So much noise for a handful of new routes. Is it really worth the hype? Plus an airline blocks customers and a hotel sues its parent brand.Click the icon below to listen.     Related StoriesDLD 349: It’s a conspiracy!DLD 343: That probably won’t workDLD 335: It really was that nice 

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DLD 356: Celebratory deaths

We faced a couple mechanicals getting this week's episode recorded, but are willing to admit that truth, rather than blaming weather, unlike some airlines.Click the icon below to listen.     Related StoriesDLD 354: Generally speakingDLD 353: Close connectionsDLD 350: Wider than the average show 

DLD 355: Weather Gone Wild

We're on location this week, recording at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston where industry CEOs and suppliers gathered to absolutely not collude on anything they cannot legally address.Click the icon below to listen.     Related StoriesDLD 348: Lost and FoundDLD 346: Multiple meltdownsDLD 310: Finally flying! 

DLD 354: Generally speaking

An irrational amount of discussion about connecting flights takes over this episode. But, in our defense, one of you asked about it.Click the icon below to listen.     Related StoriesDLD 350: Wider than the average showDLD 346: Multiple meltdownsDLD 349: It’s a conspiracy! 

DLD 353: Close connections

We took the show on the road this week, and brought in a couple guests to spice things up. C'mon in!     Related StoriesDLD 348: Lost and FoundDLD 342: Red, Green, or Christmas??DLD 351: Mandates and Contracts 

DLD 352: A Dork-Spot-Wine Fest

What if, instead of changing the contract to match the active policies, we fixed the policies to not suck?? Seems worth at least considering.     Related StoriesDLD 348: Lost and FoundDLD 346: Multiple meltdownsDLD 342: Red, Green, or Christmas?? 

DLD 351: Mandates and Contracts

How does just one out of service plane cause so much trouble for a major airline?? But it worked mostly in our favor, so no complaints this time around.     Related StoriesDLD 343: That probably won’t workDLD 327: Travel TraditionsDLD 319: Bursting that bubble 

DLD 350: Wider than the average show

Kicking off the show with a bad conspiracy theory about hurricanes probably isn't our strongest play, but here we are. It gets better pretty quickly.     Related StoriesDLD 348: Lost and FoundDLD 343: That probably won’t workDLD 346: Multiple meltdowns 

DLD 349: It’s a conspiracy!

We lost last week's episode, but came back strong this time around with planes big and small crossing oceans and some fun new routes and money for US startups.     Related StoriesDLD 339: An uneven (and uneasy) recoveryDLD 337: The Tropics of New EnglandDLD 327: Travel Traditions 

DLD 348: Lost and Found

Airline meltdowns happen form time to time, but this past week's performances are surprisingly ugly.     Related StoriesDLD 343: That probably won’t workDLD 337: The Tropics of New EnglandDLD 327: Travel Traditions 

DLD 346: Multiple meltdowns

More airline partnership and a key route trimmed. Plus, cool new trains and airlines and loyalty plays.     Related StoriesDLD 336: Woohoo!DLD 337: The Tropics of New EnglandDLD 329: Dots, Lines & Losers 

DLD 345: Teaming, trimming & traveling

We've got a guest on this week, mixing educational fun with a likely new world record!     Related StoriesDLD 335: It really was that niceDLD 337: The Tropics of New EnglandDLD 343: That probably won’t work 

DLD 344: 49 States, and then some

They might all be terrible ideas, but we're still going to talk about them and figure out if any of it makes sense.     Related StoriesDLD 327: Travel TraditionsDLD 332: I always feel like somebody’s watching meDLD 340: United’s mind-blowing order 

DLD 343: That probably won’t work

Points for paying rent? That's the underlying premise of the new Bilt Rewards program and, well, it is very different from others that came before.     Related StoriesDLD 341: A Midsummer Night’s (fever) DreamDLD 331: Copycats and QuarantinesDLD 339: An uneven (and uneasy) recovery 

DLD 342: Red, Green, or Christmas??

Fancy new screens, a questionable route plan, open borders (sortof) and a trio of new/renewed airlines make the news this week. Plus, what happens if you don't pay a DOT fine??     Related StoriesDLD 260: APEX EXPO 2019–The hunt for news!DLD 340: United’s mind-blowing orderDLD 338: On Island Time 