April is off to a roaring start on Fly&Dine thanks to WOW Air’s introduction to the American market with incredible flight deals to Europe along with some investigative research on the official term for your carry-on luggage (Is it rollerboard? Rollaboard?) The answer is below! One of the biggest stories this week was about American…
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Cold Camembert: Canada’s Political Airline Food Scandal
Airline food causes a lot of problems for a lot of people, but it’s usually of the gastrointestinal variety. This week, however, a Canadian Senator in Ottawa (not to be confused with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators) got in trouble for skipping her airline breakfast and expensing her replacement to the Canadian people. As a result,…
New Lounge Opens at SEA-TAC
You may be partial to the Admirals Club or the United Club, but if you’re not affiliated with an airline-specific lounge, this news is for you. The Club, that independent open-to-all shared-use lounge, has expanded yet again and now they’re operating in Seattle’s SEA-TAC airport. There will actually be two The Club lounges at SEA-TAC,…
The Simple Fix For That Broken Zipper on Your Luggage
Your flight leaves in three hours. Your zipper broke three seconds ago. How are you going to get your massive suitcase back to Topeka without your bathing suit winding up in the cargo hold on an A380? The answer is simple: use plastic wrap. It’s nowhere near a permanent solution, but if you’ve got a…
Fly&Dine’s Greatest Hits
New to Fly&Dine? Check out these incredibly popular stories to get a sense of what we’re doing around here: GENIUS FLIGHT HACK: Free Wi-Fi on US Air, AA, Delta, and More! 6 Costco Products That Are Better Than Name-Brand 7 Rules for Buying Cheap Custom Suits While Traveling Fly&Dine’s Hotel Brunch…
United’s War on American, Amazing International Airports, & More!
This has been an incredible week in Fly&Dine. We covered Brazilian steakhouse secrets, new developments at major airport lounges in the US, and so much more. Unless you’re related to me, you probably didn’t read everything on Fly&Dine this week and this is your chance to catch up on the week behind you. Click, read,…
United Declares War on American, Introduces Free *Real* Food in Lounges
UPDATE: Some readers have pointed out that American is also in the process of upgrading their lounge food offerings to include more real food. The war is happening, people! Soon we’ll be getting cooked-to-order steaks and Baked Alaska before our flights. This is just the beginning! United has fired the first salvo in the upcoming…
Great Places for Families and Kids in Madrid
Looking for great places for families in Madrid? Summer from Mommy Points is and instead of just commenting on her post, I’m putting up a quick and easy guide for anyone going to Spain. I can’t speak to Barcelona or the Costa Brava, but I was just in Madrid back in October and I definitely…
JetBlue Mint Attempts to Take Over the Caribbean
Mint, JetBlue’s first class product, is coming to an airport near you. In fact, it’s already there if you live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, or New York. Now JetBlue is rolling out Mint to their Caribbean destinations and that’s good news for anyone that wants to turn their vacation into a First Class affair. The…
Fly&Dine’s Guide to Caviar
Caviar. You may think it’s just tiny fish babies, but that’s like saying perfume is just aged whale vomit. Technically, it’s true (for real — check out ambergris, a prized ingredient in perfume here), but those tiny fish babies are so much more. I had the pleasure of attending a seminar on the expensive stuff…
JetBlue and Royal Air Maroc Become Codeshare Partners
JetBlue announced yesterday that they’ll be officially joining forces with Royal Air Maroc to offer codeshare flights with Morocco’s national airline. While the two airlines have cooperated on flights on an interline basis since 2012, this advances the relationship from casually dating to full marriage, meaning a seamless experience in terms of flight purchasing and…
Flight Food Review: Fiji Airways
There is a dystopian future where the government takes pride in being called Kafkaesque. They make rules that create discord and drive the citizenry crazy. They throw half the world’s population into prison. Inside those prisons, the people are treated like less than cattle. One of their punishments? They have to eat the food of…
Flight Food Reviews, Starbucks, and More…
I can barely contain my excitement. Tomorrow I’m off to Fiji with my lady and it’s all that I can think about. Until then, though, I want you to be thinking about the past week in Fly&Dine. Missed a post? Catch up now with my Fly&Dine Week-in-Review: How did the fancy French food stack up?…
Photo Tour: French Gourmet Trip Day 2
I never expected to love France this much. Everyone talks about how charming it is and I thought it was just hype, but it’s not. Wine, cheese, and truffles aren’t mere extravagances here. They’re part of everyday life. The people are relaxed and friendly, with a healthy dose of cynicism in almost every conversation. The…