Welcome to the ANA Lounge at New Chitose Airport: Comfort Redefined Returning from an epic winter getaway to Tokyo and Niseko? With ANA’s Boeing 737-800 Premium Class, I took on the short flight from Sapporo to Tokyo Narita before hopping on ANA’s swanky Airbus A380 first class to Honolulu. But…
Qatar Airways Eyes Historic Boeing Order Buckle up, folks! Qatar Airways is about to shake up the aviation world with a colossal aircraft order poised to skyrocket the airline’s capacity to new heights… Qatar Airways Poised for Big Boeing Buy Word on the street is that Qatar Airways is gearing…
Maximize Your Rewards: Join IHG Promo Hey there, globe-trotters and staycation enthusiasts! Good news from IHG: They’re opening up registration for their next big global promotion, just in time for your summer stays. Let’s dissect exactly what’s on the table for those of you with travel plans coming up. IHG…
Air New Zealand Unveils Elite Lounge 2026 Buckle up, folks, because Air New Zealand is on the move! The airline is not just retrofitting its Boeing 787s with all-new interiors and swanky business class seats; it’s also dialing up its lounge experience. According to reports, there’s a revamped lounge that’s…
Gulf Air Getting Ready to Jet Off to New York For what feels like an eternity now, Gulf Air has been all talk about bringing back their flights to the good old United States. Cue the drumroll. In September 2024, their CEO threw a curveball saying flights might just take…
Ritz-Carlton Niseko: Not Exactly a Winter Wonderland Picture this: Our winter adventure to the Land of the Rising Sun had us landing in Tokyo & Niseko, where our main gig was at the Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono. Five blissful nights there left us in high spirits, so we thought, “Why…
JetBlue Ventures Sold: A Strategic Shift In a move that feels more like a long-overdue break-up than a fresh start, JetBlue has finally decided to part ways with its entrepreneurial offspring, JetBlue Ventures. Given the airline’s rocky relationship with profitability, one can’t help but wonder why this took so long….
A321XLR: Revolutionizing Long-Haul Air Travel Recently, Airbus unleashed their latest narrow-body marvel, the A321XLR, onto unsuspecting runways. Airlines are scooping them up like they’re free pretzels, with industry bigwigs hailing it as a game-changing addition to the skies. My curiosity about the A321XLR’s passenger experience got the better of me,…
Iberia A321XLR Business Class: Where Swanky Meets Soggy Service Ah, the land of the free—airport Wi-Fi excepted. Reporting live from the United States, I’ve just wrapped up my transatlantic romp with Aer Lingus and Iberia on the A321XLR. This saucy journey kicked off with a slick Aer Lingus ride, and…
Qatar Airways Throws Shade at Riyadh Air In a deliciously cheeky move, Qatar Airways has unleashed an ad campaign that’s all but naming Riyadh Air as the new kid copying all their answers. Subtle? Not really. But it certainly gets the point across, and it looks like this might just…