Travel With Grant
3 Buy Miles / Points Promos Ending Soon: Leading Hotels of the World (60%), Etihad (25%) & Air Canada (85%)
Good evening everyone, I hope your weekend is going well. I was working on my Buy Miles & Points Page and found 3 offers that end this week. Always check the math to make sure that buying miles & points makes sense for you. Do not buy miles & points...
Travel With Grant
Barclays Announces JetBlue Plus Credit Card Referral Offer, Earn up to 50K Points (Share Links in Comments)
Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is going well. Barclays sent out emails today to cardholders of the Barclays JetBlue Plus Credit Card (referral link) announcing a new referral offer where you can earn 10,000 JetBlue TrueBlue Points per referral, up to 50,000 points per calendar year. If you...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Can You Guess the Hotel Brand Based On the Room — Yet Again?
Brands of products and services are supposed to give customers an immediate differentiation from competitors — but lodging companies have too many brands that blur the delineation as to the uniqueness of each brand to the point that too many brands may be diluting the lodging experience for guests. To...
Frequent Miler
Podcast: Tips for booking Positioning Flights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep253 | 5-3-24
Sometimes you book an award ticket that requires you to do some positioning in order to catch that flight – for instance if the flight doesn’t depart from your home airport. There are a few best practices to keep in mind when booking these “positioning flights”, which we’ll discuss in...
Travel With Grant
Comparing Alaska Airlines, British Airways & Qatar Airways Award Prices for 2 Finnair Flights (DUB-HEL & HEL-ARN)
Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday! Last week on the Miles to Memories Podcast, I mentioned my upcoming Summer trip with Laura to Dublin, Helsinki, and Stockholm. I wanted to share my award booking strategy for 2 flights: Finnair flight from Dublin to Helsinki (DUB-HEL) and Finnair flight from Helsinki to...
Reviews
Read the latest reviews for road warriors and frequent flyers.
Frequent Miler
Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge: Bottom Line Review
I’ve enjoyed all of the Hyatt properties that I’ve visited in the Boston area, the two most recent being the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor and the Hyatt Place Seaport. I’ve been past the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge many times; it has an impressive location looming over the Cambridge side of the...
Miles To Memories
Why So Many Hotel Brands, Hilton Honors Insights & Southwest’s Big Change?
Our insights and takeaways from spending time with Hilton, Joe finally rides Spirit and Southwest is contemplating a huge change that will affect every single customer.
The post Why So Many Hotel Brands, Hilton Honors Insights & Southwest’s Big Change? appeared first on Miles to Memories.
View from the Wing
Dad Lies About What Seat He Has To Offer To Get Passenger To Give Him Aisle Seat Next To His Kids
The man took the other aisle seat, the dad took the main's aisle next to the kids. And... another passenger comes on board assigned to the aisle seat he'd moved to. It turns out the dad had the middle seat and lied to the man in order to...
Miles To Memories
The Banks Pay You: Earn Hundreds With These Nationwide Bank Bonuses (May)
We have compiled a list of the best nationwide bank bonuses right now. There are 6 offers that could net you over $3000 and are available to all.
The post The Banks Pay You: Earn Hundreds With These Nationwide Bank Bonuses (May) appeared first on Miles to Memories.
Frequent Miler
Get $200 back on Air France or KLM flights with new Amex Offer
There is a new targeted (but widely available) Amex Offer out that’s good for $200 back when you send $1,000 or more with Air France / KLM. This could be a great deal whether you’re planning paid travel or planning to take advantage of this month’s promo rewards. The Deal...
Live and Let’s Fly
When A Cockpit Door Turns Into A “Dutch Door” On Southwest Airlines
Earlier, I wrote that it is time we stop prohibiting passengers from visiting the cockpit in-flight. But creating a “Dutch door” is not what I had in mind, as passengers experienced on a recent Southwest Airlines flight. Cockpit Door Pops Off In-Flight “Dutch Door” Style On Southwest Airlines 737 As...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
World’s Most Powerful Flight Attendant Forced to Deny Claims She Has Received Massive Pay Rise… Who’s to Blame?
Sara Nelson is often described as the most powerful flight attendant in the United States, if not the world. That’s because she is the President of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA), the largest cabin crew union in the world with tens of thousands of members. AFA represents flight attendants...
Miles To Memories
TSA’s Use of Facial Recognition Under Scrutiny
TSA’s Use of Facial Recognition Under Scrutiny A group of senators wants Congress to put more restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration TSA. In a letter on Thursday, 14 bipartisan lawmakers called on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Miles and Points On Sale — May 3 2024
Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase or gift miles or points is when they are on sale, as...
View from the Wing
30 Years, Not A Single Lost Bag: Osaka Kansai’s Unmatched Record Puts U.S. Airports To Shame
Osaka Kansai airport takes pride that it has a 30 year record of not losing a single piece of luggage.
Airport rankings for least mishandled bags - attributable to the airport itself are as follows.
Continue reading 30 Years, Not A Single Lost Bag: Osaka Kansai’s Unmatched Record Puts U.S. Airports To...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn up to 10,000 bonus Avios on Qatar Airways flights out of Miami
Qatar Airways is celebrating 10 years of flying to Miami with bonus Avios and discounted fares. When you use the promo code listed below you can earn up to 10,000 bonus Avios for flying out of Miami to Doha and beyond. Plus, you can receive up to 10% off flights...
Frequent Miler
IHG Business Premier card: Best-ever 175K Welcome Offer (last call)
Update 5/3/24: This increased offer on the IHG Premier Business card will be ending at midnight on 5/15/24, meaning there’s two weeks left to grab it if you want it. Today, Chase increased the bonus on the IHG Premier Business card to a whopping 175,000 IHG points. We’ve been at...
Live and Let’s Fly
Maybe It’s Time To Let Passengers Visit Cockpit Again During Flight…
Perhaps I am hopelessly naive, but I was not at all disturbed by the recent controversy over a passenger sitting in the cockpit on a recent United Airlines charter flight. In fact, I think it’s time to let kids (and big kids) visit the flight deck once again in-flight. United...
One Mile at a Time
Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Opens Early 2025, Now Bookable
There’s an exciting new Waldorf Astoria slated to open in early 2025, which will no doubt prove to be a popular getaway for Hilton Honors members from the United States. A few days ago I first wrote about how this property has become bookable, and it can be an amazing...