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Saturday, August 25, 2018

Relationship Advice for the Frequent Flyer, Do You Take the Upgrade? and more...

Two years ago I wrote about husbands who fly business class while their wives fly coach. Now from the Washington Post's dating column... Continue reading Relationship Advice for the Frequent Flyer, Do You Take the Upgrade?...

Relationship Advice for the Frequent Flyer, Do You Take the Upgrade? and more...


My Lounge Access Cup Runneth Over in Portland

Priority Pass gets you access to four different places in the Portland airport, and the American Express Platinum card can get you one more. Concourses are all connected airside so you have access to everything with a bit of a walk.

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DEAL: New York – Madrid Just $813 Roundtrip in Premium Economy

Premium economy is like domestic first class, sometimes with better amenities when you're flying internationally. It stands between coach and business class and is often an affordable alternative that's especially attractive to leisure flyers, business customers buying up themselves when their employers won't pay for a premium economy, and folks flying Westbound from Europe on a day time flgiht where sleep isn't a priority.

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Coffee, Tea, or Me? One Airline Hires Only Single Women Under 28 as Flight Attendants

There's a long history of sexualizing flight attendants. It remains a part of the culture in the U.S. but isn't nearly as overt as it once was. In part that's because travel is no longer nearly as glamorous, and airlines in the U.S. rarely promote the glamour of most of their travel experience (and when they do it now focuses on product). U.S. culture would no longer be as welcoming of this as it once was either.

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New Hyatt/MGM Double Dip and Chase’s Dynamic Bonus Offer Expiration

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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Why You Can’t Check a Pet as Cargo on Most American Airlines Domestic Planes

American Airlines does not allow pets to be checked as cargo on their Airbus narrowbodies. They are growing this fleet with A321neos that begin delivering at the start of 2019.

Airlines are cracking down on emotional support animals. Small pets can travel in the cabin for a fee, but larger pets need to be checked. Owners of larger animals then may be caught between Scylla and Charybdis unable to bring their animal on board as an emotional support animal, unable to bring them in cabin for a fee, and unable to check them when traveling on half the domestic fleet -- and many destinations are served exclusively by these aircraft.

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Surprisingly Civilized: Actual Printed Menus on a Midcon, Pillows for Shorthaul

Flight attendants may be given detail on an airline's food. They rarely pay it much mind, and I usually get blank stares and shrugs when I ask something about a dish before I order it. So I've learned not to ask.

Not only did I get a description of the dishes I could choose from, I didn't have to ask the flight attendant what the wines were. If I ask I usually get another blank stare, "red and white" or sometimes if I'm lucky they will show me the bottle.

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