Advertiser & Editorial Disclosure: The Bulkhead Seat earns an affiliate commission for anyone approved through the links below. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. We work to provide the best publicly available offers to our readers. We frequently update them, but this site does not include all available offers. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any of these entities.
Greetings from Tampa! I spent some time in Las Vegas and Dallas this week. I’m happy to be home for the weekend. In travel news, Delta, Edelweiss, Lufthansa, and other cut flights, I tasted a few meals on American, the W Hoboken got a gorgeous renovation, several new lounges are on the way, and more.

Airlines
American’s Beef Wellington is disappointing, routes are getting cut for the summer, American is grading flight attendants, and more this week in airline news.
- Edelweiss Air to Cut Denver and Seattle Routes as Fuel Costs Rise
- EL AL Announces Nonstop Buenos Aires Service to Return to South America
- United Flights Faced Back-to-Back Bomb Scares This Weekend
- Delta Air Lines to Suspend and Adjust Multiple Routes Amid Rising Fuel Costs
- Southwest Flights Come Within 500 Feet of Each Other in Nashville After Go-Around
- American Airlines to Score Flight Attendants on Performance
- Trump Opposes Proposed United and American Mega-Merger
- American Airlines Unveils Transformed Terminal 8 at New York JFK
- Hawaiian Airlines Officially Joins oneworld® Alliance Today
- Ouch: Lufthansa Group to Cancel 20,000 Short-Haul Flights Amid Fuel Price Surge
- JetBlue Shuffles Boarding and Introduces Numbered Groups
- Taste Test: Fruit and Yogurt on American Airlines
- Lufthansa Group Introduces New Basic Economy Fares With No Carry-On Bags
- Lufthansa Unveils New Employee Uniforms Ahead of 100th Anniversary
- Avianca Expands US Network With New Routes and Increased Frequencies This Summer
- Taste Test: Centennial Beef Wellington on American Airlines (Yuck)
- Delta Drops Complimentary CLEAR+ for Diamond Medallion Members Starting June 2026
Hotels
Chase has some great redemptions, SLH added some properties, and more this week in hotel news.
- Weak Promo: Marriott Bonvoy® Week is Back at Starbucks Through April 26th
- Chase Unveils Record 2.5x Points Redemption Boost on Select Luxury Hotels
- Hotel Review: W Hoboken (Post Renovation)
- Ouch: Hyatt Annual Award Increases Are Out and the Majority of Hotels Move Up
- Small Luxury Hotels of the World Adds 29 New Properties to Surpass 700 Hotels Globally
- Conrad Athens The Ilisian Opens, Transforming Historic Landmark Into Luxe Urban Resort
Lounges
SkyTeam, American Airlines, Delta, Southwest, and Hawaiian all announced new lounges this week.
- American Airlines Plans Largest-Ever Admirals Club® at Nashville International Airport
- SkyTeam Unveils Flagship European Lounge at Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3
- Three Airlines are Planning Lounges at Honolulu Airport
Anthony’s Take: I hope that you enjoyed reading all the news, reviews, and travel-related items that caught my eye this week. Thanks for your continued support of The Bulkhead Seat.
(Image Credits: SkyTeam and cherdchai chawienghong via iStock.)
User Generated Content Disclosure: The Bulkhead Seat encourages constructive discussions, comments, and questions. Responses are not provided by or commissioned by any bank advertisers. These responses have not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the responsibility of the bank advertiser to respond to comments.
Advertiser & Editorial Disclosure: The Bulkhead Seat earns an affiliate commission for anyone approved through the links above This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. We work to provide the best publicly available offers to our readers. We frequently update them, but this site does not include all available offers. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any of these entities.

