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TopCashback: Earn $25 bonus when you join & earn $10
If you’ve never signed up for TopCashback (TCB), now is a great time to do it, as the shopping portal is offering an increased bonus for Frequent Miler readers: $25 in bonus cashback when you join and earn $10 cashback within the first 180 days. That’s not the highest signup...
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Software Company Flew 120 Employees To Honduras For A Survivor-Style Retreat — It Turned Into A Fyre Festival
A software company promised employees a tropical, Survivor-style retreat in Honduras, but the trip started collapsing before most people even arrived. What followed was a week of resignations, food safety problems, brutal team-building drills, and a stranded island group — the sort of corporate offsite disaster that should have been...

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Passenger Brings Raw Eggs On A Plane, Breaks Them All Over The Seat And Floor — Then Flight Attendants Have To Clean It Up
A passenger brought raw eggs on board, broke them all over the seat and floor, and left flight attendants to deal with the mess. When travelers bring fragile, messy food into the cabin, crew and cleaners are the ones who get stuck dealing with it.

One Mile at a Time
Garuda Indonesia’s “Presidential” First Class: Is The End Finally Here, Or…?
Garuda Indonesia has an excellent first class product, which I’ve historically ranked as being one of the best in the world. It has been many years since I’ve flown Garuda Indonesia first class, and I was making imminent plans to give the product another try.

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DHS Secretary Floats Pulling Customs From Sanctuary City Airports — JFK, LAX, O’Hare And SFO Lose All International Flights
The new DHS secretary says the administration is “looking at” pulling Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in sanctuary cities, which would shut those airports off from international arrivals. The idea is absurd by the standards of the administration's own policy goals. Many of the airports are not even...

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Passenger Boarded A Flight Only To Learn Their Seat 27E Didn’t Exist
A passenger boarded a flight with a boarding pass for seat 27E, only to discover that there was no 27E on the aircraft at all. The most likely explanation is a last-minute aircraft swap that changed the seat map without giving the traveler a new boarding pass.

Frequent Miler
90K Bilt points through welcome bonuses
Until recently, there weren’t many opportunities to earn many Bilt points through welcome bonuses. People previously earned Bilt points primarily through credit card spend, rewards for paying rent, and shopping or dining with Bilt’s partners. Two big developments have changed all that. First, with the rollout of Bilt 2.0, Bilt...

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Exit Row Drama On United Flight: Laptop Rule Ignored, But The Bigger Problem Was The Self-Appointed Enforcer in 21C
Airplane etiquette debates are nothing new, but a recent exit row incident on a United Airlines flight raises a more interesting question: where does safety enforcement end and self-appointed policing begin? Exit Row Passenger Refuses To Stow Laptop For Takeoff On United So Another Passenger Takes Matters Into His Own...
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Turkish Airlines Suddenly Ousts Its Chairman And CEO — Succession Looks Politically Orchestrated
Turkish Airlines has abruptly replaced both its chairman and CEO despite strong financial results and no public scandal, framing the exits as retirements while offering little real explanation. The succession appears to have been arranged at a high political level, but the choice of an insider commercial CEO and finance-focused...
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NEW ZEALAND: Top of the South Island, what we did and ate in Picton, Havelock and Blenheim
We had three nights/four days at the Picton Waterfront Apartments, and were mainly interested in rest and relaxation. We also did a little sightseeing, and winery wining and dining. This post is a short summary of some of those activities. Hope it gives you an idea of what you can...

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Flying Blue status match for US residents
Air France / KLM Flying Blue is out with a status match opportunity for US residents. While we’ve seen Flying Blue offer a status match for customers in other countries, One Mile at a Time reports that this is now available again for residents of the US and Canada. Unfortunately,...

Hawaii Calling
Luxury Oahu 7 Day Itinerary (2026)
I’ve lived on Oahu most of my life, and if you’re looking to experience the island at a higher level, this is exactly how I would plan a luxury 7-day trip. Oahu can be as laid-back or as indulgent as you want it to be, but when you combine five-star...

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GHA DISCOVERY: 2x D$ eligible stays at all hotels across Europe and North America (April 9 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today’s bonus offer highlight is an excellent offer from GHA DISCOVERY that offers 2x D$ on stays at all their hotels in North America and Europe. Check out all of the new bonuses added today: The Bonus Offer Highlight: GHA DISCOVERY Earn 2x D$ on eligible stays at all GHA...

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(Ends Monday) Venture Rewards 75K welcome offer now also includes $250 Capital One Travel credit
Update 4/9/26: This increased welcome offer for the Venture Rewards card will end next Monday, on April 13, 2026. This is currently the best offer available for any Capital One personal card and ranks #4 overall on our Best Offers page for consumer card first-year value. If you’re interested in...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Exclusive: Interactive List of Hilton Resort Credit Eligible Properties
Whenever I look at the official list of resort properties which are eligible to be booked with the resort credit of $200.00 for people who have the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire card, what bothers me is no locations are included in the list — so I created an exclusive...

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Get up to 10% back at Kroger brands with new Chase Offer
One of my favorite Chase Offers is back, offering either 5% or 10% back at Kroger’s various brands. My Chase cards have the 10% version of the offer, while my wife’s have 5%. In both cases, the cashback is limited to $90 in spend, but we each have it on...

One Mile at a Time
American Airlines Venezuela Flights Resume, After Seven-Year Hiatus
Several weeks ago, American Airlines vaguely announced plans to resume flights to Venezuela, though stopped short of providing details about which route would be introduced, and when. There’s now an update, as the airline has just formally announced when it plans to launch flights, though there’s still a lot of...

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Delta SkyMiles Sale To Malta Is Surprisingly Good, Even In Delta One
Delta Air Lines is offering a limited-time SkyMiles award sale to one of my favorite destinations in Europe…and it’s a good one. Delta SkyMiles Sale To Malta Is A Great Excuse To Visit One Of Europe’s Best Islands For a limited time, Delta is discounting award travel to Malta for...

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American Airlines Is Stripping Elite Benefits From Basic Economy — You No Longer Have Status, You’re Just Your Fare
American Airlines is not just raising bag fees. Basic economy fares matter to elites because business travelers are also leisure travelers, and they're also stripping away some of the most important status benefits on these fares.

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn 2x ALL Rewards points for stays at Accor & Fairmont Hotels in the Americas
It’s back! ALL Accor Live Limitless members can earn 2x ALL Rewards points for stays at participating locations in North and Central America plus the Fairmont Rio de Janeiro. Members simply need to register for the offer prior to booking and completing their stays. With the bonus members will earn...

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Don’t Miss The Chase 100,000 Point Ink Business Preferred Bonus
Chase has brought back a 100,000-point bonus on the Ink Business Preferred, giving small-business owners and those of you with a side hustle one of the strongest bank card offers available right now. The card’s $95 annual fee is low for a bonus this large, and the points can be...

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Natasha Lyonne Removed From Delta Flight After Bizarre Behavior In Seat
A Delta Air Lines flight in Los Angeles was delayed to remove a celebrity who would not follow flight attendant instructions. Natasha Lyonne Removed From Delta Flight After Refusing To Follow Crew Instructions Actress Natasha Lyonne was reportedly removed from a Delta Air Lines redeye flight from Los Angeles (JFK)...

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Hilton Amex Cards: Limited time welcome offers with free night certificates (ending soon)
Update: These increased offers for the Amex Hilton cards are limited-time only and will expire 4/15/26. If you’re interested, now’s the time. ~~~ High-end properties within the Hilton Honors portfolio have been skyrocketing in price over the last year. However, Hilton hasn’t changed its free night certificates (FNC) and still allows...

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Delta Air Lines Signals Permanently Higher Fares, Fewer Flights, And A New Wave Of Airline Mergers
Delta Air Lines just offered a candid look at how it is thinking about pricing, capacity, and competition…and none of it points toward cheaper travel anytime soon, regardless of oil prices. Several comments were made in its latest earning call that, when taken together, suggest Delta will aggressively use this...

One Mile at a Time
American Makes Basic Economy Much Worse, Especially For AAdvantage Elites
In the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen most US airlines hike checked bag fees, in an effort to increase revenue during a very challenging time (due to high oil prices). American has just matched those checked bag fee increases, but is taking it to the next level, and is...







































