Aer Lingus cuts Denver, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Seattle nonstop flights to Dublin
The Atlantic isn't as open as it felt this summer.
Four US cities are about to lose their direct airbridge to Ireland. Denver, Las Vegas,...
Lufthansa 787-9 Business Class Review: Solid Hardware, Missed Meals
The Boeing 787-9 smells different than older jets. It’s cleaner, sharper. I spent nine hours and twenty-five minutes flying Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt on...
How to win a free $3000 trip with Matador Network’s July 2026 Instagram contest
It’s July. Specifically, between the 6th and the 26th, 2026.
If you’ve got an Instagram account and a friend or two you don’t mind dragging...
13 Underrated Travel Movies Every Frequent Flyer Needs To Watch
Travel cinema usually falls into two camps. The first is about the machinery: the sterile hum of cabins, the chaotic choreography of airports, and...
Why Luxury Travel Is Ditching Opulence for Experience Right Now
Forget the gold-plated faucets. The money is moving.
Affluent travelers don't want excess anymore. They want meaning. The definition of "luxury" has shifted so fast...
Why SFO Flights Were Delayed In June And When To Expect Relief
San Francisco International Airport has been a mess lately. United Airlines is calling it messy. Data confirms it. In June, one in three flights...
How to choose the best family hotel loyalty programs for 2026
Picking a hotel program for business is boring. It's about points and lounge access.
Picking one for kids is chaos management. You want connecting rooms....
The Best Chase Sapphire Lounge in Dallas? Inside the DFW Opening
Airport lounges used to be simple places to wait for flights. Not anymore.
Chase is spending heavily. So are Amex and Capital One. The race...
Qatar’s Starlink Bet Is Paying Off
Qatar Airways announced this in late 2023. Starlink inflight connectivity. The first plane flew in October 2024. They uploaded the press release from 35,000...
Chase is pulling the 100k Sapphire Preferred bonus
The window is closing. TPG just confirmed it. The Chase Sapphire Preferred’s 100,000 bonus point offer is ending soon.
It’s barely July yet. But let’s...
Travel is Changing Fast: From Higher Fares to Creator Realities
The $9 flight ticket is dead.
United CEO says don’t get used to those cheap fares. They are gone. This isn’t a blip. It’s the...
Bruges: It’s Not Just a Postcard Anymore
Look at Bruges. Really look at it. You’d think time stopped there six hundred years ago. Maybe longer. Canals, gothic spires, that old nickname—Venice...
Miles & More. Now With “Group”
Lufthansa is rebranding its loyalty program. To what? Lufthansa Group Miles & Mor. It sounds like a legal disclaimer. A mouthful of bureaucracy disguised...
Chase Flex loses phone protection
The Chase Freedom Flex is changing its tune. Or at least, one part of it.
Starting Sept. 20, the card is dropping its complimentary cellphone...
Air NZ’s 777 Upgrade: Finally.
Surprise? No. Just overdue maintenance of pride. Air New Zealand dropped news yesterday about its Boeing 777s. New business class. Starting 2027. It isn’t...
The Man Who Saved The Hudson Is Fighting For His Mind
Captain Sully has Alzheimer’s.
Yes, that Captain Sully.
The guy who ditched US Airways Flight 1549 into the freezing Hudson River back on January 15,2009. Everyone...
The State of Play
The Saudi Gamble
Next five years in Saudi Arabia. That’s it. That determines the next fifty. Wild thought? Maybe. But four hundred travel executives said...
Why I Hate Four-Wheeled Luggage
Travel gear sparks outrage. Almost as quickly as people claim the sky is falling. Spinner bags are the current villain. The question is simple:...
Amex Tightens Peacock Credit Rules Aug. 1
American Express is drawing a line. And it cuts off a lot of Peacock plans.
Starting Aug. 1, 2026, the card's Digital Entertainment Credit gets...
Amex Points, Not Cash Back.
It’s not about the credit card.
It’s about the portal.
Rakuten. Formerly Ebates, before they got serious and cleaned up their act. It is my absolute...











































