
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
British Airways Quietly Appoints New Head Of Customer Experience And Boy Does She Have Her Work Cut Out
British Airways has quietly appointed a new head of customer experience after the last person in the role suddenly announced he was quitting after less than four years, following a series of cost-cutting scandals that further rocked the airline’s reputation. While there’s still no official announcement from British Airways, sources...
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Frequent Miler
70 Marriott elite nights for $1,118 in annual fees: Should I do it?
After wrapping up Lifetime Platinum status in the Marriott Bonvoy program a couple of years ago, I thought that would be the end of my attempts to proactively earn elite status with Marriott. I currently earn 30 elite night credits each year via a couple of Marriott credit cards. Titanium...

View from the Wing
United Airlines Is Handing Out Silver Elite Status—Breaks Precedent In Loyalty Strategy
United Airlines is quietly giving away Silver elite status—a dramatic shift from traditional airline loyalty strategy—by pairing it directly with targeted credit card offers, signaling a bold new approach that could change how frequent flyer perks are earned industry-wide.

View from the Wing
Marriott Hotels Are Secretly Selling Rooms Up To $450 Cheaper On Airbnb—And Corporate Can’t Seem To Stop Them
Marriott hotels keep quietly selling rooms on Airbnb—often hundreds of dollars cheaper than Marriott.com—despite corporate efforts to stop the practice. Here's how to snag these secret deals.

Travel Points Playbook
Manufacture 6 Hyatt Elite Nights for 1667 Points Per Night
Hyatt has two overlapping promotions currently, that can stack to manufacture elite nights at a low cost. It’s…
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Points Miles and Bling
Finnair Business Class Review, Is the No-Recline Seat Worth It?
On a recent trip to Finland, I combined multiple loyalty currencies to build out an itinerary that included one aviation…
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Lufthansa’s Business Class Upgrade On its A380 Superjumbos Comes With A Catch… Fewer Flight Attendants
The German flag carrier plans to operate its Airbus A380 superjumbos with fewer flight attendants in the future because there won’t be as many Business Class seats onboard the double-deck planes once they’ve been refitted with new cabins. Late last month, the airline confirmed that its fleet of eight Airbus...

Frequent Miler
Chase giving 5k courtesy points to those who got shut out from the World Cup
A couple of days ago, Chase provided the opportunity for Sapphire Reserve®, Sapphire Preferred®, Sapphire Reserve for Business®, and J.P. Morgan Reserve® cardholders to buy up to forty tickets to this year’s World Cup. Unfortunately, very few people were able to snag even one. It looks like there may be...

Miles To Memories
Insane Hyatt Mattress Run Prices, Bilt in Real Life & Downgraded (Tiered) Southwest Offers?
Southwest's new tiered cards are a downgrade, stacking Hyatt promos for cheap mattress runs, overlooked US Bank business cards and Bilt 2.0 in real life.
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One Mile at a Time
Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes Sale: 30% Off Award Tickets
Singapore Airlines offers its monthly KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promo, whereby you can receive a 30% discount on award tickets in select markets. This is a fantastic opportunity to save on award flights on one of the world’s best airlines.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Emirates is Being Thrown Out Of Algeria As Diplomatic Ties Between Algiers And Abu Dhabi Worsen
Dubai-based mega airline Emirates is being thrown out of Algeria after the North African nation announced that it had started the process of terminating an air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates. The announcement by Algeria’s government press office didn’t provide a reason for the decision, though it comes...

Live from a Lounge
Virgin Atlantic Launches an Enhanced Status Match (matching both British Airways and Air India loyalty programmes)
Virgin Atlantic is offering Status Match opportunities in 2026, with an amazing offer for enhanced status for British Airways Elite Tiers.
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Live and Let’s Fly
British Airways Cabin Crew Rushed To Hospital After Consuming Cannabis-Laced Gummies From Passenger
What was presented to British Airways cabin crew as a post-flight “thank you” has turned into a cautionary tale for airline employees worldwide. Passenger “Thank You” Sends British Airways Crew To Hospital In Los Angeles Three British Airways cabin crew members were rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles after...

2PAXfly
WESTERN SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL: Preparing of passenger takeoff in October 2026
After years of construction, political debate and plenty of scepticism, Western Sydney International (WSI) is preparing to open for passengers later this year. Cargo flights are expected to commence mid-year The airport, built at Badgerys Creek and designed to operate 24 hours a day without a curfew, is positioning itself...

The Bulkhead Seat
The Second Capital One Landing Will Finally Open at New York LaGuardia Airport Next Week
Capital One has carved out a space in the premium airport lounge space thanks…
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Wild About Travel
Terrific Turku, Finland’s Historical Capital. All You Need to Know
Turku is a low-key river city known for its university life and as a gateway to medieval Finland and the beautiful Turku Archipelago. Turku has tens of thousands of students across multiple universities and this creates a fun, youthful atmosphere. Quality‑of‑life index scores Turku slightly higher than Helsinki overall (Turku...

Points With a Crew
Save Up to 50% on Amazon with Amex Rewards Dollars (Targeted)
We’ve written about this deal before but it appears to be back! It appears to be targeted but if so, it seems widely targeted. Save 30% on Amazon, up to $30 in savings (offers vary), when you you purchase eligible products and use at least 1 cent in Amex Reward...

The Alviator
Hong Kong Airlines’ Messy Fleet: 28″ or 34″ Seat Pitch?
It's common for airlines to have different configurations on their shorthaul fleet, though Hong Kong Airlines takes this to the extreme.
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
This Premium Credit Card Benefit Came Through For Me. Again.
This premium credit card benefit came through for me again — and it covered the majority of my annual fee on two cards that I used for a recent trip that was snowballed due to a significant snowstorm.
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Frequent Miler
Free Instacart+ and $20/month in credits with a business Mastercard
There is a new Instacart promotion offering three months of free Instacart+ to “eligible” business Mastercard holders who enroll. More exciting is that enrollees also receive $20 in credits per month through January 2027, starting with their second monthly order. Instacart promos are fairly common these days, but a nice...

One Mile at a Time
American CEO Robert Isom’s Turnaround Plan Is To Keep Doing More Of The Same
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom is under a lot of scrutiny right now. American’s 2025 financial results paled in comparison to the results of Delta and United, and many employee work groups received 0.3% profit sharing, given the lack of profits to share.

One Mile at a Time
Capital One Landing New York LaGuardia Opens Soon, With Great Food & Drinks
Capital One is known for its network of Capital One Lounges, as there are currently five locations in the United States. In addition to that, we’ve also seen the card issuer launch the Capital One Landing concept, which is essentially somewhere between an airport lounge and restaurant.

Frequent Miler
Complete List of Transferable Points Partners
In my opinion, transferable points programs are the most valuable points to accumulate. These points can often be used at better than 1 cent per point value to book travel, and, even better, points can be strategically transferred to airline and hotel programs when valuable awards are available. This page...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn up to 10,000 bonus Avios and save up to 15% on Qatar Airways flights out of the U.S. & Canada
Qatar Airways has launched a big Valentine’s Day sale and bonus offer for flights out of the U.S. Canada that provides up to 15% off and up to 10,000 bonus Avios. The discount and bonus offer is good for travel until October 31 when you book by February 18. The...

Frequent Miler
Chase giving 5k courtesy points to those who got shut out from the World Cup
A couple of days ago, Chase provided the opportunity for Sapphire Reserve®, Sapphire Preferred®, Sapphire Reserve for Business®, and J.P. Morgan Reserve® cardholders to buy up to forty tickets to this year’s World Cup. Unfortunately, very few people were able to snag even one. It looks like there may be...

Miles To Memories
Insane Hyatt Mattress Run Prices, Bilt in Real Life & Downgraded (Tiered) Southwest Offers?
Southwest's new tiered cards are a downgrade, stacking Hyatt promos for cheap mattress runs, overlooked US Bank business cards and Bilt 2.0 in real life.
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Miles To Memories
50% CardPointers Discount, 5K Points for Sapphire Cardholders, Saks Closing 8 Stores, Bilt Mortgage Payment Issues
CardPointers has a 50% discount, Chase is issuing 5,000 courtesy points to Sapphire cardholders for recent World Cup tickets glitch, Saks is closing eight stores, and Bilt users are reporting issues with canceled mortgage payments.
The post 50% CardPointers Discount, 5K Points for Sapphire Cardholders, Saks Closing 8 Stores, Bilt Mortgage...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Lufthansa’s Business Class Upgrade On its A380 Superjumbos Comes With A Catch… Fewer Flight Attendants
The German flag carrier plans to operate its Airbus A380 superjumbos with fewer flight attendants in the future because there won’t be as many Business Class seats onboard the double-deck planes once they’ve been refitted with new cabins. Late last month, the airline confirmed that its fleet of eight Airbus...

Frequent Miler
Bilt mortgage payments are running into snags…even with its own partner
Over the last few weeks, Bilt has remade its credit card portfolio and rewards program, which it now calls “Bilt 2.0.” One of the most central features is the ability to pay rent or mortgage for free in the Bilt app, then earn rewards based on the amount of those...





























