If you have an AvGeek, an outer space enthusiast or an avid reader in your life and you can’t decide what to give them as a holiday gift, consider buying this new book by photographer Ted Huetter. In “Waiting for Spaceships: Scenes from a Desert Community in Love with the Space Shuttle,” Huetter documents the…
Summer is the peak time for flights across the Atlantic, and prices reflect the number of travelers wanting to visit Europe when it’s sunny. Round-trip economy flights for less than $400 are common during the slower winter months. However, if you want to walk the cobblestone streets of Rome or take in the sunset on…
A new year is approaching, and we’re all trying to make resolutions to improve our lives. While pondering those goals, don’t forget to include ways to improve your air travel experience in 2025. One thing is for sure: Looking ahead to 2025, the public’s insatiable appetite for travel shows no signs of letting up. “I…
Christmas Eve travel is off to a rocky start. American Airlines encountered a technical problem Tuesday morning, and requested the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily ground its flights, nationwide. The disruption lasted about an hour, but is expected to cause residual flight delays throughout the day Tuesday, airports warned — a day when millions more…
Looking back, 2024 was the first year since the pandemic that a visit to Walt Disney World felt largely like it did before 2020. For most visitors, theme park reservations became a thing of the past. We finally saw the return of all-day park-hopping, and even Disney Dining plans came back. It also marked the…
Welcome to February, the month where 28 days pack more punch than expected. It’s a time for love, adventure and a dash of winter magic. While some are hunkered under blankets waiting for the winter blues to thaw, the savvy among us know it’s prime time for a getaway. If you’re looking for ideal weather…
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Numerous American Express cards offer travel protections that can take the headache out of your vacations. However, the coverage you get (and the limits of said coverage) differ by card. Rather than trying to remember all of this on your own, we will…
If you’re looking to improve your travel game in 2025, there’s one important strategy you can pursue: Focus on earning (and then redeeming) transferable credit card rewards. Transferable rewards are, simply put, the most valuable type of currency to earn in the world of points and miles. This is entirely due to their versatility. American…
When it announced its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines promised that elite members of each program would be able to status match. That status match is now live, as first flagged by Gary Leff at View from the Wing. The airlines will eventually have one loyalty program, but in the meantime, reciprocal elite status…
Can a cheeseburger on an airplane ever be as good as one on the ground? Or will it only ever be “pretty good, for something on an airplane”? Even as inflight meals have largely vanished from domestic coach, they’ve remained fixtures up in first class (at least, on longer flights). While the menus have varied…