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Anthony’s Philippines: “It was an Adventure” Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Amazing Singapore: “Toe Dipping” Point of SE Asia Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Ireland: Hellman’s Makes Ketchup Too Jake Redman
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Dallas, Disney and Deals. Our 100th Episode. Jake Redman
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AirBnB Cancels Some Cancelling & Jake Thinks Charlotte is a Beach Town Jake Redman
Middle East airspace closures have turned international flight paths into a high-stakes puzzle, with some fares jumping up to 10x overnight. Intel: The Airspace Wall March 2026. The Middle East corridor is effectively a no-go zone. Tehran, Baghdad, Damascus, Tel Aviv: dark. Now the knock-on stuff too: Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE showing up in the “don’t mess around” bucket (GNSS interference / ESCAT zones per EASA conflict-zone guidance). The result? Absolute chaos for Europe-to-Asia routes. Prices aren’t “a little higher.” They’re showing up to 10x in real searches. Airlines are burning fuel + crew […]
JAL just pushed the Spring 2026 refresh for all international long-haul routes as of March 1, and the JAL Business Class menu 2026 is looking sharp with seasonal transitions and high-end chef collabs. The Talent The carrier tapped two major names for the First and Business Class cabins. Chef Natsuko Shoji Asia’s Best Female Chef 2022. Owner of Tokyo’s ultra-exclusive restaurant été. Shoji’s work hits the second meal service on routes between Tokyo (Haneda/Narita) and Europe, the Americas, and Doha (not Australia). Expect high-concept plating and tight seasonal alignment. Australia routes: RED U-35 chefs (Economy / Premium Economy). Chef Nae […]
Intel: The Delta A321neo First Class Pivot Delta A321neo First Class fleet planning just hit a snag. The result? A windfall for anyone hunting a domestic first class upgrade. Seven of Delta’s newest A321neo aircraft are entering service with a configuration that looks more like a private club than a narrow-body jet. Separate from this short-term seat-map weirdness: Delta also just ordered 34 more A321neo aircraft for delivery starting in 2029. Long game locked in. Delta’s own write-up here: https://news.delta.com/select-a321neos-begin-service-larger-delta-first-cabin. The back-story: Supply chain issues. Delta wanted these frames on premium transcontinental duty, basically the 757 replacement story. The permanent […]
