by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Jan 20, 2026 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
Airport security does not care if your snack is fancy. It cares if that snack behaves like a liquid. After decades of early flights and late connections, the pattern stays the same. Solid foods usually glide through. Anything that can pour, spread, scoop, or squish...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 24, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
At TheMilesAcademy, we have watched premium economy shift from a “nice extra” to a core cabin. Another international airline will add a middle cabin on long-haul routes next summer, giving you a third option between standard economy and the front cabin. Airlines...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
If you want to pay less for flights in 2026, timing is a big deal. Airlines do not set one price and forget about it. Fares move up and down all day as people book seats, change plans, and search from different places. The hour when you look can change what you pay,...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies, Travel Guides
Finding cheap flights is not random luck. It comes from understanding how airlines set prices and from using a few simple habits every time you plan a trip. Airlines change fares all day as seats sell, seasons change, and other airlines adjust their own prices. When...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
People argue about travel all the time, and the internet gives everyone a megaphone. For almost every travel habit, you can find someone saying you are doing it wrong. One of the latest arguments is about early morning flights, and we strongly disagree with the idea...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
Getting on a plane and realizing no one is sitting beside you feels like winning a small prize. You can use both armrests, relax your shoulders, slide your bag into the overhead bin without fighting for space, and stretch your legs without bumping anyone. The whole...
