United Airlines has announced a redesign of its business class and airport lounges. The product will be called "United Polaris" and will debut later this year. United Polaris looks enticing but, whether it can challenge the premium services of international competitors remains to be seen.
Read MoreQatar Airways launched its Doha-Atlanta service with an A380 superjumbo. While the airliner was greeted with the usual inaugural flight festivities, there was drama surrounding the arrival. Delta Air Lines, which it has been feuding with Qatar, controls the only gate that can handle an A380 and was not able to make it available to Qatar. The solution? Unloading the world's largest airliner with airstairs. Welcome back to 1963.
Read MoreNews from Delta this week includes new JFK-Edinburgh service, a new in-flight food offering, and lending a hand to TSA to help cut security checkpoint wait times.
Read MoreAfter debuting Comfort+ as a bookable fare on domestic flights last fall, Delta Air Lines has taken the next step. For flights on or after September 19, 2016 "to and from the Asia-Pacific and Latin America/Caribbean regions," customers can book Comfort+ as a fare rather than a seat upgrade option.
Read MoreDelta was upset that the Atlanta institution, the Fox Theatre, which the airline has sponsored for over 20 years, hosted a gala by Qatar Airways that celebrated the launch of Qatar's Doha-Atlanta route. Delta took affront at this and decided to cancel its sponsorship of the theater, effective next year. I find this utterly childish and petty.
Read MoreThe Economist considers whether Boeing should develop a new aircraft to fill the gap left by the discontinued 757. The magazine ultimately concludes that the delays and cost overruns of the 787 Dreamliner program make a new aircraft a risky proposition.
Read MoreTurkish Airlines has launched daily service (until October 30) between Istanbul and Atlanta utilizing a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The airline becomes the eighth foreign carrier to serve Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Read MoreGeorgia Tech will play Boston College in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland to start the 2016 college football season, and my girlfriend and I will be heading back to Europe for the game!
Read More"Share Forever" is IHG's spring promotion that offers bonus points for achieving various thresholds of stays. I can earn as many 73,400 bonus IHG Rewards points for completing 24 stays before September 5, 2016. I have a more realistic chance for 6,400 points after four stays.
Read MoreMy girlfriend and I recently stayed at the DoubleTree Club Hotel Boston Bayside. The location was more than suitable for us, check-in was a breeze, the staff was very friendly, and the rooms were comfortable. The biggest negative was the food, but, overall, a good stay and I will definitely consider another visit the next time my travels take me to Boston!
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