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Deal: Earn 17 Amex points/dollar or 17% cash back on IHG Vignette Collection bookings (10x at select other brands)
We often see Rakuten promoting deals offering 10% and 12% back on select IHG bookings, and every now and again we see a nice 15% offer as well. Right now, however, there's an excellent 17% back available on bookings at IHG's Vignette collection properties and as that can translate to...
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Flight Attendant Gets The Last Laugh On A Passenger Who Claimed To Be Vegetarian
Airlines have gotten pretty good at accommodating special dietary requests. Whether it’s for medical, religious, or personal reasons, passengers can often request meals that fit their needs—as long as they…

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American Express Is Sending Surprise Gifts To Longtime Cardmembers — But The Date On Your Card May Be Wrong
American Express appears to be sending surprise gifts to longtime cardmembers, including at the 50-year milestone. But Amex’s famous “Member Since” dates do not always mean what they seem — especially for authorized users and accounts tied to older family card relationships.

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United’s Brand New Boeing 787 Dreamliner With Swanky New Cabins Has Been Returned to Boeing Because it Keeps Breaking
United’s brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, featuring its next-generation Polaris Business Class suite and Polaris Studio, as well as the airline’s ‘United Elevated’ interiors throughout, has been breaking down so much that the Chicago-based carrier has been forced to send the plane back to Boeing for remedial work. The aircraft...

One Mile at a Time
SOS: Could Doug Parker Really Return To “Save” American Airlines?
There’s a rumor swirling around that American Airlines may bring back former CEO Doug Parker to replace current CEO Robert Isom. When I first heard this, I thought ”wait, there’s no way the board would do something like this, right?” However, the more I think about it, the more I...

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American Airlines Pilot Says Man “Just Bit A Passenger” And Tried To Fight Everybody — His Father’s Day Signoff Was Perfect
American Airlines pilots asked for EMTs and law enforcement in Philadelphia after a man who may have been hallucinating bit another passenger and tried to fight people onboard. Air traffic control wished the crew a happy Father’s Day, and the pilot’s exhausted signoff was perfect: “I’ll be sure to tell...

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American & Delta Jets Have Insanely Close Call In Boston, As Pilot Saves The Day
An American Airlines and Delta Air Lines jet had an uncomfortably close call in Boston, and this is the perfect example of how messed up our air traffic control system is, beyond just staffing issues. Fortunately the quick thinking of a Delta pilot saved the day, or else this could’ve...

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Check for great Capital One Travel offers
Capital One Travel is out with some great targeted offers for select cardholders, including offers like 20x points up to 50,000 points and $200 off a Lifestyle Collection vacation rental. I’m not sure how widely available these offers will be, but it’s worth periodically checking your Capital One Travel account...

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United Airlines Fixes One Of The Most Annoying Parts Of Calling Customer Service
United Airlines is adding a small but helpful call center feature that could save customers from one of the most frustrating parts of airline customer service: repeating everything to an agent after already fighting with the phone bot. United Airlines Adds Smart Call Center Tool To Help Agents See Where...
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Capital One Venture X Vs. Chase Sapphire Preferred: A Comparison More Should Consider
On the surface, the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (learn more) and Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card (learn more) are in different leagues. One is sort of the benchmark mid-range travel card, and it was refreshed in June 2026. The other is a premium card that’s well known for...

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Marriott Bonvoy: Earn 10,000 bonus points per night at The Serangoon House Little India, Singapore (June 22 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today’s bonus offer highlight provides is great nightly bonus of 10,000 Marrriott Bonvoy points at The Serangoon House Little India, Singapore! Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

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TRIP REPORT: Off the Camera Roll. Some Photographic Adventures around Hamburg – More Innovation in Hamburg
Off the Camera Roll – Some Photographic Adventures around Hamburg TRIP REPORT: More Innovations in Hamburg In this week of passenger experience fun: Back to Hamburg Again. And yes, keeping it simple To Heathrow Airport with FlixBus and Terminal 5 British Airways Galleries South, Terminal 5 BA964 London Heathrow to...

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Never Wear Shorts On A Plane — Your Bare Legs Are Touching Everything
Your bare legs are pressed against an airplane seat that probably wasn’t deeply cleaned before you boarded. Cabins run cold, lavatories are gross, emergency slides are brutal on bare skin, and long pants put one more layer between you and everything the last passengers left behind.

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Receive a 100% bonus when buying IHG One Rewards Points
IHG One Rewards members can earn up to a 100% bonus with the hotel program’s latest sale for buying points that runs until July 16, 2026. With this version of the 100% bonus offer you can buy up to 200,000 points and receive 400,000 in total with bonus which will...

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Review: Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (even better than ever, for some)
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is one of the few cards that we consider a "must-have" for anyone playing the miles and points game. While it doesn’t come with the flashy benefits that its more expensive competitors offer, or the metal weight that some "status" cards boast, it remains a...

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121-Suite Park Hyatt Taormina Coming To Sicily, Opening 2028
In May 2025, I covered how there were plans for a Park Hyatt to open in Sicily. It hadn’t actually formally been announced, but instead, Hyatt’s page with the new hotel pipeline was updated to reflect that. There’s now more news, as Hyatt has formally announced this project, so we...

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121-Suite Park Hyatt Taormina Coming To Sicily, Opening 2028
In May 2025, I covered how there were plans for a Park Hyatt to open in Sicily. It hadn’t actually formally been announced, but instead, Hyatt’s page with the new hotel pipeline was updated to reflect that. There’s now more news, as Hyatt has formally announced this project, so we...

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15% off Uber gift cards in the Uber or Uber Eats app
Some users are targeted to get 15% off one gift card purchase in the Uber or Uber Eats app. The promotion is only good for one gift card purchase, but it’s valid for a gift card with a value between $25 and $500. You could get as much as $75...

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Review: United Polaris Lounge Newark (EWR)
The United Airlines Polaris Lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) has expanded and is now better able to handle the peak-day afternoon rush, as I experienced during a recent late afternoon visit. United Polaris Lounge Newark Review (EWR) I’m updating my comprehensive review below because the lounge has changed...

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American Airlines And Delta Are Being Sued For Landing At Havana Airport — Private Property Seized By Castro In 1959
American Airlines and Delta are being sued for landing at Havana Airport because the airport was private property seized by Castro after the Cuban revolution. The original owner’s son says U.S. airlines are trafficking in confiscated property under Helms-Burton — even though their Cuba flights were authorized by the U.S....

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Delta One to Europe For as Few as 97,700 SkyMiles One Way.
You could travel as a passenger seated in the Delta One premium cabin to Europe for as few as 97,000 SkyMiles one way during the summer of 2026 — if you act fast, as the deal was still available at the time this article was written, as members of Thrifty...

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Earn cashback or Bilt points on these credit cards via Rakuten
Update 6/22/26: The Bank of America Travel Rewards card offer has increased to $275 back through Rakuten, and Customized Cash is increased to $175. The Chase Freedom Unlimited has now reached “up to $90” back — though note that it is $90 back for new Chase customers or only $50...

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Make it Make Sense: Flight Attendants Get Three Days to Grieve the Loss of a Loved One, Pilots Get Five Days
Last week, we reported that flight attendants at a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines weren’t abiding by procedures designed to reduce the risk of turbulence-related injuries, according to the union that represents crew members at Minneapolis–Saint Paul-based Endeavor Air. Now, that same union is calling out Endeavor Air...

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U.S. Investment Firm Castlelake Shares Details of $6.3 Billion Bid to Acquire EasyJet After Airline’s Board Rejects Advances
The U.S. investment firm Castlelake has shared more details about its plan to fully acquire the British low-cost airline EasyJet, as it revealed on Monday that it has created a £4.74 billion (US $6.3 billion) package to buy the publicly traded carrier at £6.25 per share. The Minneapolis-based ‘alternative investment...






































