A beginners guide to visiting Skagway by cruise ship

Nestled at the northern end of Lynn Canal, which is actually a 2,000-foot-deep fjord that extends for 90 miles through Alaska’s Inside Passage, Skagway is a tiny town with a larger-than-life history and personality. During the frantic Klondike gold rush of 1898, tens of thousands of stampeders sailed from Seattle and other points to what…

First Airbus A350 for Qantas’ ‘Project Sunrise’ rolls out

The plane that will make Qantas’ “Project Sunrise” dream of flying nonstop from Sydney to London and New York is one step closer to reality. Airbus rolled the first A350-1000ULR, which stands for “ultra long-range,” off its assembly line in Toulouse, France, last week. The aircraft features an extra fuel tank and other enhancements in…

Wyndham Rewards members can enroll in a status upgrade

It’s that time of year: Holiday decorations are already appearing in airports and stores worldwide. Luckily, Wyndham Rewards is celebrating the season early, too, offering a holiday gift to all its members: a complimentary, limited-time, one-level status upgrade. You can visit the Wyndham Rewards upgrade page now through Dec. 31 to request your one-time status…

Trump administration: ‘Real disruption’ to hit airports if shutdown continues

We just came off what may have been the most chaotic weekend at U.S. airports in years, with flight cancellations piling up across the country. And while there does now appear to be momentum in Washington toward reopening the government, the Trump administration is making ominous predictions about what air travel could look like soon…

Sonder announces immediate halt of operations 

On Sunday, Nov. 9, TPG reported that Marriott announced the termination of its licensing agreement with Sonder, a hospitality company that runs short-term rentals and boutique hotels in over 35 cities worldwide. Now, Sonder has announced that it’s “winding down operations immediately and expects to initiate a Chapter 7 liquidation of its U.S. business,” according…