2026 Weekly Review: August 1st

by Anthony Losanno
2026 Calendar

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Greetings from Chicago! I spent most of this week in Cleveland and Tampa, but I’m back in rainy Chicago for a few days before heading to Las Vegas. In travel news this week, Allegiant is adding First Class, Hyatt is adding a new country to its map, and more this week in travel news.

LOT Dishware

Airlines

United teased a merger with Delta, JetBlue revealed more about its upcoming First Class, Air Canada introduced new basic fares, and more this week in airline news.

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Hotels

I reviewed the Hyatt Regency Malta, Marriott added more hotels, and Wyndham has some cool candy coming to celebrate Route 66, and more in hotel news this week.

Chase Sapphire Lounge PHL 4

Lounges

Chase clamped down on lounge access this week in lounge news.

Flamingo TPA

Travel News & Destinations

Washington Dulles is getting a glow up and Tampa says no to Crocs this week in travel news.

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: LOT Polish and cherdchai chawienghong via iStock.)

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