Last month, Lufthansa’s pilots participated in a days-long strike, resulting in many cancelled flights and inconvenienced passengers. Given that the service inconsistencies were within the ai…
The Most Undervalued Airline Loyalty Programs
Even after United’s recent award-booking changes, it’s easy to see the value in 100,000 MileagePlus miles, and despite a devaluation earlier this year, most of us can still get excited …
Claim Your Missing Delta Miles for 2016 Flights
With the end of the year quickly approaching, this week we’re looking at how you can claim any uncredited miles from flights flown in 2016. Yesterday we covered the rules at American. Today i…
Act Fast! Amex is Selling Hamilton Tickets at Face Value for 2017 Shows
Nearly two years after its Broadway debut, Hamilton remains the most sought-after show in the biz. Tickets are nearly impossible to come by, unless of course you’re willing to pay a significa…
12 Swahili words to know before traveling in East Africa
East Africa is a beautiful place to visit, or even live for a while. Knowing a little bit of Swahili before you go will endear the people toward you and start your trip off right.Learn your greetin…
14 places Russian locals don’t want you to know about
Jack London Lake Jack London lakeMagadan, RussiaNational park Jack London Lake provides accomodation (wooden huts or tents) and walking tours to the lake, fishing. Book a pick-up by SUV from Magada…
The 7 tech innovations that most impacted travel in 2016 (+2 arriving in 2017)
1. Electronic bag tags are starting to be a thing.How can this still happen in the age of GPS? It shouldn’t, and many companies have realized the solution is as simple as adding a small locat…
Vlogger Claims He Smuggled Himself Onto a Tigerair Flight in a Suitcase — But the Airline Isn’t Laughing
Last week, self-described “Professional Idiot” and YouTube Vlogger Adam Saleh posted a video — called “I Smuggled Myself On A Plane to Another City and IT WORKED!!! (IN A SU…
10 racial justice stories of 2016
Johnny Silvercloud1. The #OscarsSoWhite movement reminds us that in Hollywood, we’ve always celebrated the same stories and same faces for years.Part of the problem was the diversity of the v…
why I changed my mind about Cabo
Many years ago I sailed through the Sea of Cortez searching for whales with my brother. I flew into Cabo San Lucas, but spent as little time there as possible. To me, Cabo was just another spring b…