
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
United MileagePlus: Earn 500 bonus miles when spending $150 via MileagePlus Shopping (September 28 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is an quick and easy to earn bonus from United where you can get 500 bonus MileagePlus miles for shopping online or in-store via MileagePlus shopping. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
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Last Chance Deals: 1:1 transfers to Hyatt, 6 transfer bonuses, & much, much more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week, along with a collection of other deals due to end soon. This coming Wednesday marks both the end of the month and the end of the quarter. As a result, there are dozens and dozens of deals expiring this week....

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Costa Rica to Korea and Australia on one business class award (Tim’s Wild Card Challenge Journal)
One of the great magic tricks of 21st-century international travel is crossing the International Date Line. My wife once celebrated her birthday twice: our flight left on the evening of her birthday in Samoa and landed the day before her birthday in Honolulu, so we got to do the whole rigmarole...

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Southwest Had No Choice But To Abandon What Made It Great – Here’s Why They Became Like Every Other Airline But Worse
Southwest’s old model stopped scaling. Broader distribution forced it to unbundle fares, premium seats required assigned seating, and credit card economics demanded lounges. Each change made the next unavoidable—but convergence cannot recreate the advantage Southwest gave up.

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Hilton May Add “Black Diamond” Above Diamond Reserve—Pushing Diamond Status Further Down [Roundup]
Hilton’s “Black Diamond” has surfaced in internal materials, suggesting another status tier above Diamond Reserve could push ordinary Diamonds further down the ranks. Also: a $50 Rakuten signup offer ending soon, CardPointers’ coming price increase, Southwest flight attendants challenging their union, and the American Airlines barbecue platter worth ordering.
Reviews
Read the latest reviews for road warriors and frequent flyers.
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Review: Should you redeem your points at Le Méridien N’Fis Marrakech?
September 28, 2026
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Review: A Night at the Iconic Waldorf Astoria New York
September 28, 2026
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Review: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge (Revisited) – New York LaGuardia (LGA)
September 28, 2026
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Think Twice Before Complaining About A Hotel Online. You Might Get A Reply Like THIS
September 27, 2026

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United shopping portal promo: Spend $150 & get 500 bonus miles
The United shopping portal is back with a new promotion, this time awarding 500 bonus miles when spending $150 or more through October 5. The Deal Spend $150+ online or in-store with a linked card & earn 500 bonus MileagePlus miles on the United shopping portal. Direct link to offer....

Live and Let’s Fly
This “Private Equity Guy” Is Hilariously Insufferable When He Travels
A satirical “I’m in private equity” worker has been popping up in my social media feed and the travel stories are hilarious…if you need a laugh today, you’ve come to the right place. Travel Humor From The Private Equity Guy And The TSA Johnny Hilbrant Partridge puts on the persona...

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Boeing Knew About New 737 MAX Software Glitch For Nearly Two Years—United And Southwest Won’t Accept Aircraft With It
Boeing knew about a newly disclosed 737 MAX software glitch for nearly two years before notifying airlines. Now United and Southwest won’t accept new aircraft with the affected software, the FAA is delaying MAX 10 certification, and a permanent fix was initially targeted for early 2028.

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Earn 500 Bonus MileagePlus Miles by Shopping for Fall
Effective through Monday, October 5, 2026 at 11:59:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, you can earn 500 bonus MileagePlus miles by shopping for Fall — in addition to the standard MileagePlus miles earned — during the Fall Bonus Offer campaign at the United Airlines MileagePlus Shopping portal by spending...

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Targeted Southwest promo: Get 5,000 Rapid Rewards points just for existing
Some Southwest Rapid Rewards members are waking up to a nice email today as the airline is dropping 5,000 points in their account for seemingly no reason other than just because. The Deal Some Southwest members are getting 5,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points credited to their account. Key Terms You’ll...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Israeli Passengers Face Bag Searches On Arrival At Amsterdam Airport After Dutch Ban On Goods Made in Illegal Settlements
Anyone traveling from Israel to Amsterdam faces the risk of having their bags searched on arrival for goods that were produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank after the Dutch government introduced new laws that apply retroactively. Since September 2022, it has been illegal to bring in any...

Traveling For Miles
Warning: 3 days left to convert Ultimate Rewards to Hyatt before devaluation [exceptions apply]
Back in June, Chase announced that unless a card holder has one of its ultra premium cards in their wallet, their ability to convert Chase Ultimate Rewards points to World of Hyatt points in a 1:1 ratio would be going away and would be replaced by a considerably worse ratio....

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Delta Passenger Says Huge Service Dog Was Shoved Under His Seat, Taking Over His Exit-Row Legroom
A Delta passenger says a large service dog was squeezed beneath his seat, with its head and shoulders extending into his exit-row foot space. The dog spent three hours in that position while nearby passengers struggled to find room for themselves. Why did nobody address this before takeoff? Large Service...

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American Airlines Said Hiring Flight Attendants Was Tougher Than Harvard—Then It Admitted The Wrong People [Roundup]
American Airlines once boasted that landing a flight attendant job was tougher than getting into Harvard—but maybe the airline has been choosing the wrong people. Also: Delta One’s worn seats and tiny screens, JetBlue’s decidedly un-VIP charter bathrooms, and why haggling for travel perks pays off.

Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: A Rushed Beijing Transit and CA125 Beijing to Seoul Incheon (BUSINESS CLASS) – Kevin Gets a Little Seoul and Tokyo
A Rushed Beijing Transit and Air China CA125 Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 to Seoul Incheon Terminal 1 (Business Class) TRIP REPORT: Kevin Gets a Little Seoul and Tokyo 45 minutes to cross Beijing in a hurry. This should be fun for all the wrong reasons. Can Air China do...













































