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Virgin Atlantic High Five: A Milestone Benefit After Five Years of Flying

I have always been amused by Virgin Atlantic, specifically its frequent flyer program. Sometimes they give us bad news & sometimes good news. And, there is actually some good news for everyone, not just frequent travellers. Virgin Atlantic High Five is an added benefit for members of Virgin Atlantic Flying...

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IHG New Hotels Award Discount Stays – Pay 15% Fewer Points

IHG has been opening new hotels worldwide, with more hotels in the pipeline. They have been staying at these new IHG properties with discounted stays. At these IHG New hotels, you can also book a discounted stay with 15% fewer points. 15% Discount on IHG New Hotels Award For award stays...

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TAP Air Portugal TAP Miles&GO Status Match Offer

TAP Air Portugal, the flag carrier of Portugal & part of Star Alliance, is offering a status match opportunity for members in Europe. This is a great way to achieve Star Alliance Gold status in Europe. TAP Air Portugal TAP Miles&GO Status Match Basics TAP Air Portugal offers a status...

Economy Class & Beyond

Travelling to Heathrow This Weekend? Use the Piccadilly Line (No Heathrow Express or Elizabeth Line trains)

If you’re planning to travel from Central London to Heathrow Airport this weekend, allow extra time for your journey. Why? The Elizabeth Line and Heathrow Express will not operate this weekend. What’s going on? There is engineering work on the line between Hayes and Harlington and Heathrow Terminals this weekend, requiring the...

Live from a Lounge

Navi Mumbai Airport to be Operational effective December 25; Akasa Air and IndiGo open ticket sales

Navi Mumbai Airport is set to launch its operations on December 25, 2025. Here are the details of the first flight operations. The post Navi Mumbai Airport to be Operational effective December 25; Akasa Air and IndiGo open ticket sales appeared first on Live From A Lounge.

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Chase Aeroplan Card 100K welcome offer back (but big spend required)

There’s a six-figure offer back again on the Chase Aeroplan Card, but to unlock the full bonus, you’ll need to spend a lot, which might be appealing for someone who intends to do so for elite status. The Offer & Key Card Details Quick Thoughts At first glance, this offer...

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Get up to 40% off at Amazon with 1 Amex Membership Reward (targeted)

Act fast if you want to get up to 40% off your Amazon purchases, possibly even including gift cards. Find out how by ...

The Gate with Brian Cohen

Production of Pennies Ended in the United States.

Production of pennies has ended in the United States after 232 years — and after many years of discussion of the elimination of the endangered lowly copper-colored coin — as a result of the current president of the United States ordering to halt to the minting of new pennies. A ceremonial...

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Maison Métier New Orleans (Hyatt Unbound Collection): Bottom Line Review

New Orleans is one of my favorite cities in the US, but until this year, my wife never spent any time there. Back in February, my wife and I planned to finally rectify that with a four-day stay that ended up being anticlimactic: my wife was sick for almost the...

Frequent Miler

Rewarding Giving | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep332 | 11-14-25

In this episode, we’ll talk about Virgin’s double-or-nothing bad math promo, how to fly to Europe for 88 miles, and how to earn more rewards while charitably giving. Rewarding Giving Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below to navigate...

You Are Travel

Enjoy this Unimpeded View of a Boeing 707’s Port Side Engines

tl;dr – A good one for any vintage av-geeks out there. Courtesy of Reddit, I stumbled upon this… The post Enjoy this Unimpeded View of a Boeing 707’s Port Side Engines appeared first on You Are Travel.

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Credit Card Review: IHG Rewards Premier

The IHG Rewards Premier Credit Card from Chase is one of those rare hotel cards that’s genuinely worth keeping for the long term. If you’re eligible under Chase’s 5/24 rule.…

You Are Travel

Hawaiian Airlines Joins the List of Airlines Offering Pilot Trading Cards

tl;dr – Ask nicely and you might receive one! Hawaiian Airlines recently debuted pilot trading cards, a new… The post Hawaiian Airlines Joins the List of Airlines Offering Pilot Trading Cards appeared first on You Are Travel.

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A map and list that show all of The Edit by Chase Travel℠ properties in the world

The Edit is a “luxury” hotel booking program through Chase Travel℠ that’s available to JP Morgan Reserve, Chase Sapphire Reserve®, and Sapphire Reserve for Business® cardholders. It’s similar to Amex’s Fine Hotels and Resorts (FHR) program, but with a much more confounding, difficult-to-fit-into-sentences moniker. The Edit stays include: Daily breakfast...

View from the Wing

Frontier Kicks Passenger Off Flight Over ‘All Coochies Matter’ Shirt — And His Flight Attendant Confrontation Sealed the Decision

A Frontier Airlines passenger was removed from a flight after wearing a shirt that said “All Coochies Matter,” but video from onboard shows the real issue wasn’t the slogan — it was his confrontation with a flight attendant after another passenger complained. Frontier’s contract allows removal for lewd or objectionable...

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SAS Eurobonus will raise award prices by as much as 33%

Last year, SAS Eurobonus ran a promotion to celebrate the carrier hopping the fence from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. The promo gave folks the opportunity to earn 1,000,000 points by flying 15 different SkyTeam carriers (then crediting those flights to SAS) and minted over 900 new Eurobonus millionaires. Evidently, the...

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Marriott Drops Sonder as the ‘ApartHotel’ Brand Goes Belly Up

tl;dr – This was a weird partnership from the jump. A big story this week was the end… The post Marriott Drops Sonder as the ‘ApartHotel’ Brand Goes Belly Up appeared first on You Are Travel.

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CardRight: A Free App To Help You Track Credit Cards And Benefits

CardRight is a free app that helps you track credit card benefits and find the best card for each purchase. Here’s how it works — and how it compares to similar tools

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Southwest Airlines Is Hoping Passengers Have a Short Memory With Latetest Marketing Campaign

As marketing strategies go, you have to wonder what the team at Southwest Airlines was thinking after they’ve bet big that passengers will trust them to get them home during the busy Holiday travel season. In a new advertising campaign, Southwest Airlines has boldly claimed: “We’ll get you home… When...

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Amex Airline Fee Reimbursements. What still works?

Several American Express cards offer annual airline fee reimbursements. These reimbursements can go a long way towards easing the sting of the high annual fees charged by personal American Express Platinum Card® and Business Platinum cards. Readers often wonder which types of charges will trigger these credits and/or which methods still...

The Bulkhead Seat

MGM Grand Unveils $300 Million Room Transformation Inspired by Disco-Era Glamour

MGM Grand Hotel & Casino just completed a $300 million transformation of its main… The post MGM Grand Unveils $300 Million Room Transformation Inspired by Disco-Era Glamour appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

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Hilton Cuts Points Earning at Spark and Homewood Suites

Hilton recently announced some changes to its Hilton Honors loyalty program. These included some… The post Hilton Cuts Points Earning at Spark and Homewood Suites appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

View from the Wing

Trump Administration Withdraws Biden Airline Delay Compensation Plan — A Rule That Was Never Going To Happen

The Trump administration has formally withdrawn the Biden administration’s plan to require airlines to pay cash compensation for flight delays — a rule that was never close to becoming real. Despite two years of headlines, DOT never issued an actual proposal, never established legal authority, and never moved beyond an...

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Two TSA Rules Most Travelers Break Without Even Realizing It

The TSA was developed in the days after 9/11, to prevent another attack that was along the same lines of that tragedy. Some of the hoops we, as passengers, need…

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