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American Airlines Downgraded 3-Foot-6 Star Wars Actor Warwick Davis From First Class. So He Wrote The Perfect Legroom Song
Warwick Davis showed up with a first class boarding pass, but a long American Airlines delay ended with him downgraded to economy. The 3-foot-6 Star Wars and Harry Potter actor may be owed more than American’s standard downgrade refund. And heturned the whole thing into a self-deprecating song about legroom.
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Downgraded Air Canada Passenger Asked A Stranger About Elite Status. He Was The COO And Gave Her His Business Class Seat
A downgraded Air Canada passenger struck up a gate conversation with a stranger about her new elite status, only to learn later he was the airline’s COO. He gave her his business class seat, offering a small but powerful reminder that airline leaders learn the business best when they stay...

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Air Force One 747 Makes Its Last Presidential Flight As $400 Million Qatari ‘Flying Palace’ Replaces It
Air Force One 29000 has made its final presidential flight after 35 years of service, including carrying President George W. Bush on 9/11. A former Qatari 747-8 is being rushed into service as a $400 million bridge aircraft, but it lacks the matched backup, working layout, and full no-fail configuration...

Live and Let’s Fly
Uh Oh: Is American Airlines Charging Elite Members More? Viral Screenshot Raises Surveillance Pricing Fears
A screenshot appears to show American Airlines charging very different first class fares for the same flight at the same time depending upon whether the user was logged into an AAdvantage account. If true, that would be deeply troubling. But I am not convinced the screenshot proves what some think...

Frequent Miler
Delta Sky Club dilemma… Morgan Stanley to the rescue
“We probably shouldn’t do the Delta Sky Club without her… right?” My wife and I each have multiple Amex Platinum cards, which give us access to Delta Sky Clubs when flying Delta the same day. But my mom doesn’t have one, and we were scheduled to fly with her later...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
United Airlines Flight Attendant Tells Passenger Her Pride Month Lesbian T-Shirt is “Deeply Offensive”
A United Airlines flight attendant allegedly told a female passenger who was wearing a Pride month lesbian t-shirt that her choice of clothing was “deeply offensive.” There is, however, a slight complication to this story, and it might not have anything to do with the crew member being homophobic. On...

No Work All Travel
Flight Review: Air China Domestic Business Class CAN-TSN
As the business class rate was not much more than the economy class rate, and I needed a small bump in miles to redeem an award ticket, last week I tried out Air China domestic business class from Guangzhou to Tianjin (a city relatively near Beijing). Background First of...

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JetBlue Retreats From New York-Area Airports, Closing Newark And LaGuardia Crew And Maintenance Bases
JetBlue is closing its Newark Flight Attendant base and maintenance bases at Newark and LaGuardia, signaling a smaller New York-area footprint. The move comes as the struggling airline leans harder into Fort Lauderdale after giving up JFK slots to support Newark growth through its United partnership.

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Anti-Terror Cockpit Barricades Go Live On American Airlines Planes On June 18
American Airlines will deploy anti-terror cockpit barricades across its fleet on Thursday, June 18, for the first time, after the barriers were installed on newly built airplanes but left unused for nearly a year so that the Texas-based carrier could train tens of thousands of flight attendants and pilots on...

One Mile at a Time
Yay: Miami Airport Getting Chase Sapphire Lounge In Concourse E
A roughly 14,000 square foot Chase Sapphire Lounge is expected to open at Miami International Airport (MIA), in Concourse E, which I’d consider to be a really exciting development, as the airport sure could use some new lounge options. However, don’t expect for it to open for a couple of...

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How to apply for Chase Ink® & Sapphire® Business cards
Some of the best credit card welcome offers also happen to come from some of the best point-earning cards around: the Chase Business cards. These include the Sapphire Reserve for Business®, Ink Business Preferred®, Ink Business Cash®, and Ink Business Unlimited®. You have to have a business to apply for...
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Flight Review: Air China Domestic Business Class CAN-TSN
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Frequent Miler
Rakuten offering up to $250 / 25,000 Bilt points on select Bank of America credit cards
Last year, Rakuten started offering bonus rewards when applicants were approved for select Chase credit cards. The only Chase card available via Rakuten at the moment is the Freedom Unlimited®, but there are now also two Bank of America credit cards for which you can regularly earn bonus rewards on...

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Points Travel Festival Portland, August 1, 2026
Points Travel Festival Portland is August 1, 2026. Join the points travel experts for learning and partying at the PNW Points community event.
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Ryanair Convinces Shareholders to Offer Michael O’Leary €100 million Bonus to Delay His Retirement
Love him or loathe him, Michael O’Leary is considered one of the brightest airline chief executives in the industry and is credited with transforming Ryanair from a failing small regional Irish carrier into the biggest airline by passenger numbers in Europe. Having worked at Ryanair for more than three decades,...

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Earn 500 Marriott Bonvoy Points With Uber
You can earn 500 Marriott Bonvoy points when your Uber membership account is linked with your Marriott Bonvoy membership account and you take a qualifying ride and place a qualifying Uber Eats order of a minimum of $40.00...
...but you must...

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Amex Marriott Bonvoy Business card new welcome offer: 150K points + $125 (now available via referrals)
Update 6/19/26: After almost a month, this offer is finally available via referral links. Household and friend referrals are much easier through Amex than Chase or Capital One, as the referred business can have open Amex cards and still be eligible. Note that you can refer to this card from any...

One Mile at a Time
Chase Ink Business Cash Review: 100,000 Bonus Points & 5x Categories
There are lots of businesses that leave rewards on the table by not using the most rewarding business credit cards. In this post, I’d like to take an in-depth look at the Ink Business Cash Credit Card — this is a credit card that I personally have, and it’s one that...

View from the Wing
Michigan Airport Bars Could Start Serving Alcohol 24 Hours A Day And Let Travelers Carry Drinks Through The Terminal
Michigan lawmakers are advancing bills that would let airport bars serve alcohol 24 hours a day and allow travelers to carry drinks through the terminal. The airport carveout would break from the state’s overnight alcohol limits, though the drafting may not clearly cover sealed retail bottle sales or even after-hours...

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LAST CHANCE: Record IHG Premier Card 185,000 Point Bonus — Worth Keeping For The Free Night
The IHG Premier Card has a limited-time offer worth up to 185,000 points, which is more than I’ve seen before on this $99 hotel card. The upfront bonus is the reason to get it now, but the annual free night, fourth-night-free award benefit, Platinum status, and 4th night free on...

Frequent Miler
Air France / KLM Flying Blue gives you miles on Apple products other portals exclude
Yesterday, Air France/KLM Flying Blue announced a new portal for Apple purchases that, while somewhat odd, could prove relatively useful. Apple is already on many shopping portals, but there’s always a laundry list of exclusions that encompass many of Apple’s most popular products – things like current-year MacBooks and iPhones....

Travel Codex
Mitsui Ocean Cruise Review: 100% Japanese & Absolutely Awesome
Mitsui Ocean Cruises is not a household name in North America, but it should soon be one. Offering amazing trips around Japan for years for Japanese guests, the company is now introducing their iconic brand to the world. Inviting international guests for the first time to sail on their ships,...

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Tips for maximizing Paze credits with Clover at local restaurants
Paze has been all over the blogosphere the last few weeks. First, it launched a promotion offering 10X bonus Ultimate Rewards points when checking out with the digital wallet using most Chase Freedom and Sapphire cards. Then it got even better with an incredible stacking promo for $10 back when spending $10+,...

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Review: United Airlines 757-200 Business Class, A Lie-Flat Seat Saved My Short Domestic Hop
This flight review will be a bit different than my normal reviews, focusing more on an extended flight delay and how I passed the time than the seat and features itself of the United Airlines Boeing 757-200 in business class, which I’ve reviewed here. United Airlines 757-200 Business Class Review...






































