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Farnborough Air Show 2024 – Day 3 – A Calm Before an Order Storm?

Economy Class & Beyond — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:36:16 +0000

Day three of the Farnborough Air Show has passed, so it’s time to dive into what headlines there are. If any. It’s been a little dry, to put it mildly As usual, we’ll be presenting this alphabetical order of the Civil Aircraft OEMs, followed by any other headlines that raise an eyebrow. ATR Aircraft Air […]

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Review: American Airlines 777-300ER Business Class (transatlantic)

Traveling For Miles — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:01:50 +0000

A few months ago, I realised that I hadn’t flown long-haul with American Airlines since early 2021, and considering I once used American up to ten times a year for my transatlantic travel, that’s a long break from the airline’s longer flights.

The lengthy break wasn’t accidental or a coincidence. It was a deliberately taken break. But, as I found myself with a few transatlantic trips that I needed to book and as I was interested to see what things were like at the airline now, I took the plunge and booked some flights.

This is a review of the first of those flights.

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An illogical free night certificate rule Marriott Bonvoy needs to change

Traveling For Miles — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 07:01:25 +0000

I recently booked a stay at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square and leaving aside the fact that I wasn’t particularly impressed with the property (reviewed here), there was another thing about the booking that stood out for me – Marriott as has an illogical (some may say ridiculous) rule when it comes to booking rooms with a Free Night Certificate.

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What does Corn have to do with seat armrests? Soisa Aircraft Interiors shows off a sustainable armrest

Economy Class & Beyond — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:44:06 +0000

Airlines are constantly looking for ways to reduce their environmental footprint and weight and turn to others to help. Soisa Aircraft Interiors launched a new armrest… which is primarily made of corn particles. Yes. Corn. One of these is not made of corn…. have a guess. Soisa Aircraft Interiors launched its new ‘organic armrest’. The armrest […]

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Farnborough Air Show 2024 Day 2 Daily Digest – The Rise of the Widebody

Economy Class & Beyond — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:23:47 +0000

Day Two of the Farnborough Air Show has been and gone. Let’s see what headlines we have from the day, and who has been splashing the cash. As usual, we’ll be presenting this alphabetical order of the Civil Aircraft OEMs, followed by any other headlines that raise an eyebrow. Airbus Virgin Atlantic opts for further A330neos […]

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Let’s Unpack “Overtourism”, Shall We?

God Save The Points — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:53:03 +0000

Overtourism is the travel word of the summer. Not ideal, I agree. That and CrowdStrike, yikes.

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Hotel loyalty programs can still make me do ‘irrational’ things

Traveling For Miles — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:01:06 +0000

I’ve been playing around with loyalty programs for a long, long time, so it would be nice to think that after all these years I’ve grown impervious to the ways in which some programs can make one do things that, to an outsider looking in, look completely irrational and a little mad. Sadly, that imperviousness still eludes me.

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How to Practice Self-Care When Traveling Abroad

From Miles to Smiles — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:52:03 +0000

Do you feel as though you’re not able to put self-care first? Maybe you feel as though you’re not able to travel without being burnt out and you want to do something about this. Either way, this is the guide for you. Here you can find out what steps you can take to start putting …

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Farnborough Air Show Day 1 Daily Digest – Early Boeing Wins

Economy Class & Beyond — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:30:14 +0000

It’s the end of the day first day at the Farnborough Air Show. Let’s see what announcements there are and any interesting titbits on the way. As usual, we’ll be presenting this alphabetical order of the Civil Aircraft OEMs, followed by any other headlines that raise an eyebrow. Airbus Drukiair goes neo and XLR Only […]

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Review: Hilton London Canary Wharf

Traveling For Miles — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:03:30 +0000

Continuing our recent run of London hotel reviews, today’s review takes a look at the Hilton London Canary Wharf which sits in a eastern area of the city and in one of London’s two financial centers.

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