Live and Let's Fly

A detailed Andaz Miami Beach review of the two bedroom suite, Aguasal dining, and whether Category 6 still pays after Hyatt’s May chart change.

Note: I own a travel agency, Scott & Thomas Travel Personalized, and paid for this stay out of pocket. It was not sponsored by the hotel and my views are my own.

Delta Air Lines accidentally created an A321neo with a massive 44-seat First Class cabin. Now passengers are buying those seats at such a high rate that Delta is reconsidering just how large its domestic First Class cabins should be.

Delta Is Rethinking How Big Domestic First Class Cabins Should Be

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A recent unexpected upgrade on United Airlines to first class meant breakfast onboard, with six choices that were new to me. I opted to try the gruyere chive ciabatta bread pudding…and also the ricotta pancake soufflés.

Gruyere Bread Pudding Or Ricotta Pancake Soufflés? A United Airlines First Class Breakfast Showdown

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I was looking forward to one of my favorite pre-flight rituals at Paris Charles de Gaulle: a sauna in the Air France Lounge in Terminal 2E, Hall L. Instead, I discovered that the sauna is gone for good, apparently because some passengers could not behave themselves.

Air France Permanently Closes Sauna In Paris Lounge After Passengers Misb...

Lufthansa Group has quietly made access to its First Class Lounges more generous, harmonizing guest rules across Lufthansa, SWISS, and Austrian Airlines. For families like mine, this is a welcome change, even if it probably won’t change how we actually book our trips.

Lufthansa Group Makes First Class Lounge Guest Access More Generous

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