View from the Wing
Metal Credit Cards Went From Status Symbol To Cliché, So Banks Made Them Even More Ridiculous
Metal credit cards went from rare status symbol to mass-market cliché, but banks still spend heavily on weight, mirrors, exotic materials, and packaging because a card’s look and feel can still move behavior at the margin.
Frequent Miler
Rent Day: ALL Accor status offer for Bilt members with points transfer
On August 1st, 2026, Bilt Rent Day will feature a status offer with ALL Accor whereby Bilt members can pick up elite status with ALL Accor by transferring Bilt points. The number of Bilt points required and the corresponding status with ALL Accor depends on your level of Bilt elite...
One Mile at a Time
Delta SkyMiles & Starbucks Rewards Partnership Changes Yet Again!
In 2022, Delta and Starbucks launched a loyalty collaboration, intended to reward customers from both brands. While we often see partnerships like this between travel brands (like between airlines and hotels), it’s cool to see an airline partner with a coffee chain.
Live and Let’s Fly
United Airlines Bans Humanoid And Animal-Like Robots From All Flights
United Airlines has banned humanoid and animal-like robots from both the cabin and checked baggage, following a similar move by Southwest Airlines after a robot passenger went viral earlier this year. United Airlines Bans Humanoid Robots From Its Flights United Airlines has banned humanoid and animal-like robots from its aircraft,...
Traveling For Miles
Authorized user benefits for the Platinum Card® from American Express
The Platinum Card has changed significantly in recent times, with an increased annual fee, with several of the old credits being cut or swapped out, and with lounge access being tightened up in ways that, oddly enough, can make an authorized user card more valuable rather than less. So, in this...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save 15% On Award Stays at New Hotel Properties With IHG One Rewards
You can save 15% on award stays at new hotel properties with IHG One Rewards when you stay at your choice of 65 participating new or recently renovated hotel and resort properties of many of the brands of InterContinental Hotels Group worldwide through Thursday, December 31, 2026...
...but you must...
View from the Wing
Starbucks And Delta Cut SkyMiles Earning Again — Fewer Miles, Only For Active Flyers
Starbucks and Delta are cutting back their rewards partnership again: linked members will earn just 1 SkyMile per dollar, and only if they have flown an eligible Delta-marketed flight within the past year. That takes the program back to its original earning rate while making it much narrower, suggesting Delta...
Frequent Miler
30X miles / 40% back (maybe more?) at Viator via Capital One Shopping / Capital One Offers
Today’s Top Deal of the Day through Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers is for Viator purchases. I’m seeing offers as high as 40% back via Capital One Shopping or 30X miles via Capital One Offers, though Stephen only sees 30% back or 25X miles, so your mileage may...
One Mile at a Time
Sit Next To An Empty Seat On A Plane: Tips & Strategy To Maximize Odds
Perhaps the single thing that can most positively impact your experience on a flight is having an empty seat next to you. That’s especially true in economy, where space very much comes at a premium. I think everyone wants an empty seat next to them, but not many people are...
Live and Let’s Fly
Crazy Entitlement: Man Demands American Airlines First Class Seat Swap To Sit Beside Mistress, Then Curses Out Passenger Who Refuses
An American Airlines passenger demanded his seatmate give up his bulkhead first class seat so that he could sit beside his alleged mistress. When that passenger declined, the man cursed him out. A masterclass in persuasion… Man Demands American Airlines First Class Seat Swap To Sit Beside “Mistress” My friend...
One Mile at a Time
Bilt Rent Day Promotion August 2026: Accor Status Match, Up To Platinum
Bilt is the platform known for providing rewards for housing payments. Earlier this year we saw massive changes at Bilt, including an overhaul of the credit card portfolio, plus new ways that housing rewards are offered.
Traveling For Miles
Review: The London EDITION (too expensive for what it offers)
The London EDITION opened its doors almost 16 years ago and it is a property I’ve stayed at a couple of times in the past. The last time I stayed, however, was quite a few years ago, so as I had a Marriott Bonvoy free night certificate to burn, I...
View from the Wing
Bilt’s Next Rent Day Offer Unlocks Accor Hotel Status — Match Up To Platinum
Bilt Rewards’ August 1 Rent Day offer lets members unlock Accor hotel elite status by transferring points, with Platinum members able to match to Accor Platinum through 2027. It is not an obvious slam dunk, but for travelers who can use Accor points at hotels like the Sofitel Heathrow, the...
