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This is more of a luxury hotel post than a points hotel post, so if that doesn’t interest you, by all means skip it. However, what’s probably my single favorite boutique hotel group in the world has just opened its first property outside of France, and I figure that’s worth covering. Basics of the new 45-key Airelles Venice, Italy Airelles Palladio Venice (Venezia) has opened as of April 2026, marking the newest property of the French luxury hotel group, and the first one outside of France. The hotel has 45 accommodations, and is located on Venice’s Giudecca Island, just a…
If you’ve seen watched footage of military jets or supersonic jets, you may have noticed a glowing-red flames shooting out the back of the engines. Known as afterburners, they provide a temporary increase in thrust. Pilots can activate the jet’s afterburner to gain additional thrust and, therefore, speed. What are afterburners exactly, and how do they work? What Are Afterburners? Afterburners are specialized systems in certain jet engines that deliver a massive, albeit temporary, increase in thrust. They aren’t found in commercial or private aircraft. Rather, afterburners are typically used in military and supersonic aircraft where speed and rapid acceleration…
While Greece has long been a popular tourist destination, the country’s appeal keeps growing, with more people flocking there year after year. As you’d expect, this also means we’re seeing a lot of investments in new hotels and resorts. In mid-2024, we learned about plans for a new luxury Hilton “compound” in Greece’s biggest city, and that has now officially opened. Hilton opens new luxury hotel in Athens, Greece Conrad Athens The Ilisian has opened as of April 2026. This takes over the space of the former Hilton Athens, which closed in 2022 for extensive renovations. This was kind of…
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I feel like I’m living in an alternate universe, because none of this makes sense, as it looks increasingly likely that the government may just buy Spirit Airlines… Spirit Airlines is days from running out of cash, liquidating We’ve known that Spirit Airlines is on the verge of liquidation, as the carrier is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in a couple of years. While the massive increase in the cost of jet fuel has no doubt made things tougher, the reality is that Spirit didn’t have a viable business model even before that, and hasn’t turned a…
I’m not sure what’s worse — that Lufthansa is getting rid of carry-on bags on its cheapest fares, that the airline is marketing this as a positive, or just how damn complex Lufthansa’s fare structure will be. Lufthansa overhauls short & medium haul fare structure For tickets booked as of April 28, 2026, and for travel as of May 19, 2026, Lufthansa Group is expanding its fare portfolio for short and medium haul flights. As part of this, we’re seeing the introduction of a new entry-level fare, marketed as Economy Basic, which will gradually be introduced on select routes, and…
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“This has been wildly successful, and if you think just what these gamers are doing on screens, they’re talking and there’s a lot of things going on… They’re used to that, and that’s actually what you’re doing in a tower in a facility, and so they’ve become well-suited from the games they play to actually have a great life job that pays well and they can support their families.” Source: SecTrans Duffy, via comments made in an interview at the Semafor World Economy Summit.
North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLA) That volume of airspace (as defined in ICAO Document 7030) between FL 285 and FL 420 within the Oceanic Control Areas of Bodo Oceanic, Gander Oceanic, New York Oceanic East, Reykjavik, Santa Maria, and Shanwick, excluding the Shannon and Brest Ocean Transition Areas. ICAO Doc 007 North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual provides detailed information on related aircraft and operational requirements.
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