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Travel Opinion – Should You Ask to Recline the Airline Seat or Not?

The controversy has popped up into our social feeds and reignited a debate of fierce stances – should you ask to recline the airline seat or not or just go for it without warning?  I don’t normally jump into the “topic of the day” but here I am because I’m […]

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One Step Closer to Whiskey, Biscuits and the Highlands – Philly to Edinburgh on AA

We are now one step closer to my favorite things (Scotland version) – the Highlands, Whiskey and Shortbread Biscuits now that American Airlines launched their new (seasonal) direct flights from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Edinburgh (EDI) this week.  For East Coast travelers that fly out of Philadelphia, this is […]

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Travel Mistakes I’ve Made: Flying on Separate Tickets with Checked Luggage

Sometimes, I make travel mistakes – dumb mistakes – where I should know better but somehow I just fail at being a fabulous (ha-ha!) traveler. The universe caught me this time with a six hour layover at London Gatwick.  I also thought British Airways would know better (or be better) […]

5 Tips to Consider Before You Volunteer to Give Up Your Airplane Seat

Last week I was out at sea when the United incident occurred. When I reached port the next day, it was all over the news and I was surprised by all the mis-steps taken by the airline and local airport security.  I’ve always known that the airlines oversold the seats […]

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American Airlines Philadelphia to Manchester UK (PHL-MAN) Review A330

When the amazing British Airways deal popped up for two days in October, I was a bit too slow to jump on a direct flight to London so I ended up with a British Airways codeshare flying Philadelphia to Manchester UK on American Airlines (formerly USAirways) connecting to British Airways […]

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Travel Hacking: Anatomy of my $856 Business Class Ticket to London

When it comes to finding the travel deals (and travel hacking) you need to be ready.  There have been so many times when I was shut out of a great deal because I wasn’t a member of the frequent flier club of a particular airline, didn’t have this credit card/membership […]

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Icelandair Business Class – Saga Seat from Newark to Reykjavik (EWR-KEF)

For my first flight on Icelandair, for my birthday four day weekend in Reyjkavik, I decided to book Economy Comfort class, via my travel agent, which was slightly more expensive that Coach.  The added benefits were that the middle coach seat was blocked so only two people in a row, […]