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United’s Cheapest Business Fares Even Worse Than First Reported — No Flight Credit, And For Many Travelers No Miles
United’s cheapest business class fares are turning out to be more punitive than first advertised: beyond losing Polaris lounge access, seat selection, and no changes, many travelers will also earn no redeemable miles and get no flight credit toward status.

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American Airlines Flight Attendants Say They Should Be Paid More For Working London Flights Due to Catering Mess
Flight attendants at American Airlines are demanding more money to work flights to London Heathrow because of extra work caused by the carrier’s decision to ditch its long-standing catering supplier at the airport. Last month, it was revealed that American Airlines was experiencing a catering meltdown on flights out of...

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Marvellous 12 days in Japan
It is a bit of a grim world right now, so I thought I would share a positive, beautiful, and delicious 1000-mile journey through one of my favourite countries in Sakura (Cherry blossom). Despite it being insanely busy, I enjoyed the landscapes, food, museums, shopping, temples, parks, and, of course,...

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Airport Lounge Guest Ordered Six Burgers And Filled Duffel Bags With Food — This Is Why Nice Things Don’t Last
Lounges got better, access expanded, and banks taught travelers to treat “free” as something to maximize at all costs — so now people wait in long lines to enter crowded rooms, hoard food, and turn what was supposed to feel premium into something closer to wartime siege.

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Best ways to get to Africa using points and miles (2026)
From the markets of Marrakesh to the quintessential South African safari, the African continent has many wonders to behold. Whether you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of penguins in Cape Town or the Great Migration across the Serengeti, here are a number of good options for booking award travel to...

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United CEO Scott Kirby Pitched Buying American Airlines — The Man It Fired Wants The Ultimate Revenge Deal
Scott Kirby has reportedly pitched regulators on the idea of buying American Airlines, turning one of the strangest what-ifs in the industry into something at least serious enough to discuss in Washington. What makes the idea impossible to ignore is the backstory: Kirby was fired as American’s president, and a...
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Entry/Exit System in Europe Finally Operating — But Not Smoothly: Travel Alert
If you plan on visiting Europe, note that the Entry/Exit System — which is informally known as the EES — in Europe is finally operating effective as of Friday, April 10, 2026 after years of delays; but passengers have reportedly been experiencing mass confusion and widespread disruptions shortly after its...

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Earn up to a $815 bonus with a new SoFi checking/savings account
SoFi has again increased its stackable offer, which can give you up to $815 back when you open a new checking/savings account. The shopping portal Swagbucks is offering a 41,500-point (~$415) bonus for opening a new SoFi Checking/Savings account by clicking through the portal link and making a $400 direct...

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Virgin Atlantic has hiked award surcharges again
Over the last several years, Virgin Atlantic has demonstrated a pattern of devaluing awards without notice or notification. The latest such devaluation was noticed by Thrifty Traveler over the weekend, with fees increased on Virgin Atlantic awards across the board for the second time in less than a year, with...

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Europe’s Biometric Border Checks Are Here: Long Lines and Fees
If you’re headed to Europe in the near future, your arrival and departure experience is about to change and not in the “priority passport lane magically appears” sort of way. As of April 10, 2026, the European Union’s long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES)or European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) has now been...

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Airport Lounge Guest Ordered Six Burgers And Filled Duffel Bags With Food — This Is Why Nice Things Don’t Last
Lounges got better, access expanded, and banks taught travelers to treat “free” as something to maximize at all costs — so now people wait in long lines to enter crowded rooms, hoard food, and turn what was supposed to feel premium into something closer to wartime siege.

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Lufthansa Facing Major Crisis As Back to Back Pilot and Flight Attendant Strikes Ground Flights Until Friday
The German flag carrier Lufthansa is now facing a major crisis after flight attendants announced yet another strike… The walkout is slated to start just as a seperate walkout by pilots finishes, bringing four days of flight chaos to the airline. The latest strike was announced with little more than...

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American Express Platinum Card® to cut Lufthansa lounge access in October 2026
Amex Platinum cards currently offer access to some Lufthansa lounges for cardholders flying Lufthansa out of Frankfurt and Munich. Unfortunately, that benefit will end on October 1, 2026. As of the time of writing, Amex Platinum cardholders enjoy limited access to Lufthansa lounges: Free access to Lufthansa Business Lounges (with...

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United Now Selling $6,000+ Business Class Tickets That Earn Zero Miles
United Airlines recently announced the introduction of “basic” business class fares, which are now for sale on a handful of routes. Unfortunately, the tickets are even more restricted than we originally were led to believe when it comes to mileage earning in a way that seems to defy logic. United...

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Earn a Mystery Bonus of Atmos Points by Shopping in April
Effective through Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:59:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, you can earn bonus Alaska Airlines Atmos points — in addition to the standard Atmos points earned — during the Mystery Bonus campaign at the Atmos Shopping portal by spending a minimum of...

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Uber Is Testing A Better Way To Rent Cars — Skip The Counter, Skip The Shuttle, Get Delivery
Uber has stumbled onto a much better rental car idea by letting customers skip the counter and shuttle bus and have a car delivered to them instead. The problem is that the service (1) short-changes drivers, so they become unreliable and (2) still rides on Avis - as a result...

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JetBlue adds surcharges on United international award tickets
As flagged by One Mile at a Time, JetBlue TrueBlue has begun adding surcharges to international United award tickets. While TrueBlue doesn’t offer particularly good deals on these flights in terms of the points cost, it is concerning to see such a close partner add surcharges on United award tickets....










































