean into it. The same is true for Emirates. The market for spending far more than business class isn’t a large one, but it’s lucrative.
JetBlue has launched a huge promotion to celebrate its 25th anniversary, offering up to 25 years of first tier elite status and as many as 350,000 TrueBlue points.
I’ve stayed at the Westin Arlington in the D.C. suburbs dozens of times over the years. It’s close to my office there. And the way this franchise treats guests is indicative, I think, of the larger problem with Marriott:.
United Airlines is reportedly threatening flight attendants with potential termination to discourage them from seeking FMLA leave.
American Airlines has announced a plan to open a new business class Flagship lounge in Miami.
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A Delta Air Lines first class passenger on a trip from Seattle to Detroit watched another customer in the cabin get mad – and take matters into his own hands – when his seat back entertainment screen wouldn’t work.
With Chase’s new rules it’s possible to hold both a Sapphire Preferred and Reserve at the same time, though you won’t likely be offered the initial bonus if you have an open Sapphire account (or if you have gotten a bonus for the card in the past).
A British Airways business class passenger flying long haul with her 7-month-old baby asked if she could delay her meal service while she nursed the child and put him to sleep. That request was declined, so she was forced to skip meal service. She set herself up in the business class bed, lying fully flat, in order to nurse under a cover.
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Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
