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It has been an absolutely wild several weeks in the Middle East, as the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran, which took out some top Iranian officials. In response, Iran launched drone attacks on nearby countries, including targeting airports, hotels, and more. Weeks later, there’s no end in sight to this conflict, and one wonders how much longer this will drag on. There’s no denying that people are suddenly looking at airlines in the Gulf region a little bit differently, and I’d like to talk about that a bit more in this post… Could this conflict be…
Honestly, it’s sort of refreshing to see airlines hold pranksters accountable every so often… Influencer sets off stink bomb on transatlantic Avianca flight Influencer Yeferson Cossio has a massive online presence, with nearly 20 million followers on TikTok, nearly 13 million followers on Instagram, etc. On March 11, 2026, the Colombian national was flying with Avianca on flight AV46 from Bogota (BOG) to Madrid (MAD), and reportedly set off a stink bomb, a small device containing a chemical odor generator. Obviously odors inside an aircraft cabin can be incredibly unpleasant, but even beyond that, they can cause safety concerns. After…
Welcome to my next trip report series, which covers a review trip that I took in late 2025. I’m a bit behind on trip reports, but hope to be largely caught up by the end of the month.This review trip will include flight reviews on Porter, Air France, Aircalin, Thai Airways, and SWISS, plus hotel reviews from Canada, France, and Thailand! Of course there will also be lounge reviews. Why I took this tripThis was a review trip, plain and simple, so I took this trip in order to be able to experience as many interesting airline and hotel products…
NASA’s Artemis II crew is now officially on its way to the Moon after Orion’s service module engine fired on April 2, 2026, for the translunar injection burn, the mission-defining maneuver that sent the spacecraft out of Earth orbit and onto its outbound path toward a lunar flyby. Mission control and the crew both polled “go” ahead of the burn, which NASA had said would last about five minutes. With the successful maneuver, Artemis II became humanity’s first crewed mission bound for the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. NASA’s published mission timeline shows Orion is scheduled to make its…
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In 2022, we saw the launch of Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. While I’d say that this is Marriott or Ritz-Carlton’s entry into the cruising world, in reality, this is just a licensing agreement. Nonetheless, this is a pretty special product, and the hotel angle is interesting. In the meantime, we’ve seen Four Seasons, Aman, and Orient Express, all launch similar ventures. Not only can you earn and redeem Bonvoy points for Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection itineraries, but this is also a very good product, competitive with the best cruise lines out there. I recently took my first Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection voyage, sailing…
Royal Jordanian is currently undergoing a major expansion, and is also investing a lot in its new passenger experience. This includes the introduction of a new long haul business class seat. The airline has just taken delivery of its very first plane with these new interiors, so I’d like to take a look at what we can expect, and when it’ll be available. I have to say, this plane looks like an exciting new chapter for the Amman-based oneworld carrier. Royal Jordanian’s new reverse herringbone business class Up until now, Royal Jordanian’s wide body fleet has consisted of seven Boeing…
Earlier, I posed the question of whether Gulf carriers will ever make a full recovery from the current conflict in the Middle East, and if so, how long it will take. I’ve also addressed the topic of what to do if you have a ticket booked on a Gulf carrier, given all the uncertainty. In this post I’d like to pose another question, which reflects a dilemma I’m currently facing. I can’t decide whether to book the “perfect” itinerary, or… Later this month, I’m supposed to take a trip to Thailand, which was planned well before the current conflict in…
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