With over 500 benefits, is FoundersCard worth $595 a year?
Surprisingly, I pay an annual fee for one card that is not a credit card: FoundersCard. FoundersCard provides access to a membership community offering discounts and benefits in many different…
Delta Has 3 Focus Cities — But Only 1 Is Getting The Love
Delta Air Lines has three ‘focus cities’ across the United States — airports not big enough to be Hubs, but with significantly larger operations than a ‘spoke’ destination. Yet not…
Marriott Bonvoy 35,000-point certificates: Earning and using
There are multiple Marriott credit cards that stay safely in each of our wallets year after year for a few reasons. Our travel styles and goals are pretty different —…
How Much Does It Cost To Fly First Class On The World’s Longest Routes?
Flying the world’s longest routes often involves spending more than 17 hours inside a single widebody aircraft. As nonstop travel between distant global hubs becomes a standard for international business…
Why it’s worth keeping an emergency stash of travel points
It was midnight in Vietnam, and I was sitting on the airport floor, frantically searching for a last-minute flight home on my phone. I had arrived at the airport about…
Inside Southwest’s 10 New Longest Flights
When flights are considered, Southwest is the fourth-largest airline serving the US. However, its all-Boeing 737 fleet, rather than regional jets as extensively used by the US Big Three carriers,…
Why Might The World’s Most Efficient Large Aero-Engine Have GE Worried?
The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 is already the world’s most efficient aircraft engine, offering a 15% reduction in fuel burn and CO2 emissions compared to older engines. The Trent XWB-84 has…
Cathay Pacific Doubles Fuel Fees Amid War
Hong Kong’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, recently announced it would be increasing its fuel surcharge on the majority of its route network, as the aviation industry continues to feel the…
Flyers now clear US customs at Toronto’s downtown airport
Travel to the U.S. from Toronto just got a little easier. A new U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility opened at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) on Tuesday,…
Delta Air Lines Reveals Historic New Long-Haul Route
Delta Air Lines has disclosed another new long-haul route: Los Angeles to Manila. While it has not been officially announced yet, it was revealed in the airline’s response to Philippine…















