Hi {{Name|Fellow Traveler}},

I hope you had a good week. Thank you for reading my work each week.

The big news is that you may get stuck with other travelers this weekend as a massive snowstorm/freeze is predicted for many parts of the U.S. This means if you don’t have to travel, stay home.

If you are traveling, expect delays and be prepared to overnight somewhere you didn’t plan to. And know that hotel availability will be limited as well.

Good luck and if you need help, drop me a note at www.passrider.com/contact.

Alaska Airlines Inaugural Flight To Rome

I read that over 1,000 people have listed for the Alaska Airlines inaugural flight to Rome later this year. Insane right? Check out my thoughts about that flight here.

How was your week?

Here’s what I got today…

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Ensure That You Get The Caribbean Playbook

I’ve created a Kindle version of the Caribbean Playbook for those of you who prefer this method. You can find it at https://amzn.to/4k2V6jA. The PDF version is still available from the links below.

My latest Guide, The Caribbean Playbook is ready for you. Take a look at https://www.passrider.com/playbook: “The Caribbean Island Non-Rev Planning Playbook.”

For those of you who already have your copy, thank you for your support!

PS: I’ve set the introductory price very low as an introductory offer. My book proceeds go right back into keeping Passrider running and creating travel content to make your travels smoother and maximize your travel benefits. I appreciate your support.

Transatlantic Flights For 2026

You all really loved this routes post, so I’ve included it again this week. Thanks for your suggested corrections as well. I appreciate them all and have implemented the changes.

Please have a look and let me know if I’ve missed anything. Head over to https://www.passrider.com/2026-transatlantic-routes-explosion-nonstop-flights-europe/.

Hurricane Melissa Relief Continues

I’m working on a project for the people whose lives have been upturned in rural Jamaica. I should have some news soon. I hope you will help support the project.

Please continue to think of the people in Jamaica as they try to get back on their feet. This includes my own family members, who also had damage to their homes. They all survived, thankfully, but as you can imagine, it’s pretty hard on them and their neighbors.

I’m amazed at the number of organization that does the work of getting people back on their feet. Hats off to them.

This young man in Jamaica, Colaz Smith, has a YouTube channel, and he’s taking donations and then buying supplies for the affected people. These are the people in areas hard hit, but difficult to get to. Head over to https://colazsmithtvtours.com/helpjamaica to donate. You can see his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@Colazsmithtv.

These organizations need your financial support. TIME magazine has a great article with some helpful links; please check it out: https://time.com/7329186/hurricane-melissa-caribbean-impact-victims-how-to-help-relief-organizations/.

Jamaica is coordinating its efforts at https://supportjamaica.gov.jm/donate.

This is a good starting point. Monetary donations are preferable, allowing recipients to use the funds as needed.

UNICEF and the International Red Cross also have resources set up.

Another organization is Samaritans Purse. You can donate at https://samaritanspurse.org/ y clicking on the Give button.

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That’s all I got for this year.