I absolutely hate all the pre-loaded alarm ringtones in the iPhone. You either feel like you're in a war zone and someone is yelling "battle stations!" or you feel as if the sky is falling. Either way, waking up to the obnoxious pre-loaded tones … [Continue reading]
United Removing Baked On Board Cookies
Via Brian Summers, effective October 1, United will be removing baked on board cookies from their domestic First Class cabins. The baked on board version will be replaced by a "warmed on board" version, just like American Airlines did a few years … [Continue reading]
The BEST Travel Blazer to Hit the Market! YOU MUST GET THIS!
In full disclosure, Bluffworks provided me a sample of their blazer to try at no cost to me. They asked that I provide feedback internally to them, but have not swayed the opinion of this public post in any manner. This posting is my own review and … [Continue reading]
New American Airlines Domestic Meal Changes Coming October 1
American has toyed with their onboard meals over the last several years, much for the negative. In October, there's 2 changes coming to American's onboard domestic First Class meal service: Domestic Breakfast Refresh Here's what we can look … [Continue reading]
Small Change to Intro Announcement on American Airlines
American seems to be making quite a few, albeit small, changes to the inflight flow of announcements recently. A few weeks ago they removed the pre-landing anouncement for connecting departure gates. Now, we've got the next change, effective … [Continue reading]
American Airlines Debuts New Safety Video…I Hate It.
In conjunction with American debuting new uniforms for their crews and ground staff, a new safety video has been released for play on all IFE equipped aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXb28mVZiJo Okay, I really hate it. Maybe I'm just … [Continue reading]
I flew easyJet and lived to tell about it…
I'll admit that I'm not the person who purposely flies low cost carriers - both in the US and abroad. The last time I flew on Southwest here in the US was around 10 years ago, though it's an airline my parents adamantly swear by. I guess the thought … [Continue reading]
New Salt & Pepper Shakers in American Business Class
You can certainly file this one in the non-important section of American Airlines meal improvements, but American has now begun using small salt and pepper shakers in their international business class product, vs. the old salt and pepper … [Continue reading]
Review: 2016 US Open Chase Lounge
I had a chance to review the Chase lounge at last year's US Open, and it really was worth the registration, so I decided to take a look at this year's Chase Lounge to see if anything had changed. Registering for the Chase Lounge To register for … [Continue reading]
Major American Airlines Operational and Route Announcements Today
Today has been a busy day for American Airlines with several new route announcements and operational changes. Let's start by thanking the folks where I was able to compile this info from - JonNYC, and several others which have to remain anonymous. … [Continue reading]
A Warning About Using Verizon’s TravelPass in Chile
I was in Chile over Labor Day Weekend visiting Santiago, a new city for me. To stay connected, I use Verizon's TravelPass. Basically, for $10 a day you use your normal plan like at home - talk, text and data - abroad. It's incredibly easy to use. … [Continue reading]
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Jamie Larounis is an avid traveler, blogger and miles/points educator. Traveling well over 100,000 miles a year and staying in hotels for over 100 nights, he leverages miles, points and other deals to fly in first class cabins, and stay in 5-star hotels. The Forward Cabin shares his experiences, musings, reviews, tips, tricks, resources and industry news with you, the fellow traveler.