I caught the travel bug early when my parents moved our family from Sydney to Seattle for a year at the age of ten. I remember being fascinated by how far we’d traveled — and how long I’d sat in economy class. My passion for travel, partly inspired by periods studying and working abroad in…

American Airlines is changing how upgrades with miles work. Unfortunately, based on our first look, this appears to be a devaluation in most instances. Similar to what United announced a few weeks ago for its program, the American Airlines mileage upgrade award chart is also going away. Instead, it’s being replaced with instant upgrades, already…

When I saw the recent news that Emirates had decided to restrict first-class awards to elite Platinum, Gold and Silver members of its Emirates Skywards loyalty program, I thought my dream of flying this aspirational product with onboard bars, showers and unlimited caviar was over. I have never held, and will likely never hold, any…