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My Drunk American Airlines First Class Seatmate Begged To Come Home With Me…
Oy. I’ve had bad seatmates before, but I don’t think I’ve never had one quite so bad as my seatmate on a recent late-evening American Airlines flight to Southern California. Bloody Mary Karen, The Worst Seatmate I’ve Ever Had In American Airlines First Class I was traveling from Chicago (ORD)...
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Viral Video Shows United Airlines Charging Senior Citizen $400 Extra For Ticket — What’s Really Happening
A viral video appears to show United raising a fare by $400 after a passenger enters a senior-citizen date of birth, with the website saying the price changed “based on traveler information.” But this looks like a recurring website glitch where United pulls a senior fare that is not actually...

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British Airways Raises Cash Fees On Award Tickets Up To 33% — Yes, Their Surcharges Can Get Even Worse
British Airways already charged some of the highest cash surcharges in the award world. Now it is raising the cash element on Avios redemptions by as much as 33%, while giving members almost no detail beyond a few London-origin examples — because apparently paying hundreds of dollars on top of...

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Delta Flyer With 2 Million SkyMiles Says She Can’t Get To France — Is This When Members Finally Wake Up?
Delta SkyMiles has been underdelivering for a quarter century, and somehow customers kept swiping the cards anyway. But when someone with 2 million miles says she still has to pay retail to get to France, you have to ask whether the “SkyPesos” problem is finally becoming obvious to normal people.

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DHS Told Airlines It’s Serious About Pulling Customs From Sanctuary City Airports — JFK, LAX And O’Hare Would Lose International Flights
DHS officials reportedly told airline leaders last week that they are serious about pulling Customs officers from airports tied to sanctuary cities after the World Cup. That would not just punish local politicians — it could cripple international flights at JFK, LAX, O’Hare, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Denver, Newark and...

Frequent Miler
The diminishing value of Priority Pass for US travelers (on Nick’s mind)
When I first got into the credit card hobby about a decade ago, Priority Pass was an absolute game-changer for me. Not only had I never been into an airport lounge before my first Priority Pass experience, but I had never even known that airport lounges existed. I still remember...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Federal Crash Investigators Discover Internet Sleuths Have Attempted to Reconstruct Cockpit Voice Audio From Fatal Crash of UPS Plane
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the independent federal agency that carries out investigations into serious airplane crashes, has blocked access to a public docket system after it discovered that internet sleuths have been attempting to reconstruct the cockpit voice audio from the fatal crash of a UPS aircraft at...
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Best-Ever Capital One Spark Cash Plus $2,000 (Or More) Bonus Offer
The Capital One Spark Cash Plus is one of the best business cards out there, whether you’re looking to earn cash back or travel rewards. If you’ve been considering this card but haven’t yet applied, now is the ideal time to do so, as the card is offering a best-ever bonus.

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A Viral Marriott Housekeeper Story About Room 412 Made Me Cry, But Something Felt Off
A viral hotel story about a Marriott housekeeper, a struggling guest, and a small act of kindness made me cry. But realized it was likely AI-generated, which somehow made the whole thing feel worse. A Viral Hotel Story Made Me Cry…But I Quickly Realized It Was AI Written. A story...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Memorial Day Luggage Sale
If you need new luggage or a replacement bag for the next time you travel, you can save money with the Memorial Day Luggage Sale on your purchase of select items from ten different companies — some through their sales for a limited time; and others which offer free delivery...

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Hyatt Just Made Free Nights Cost More — And Says Next Year Will Be Worse
Hyatt’s big award chart overhaul is now live, and members are already seeing free nights price up to 67% higher at some top hotels. But Hyatt itself warned that this year’s changes are only the setup: the new five-tier pricing structure is in place now, and the broader damage doesn't...

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No, Flight Attendants Aren’t Allowed to Smoke Cannabis, Canadian Employment Tribunal Rules
In a lengthy 80-page ruling, a Canadian employment tribunal has ruled that flight attendants are not permitted to consume cannabis, whether on or off duty, after a union argued that a ban on crew members smoking marijuana was unfair. The case arose after Canada legalized the consumption of cannabis in...

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British Airways Raises Cash Surcharges On Avios Award Tickets Again
British Airways is raising the cash component of award tickets again, making some Avios redemptions even harder to justify. British Airways Raises Cash Surcharges On Award Tickets I received an email yesterday from British Airways yesterday, informing me that it is increasing the cash element on Reward Flights booked with...

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American Airlines Served A Passenger Pretzels That Expired In 2020
American Airlines is trying to look more premium, but one passenger reports the pretzels they were served expired in 2020. Packaged pretzels that old probably are not dangerous if the bag is intact, but six year old snacks are still a ridiculous look for an airline trying to convince passengers...

Eye of the Flyer
Delta’s Wild 44-Seat First Class A321neo Is Here, Man Opens Abandoned Luggage and Finds Something Truly Revolting, and More Travel News!
Here are this week’s travel news headlines from around the web and interweb I found the most interesting. Take a look: Air France and Airbus Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter Over the 2009 Rio-Paris Crash That Killed 228 People After 17 years of legal battles, a Paris appeals court reversed...

Frequent Miler
From rocky to rock on with Blue Sky, an early look at Hyatt changes, the end of the hobby and more (Week in Review)
This week, I had my first experience with the JetBlue United Blue Sky Partnership. Things got off to a bit of a rocky start, but I certainly wasn’t feeling blue by the time the story finished. I had booked a United itinerary from Reno, Nevada, to Albany, New York via...

One Mile at a Time
Citi Credit Card 48-Month Bonus Rule: How It Works In Practice
All of the major credit card issuers have different rules when it comes to being approved for their cards and earning welcome bonuses on cards. While Amex has a ”once in a lifetime” rule on earning welcome bonuses, Citi has a 48-month rule, and I want to go over the...

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Air Canada Flight Attendants Blast Airline Over ‘Unauthorized’ Expansion of Cheaper Leisure Subsidiary
Flight attendants at Air Canada have put the airline on blast over allegations that it is illegally expanding its cheaper leisure subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge, by increasing its fleet size beyond a strict 50-aircraft cap. For context, Air Canada Rouge was created in 2013 when airline bosses were desperately looking...

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WEBJET: Travel agent squeezed as Virgin Australia cuts commissions
Webjet is warning investors that trading conditions remain “fluid and challenging” after Virgin Australia cut the commissions it pays the online travel agent, according to an article in the SMH. For travellers, that could mean fewer sharp Webjet airfare deals on Virgin flights. For Webjet, it is another revenue hit...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
To Which of These 54 Great Towers Have You Been?
I enjoy a great view — whether it is from an airplane, the top of a mountain, or a tall building or tower. To observe humanity milling about from hundreds of meters above is simply a sight to behold, in my opinion.
While researching what to do and where to go...











































