Apr 28, 2026
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Episode Description
Travel is getting more expensive from every direction. Shawn and Mark talk through JAL and ANA’s higher fuel surcharges, Aeroplan’s upcoming award chart changes, Spirit’s possible government-backed rescue and American Airlines’ new portable charger rules.
They also discuss Google’s new individual hotel price tracking tool and why it may be useful even when you are booking with points. Plus, Mark recaps his father-son Vegas trip with Connor, including Hoover Dam, Boulder City, a forgotten laptop scare and the redeye flight Connor never wants to repeat.
Episode Guide
- 0:00 Welcome to MTM Travel
- 0:21 Mark’s father-son Vegas trip and getting beyond the Strip
- 3:27 JAL and ANA fuel surcharges are going way up
- 8:43 Aeroplan award chart changes coming in June
- 11:28 Spirit bailout talk and the low-cost carrier problem
- 14:56 American Airlines’ new portable charger rules
- 18:11 Google Hotels adds individual hotel price tracking
- 20:22 Mark’s flights, forgotten laptop scare and redeye strategy
Links
- JAL/ANA fuel surcharge increases — https://milestomemories.com/jal-and-ana-to-double-fuel-surcharges/
- Aeroplan award chart changes — https://onemileatatime.com/news/aeroplan-updating-award-chart-devaluation/
- Spirit Airlines rescue talks — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/spirit-airlines-rescue-trump-administration.html
- American Airlines power bank rules — https://milestomemories.com/american-airlines-rules-for-portable-chargers/
- Google individual hotel price tracking — https://milestomemories.com/google-launches-individual-hotel-price-tracking/