Monthly Archives: April 2025

LAX Metro Transit Center is set to open early June

Angelenos are now one step closer to having a direct rail connection between Los Angeles’ transit network and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In 2014, city officials approved building the much-needed Automated People Mover to connect LAX to the city’s public transport system. This plan also included building the Metro Transit Center, which will open […]

Why I’m planning to transfer Amex points to Hawaiian, and then Alaska, soon

I’m in the midst of a bit of a points predicament. I’m trying to decide how many of my American Express Membership Rewards points I’m going to transfer to Hawaiian Airlines’ HawaiianMiles program — and, by extension, Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program — before it’s too late. Here’s the situation: Last fall, when the two […]

American Airlines plans May opening for Philly Flagship Lounge, reports big first-quarter loss

American Airlines’ new business-class lounge at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is on track to open next month, the airline’s top executive confirmed Thursday. Philly’s Flagship Lounge is expected to open sometime in May, American CEO Robert Isom said on the company’s first-quarter earnings call. The premium outpost, which was first announced last summer, will be […]

Amtrak announces new Mardi Gras Service route between New Orleans and Mobile

Starting this summer, Amtrak will launch a new twice-daily service between two of the most popular Mardi Gras destinations in the southern U.S. Dubbed the “Amtrak Mardi Gras Service,” this new route will ferry guests along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. Four stops in Mississippi will be made: Bay St. […]

Four Seasons Hotel New York review

Few places are more iconically Manhattan than Four Seasons Hotel New York, with its hallowed I.M. Pei-designed halls and its enviable location between Park and Madison avenues along Billionaires’ Row. After closing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the hotel remained closed for more than four years, only reopening in the fall […]