
Frequent Miler
Last Chance Deals: LHW transfer bonus, Wyndham award chart changes, several Amex Offers, & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week, along with a collection of other deals due to end soon. 15 offers are due to end this week which includes a bonus when transferring Citi ThankYou points to Leading Hotels of the World. Also ending this week is the...
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View from the Wing
United Airlines Greenland Flight Less Than Half Full—Employees Fill The Seats [Roundup]
United’s Greenland flight was less than half full the night before departure, then filled up with employees taking advantage of their travel benefits for a one-night getaway. Also: why United’s CEO keeps flying American, another proposal to ban taxpayer-funded first class travel for Congress, and air traffic control’s appreciation for...

Frequent Miler
Chase Aeroplan Card: New benefits, best-ever welcome offer, higher annual fee (+award discount on partner flights?)
Update: Based on comments in this post, the 15% award discount seems to be functioning very differently than we were told, in ways that make it potentially much more exciting: Awards with a mix of Air Canada and partner flights ARE receiving the discount, even if it’s a short AC flight...

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Tourist Caught On CCTV Having Sex On Bali Driveway—Stopped From Flying Home, Deported And Banned 10 Years
CCTV showed an Australian man and a woman he'd just met having sex on a homeowner’s driveway. Bali authorities caught him at the airport as he tried to leave, detained him, deported him to Brisbane and barred him from Indonesia for a decade.

View from the Wing
Trump Says Cutting Swipe Fees Will Save Families $1,200—The Bill He Backs Doesn’t Do That
President Trump promises families $1,200 in savings by cutting credit card swipe fees. But the numbers don’t support that claim—and the legislation he backs would shift value from consumers to merchants through lower rewards, fewer card benefits and tighter access to credit.

Live and Let’s Fly
Inside A Greenland Grocery Store With High Prices…And Cameras Everywhere?
A visit to a grocery store in Nuuk offered a revealing look at the cost and complications of everyday life in Greenland, along with a surprising number of security cameras. Inside A Grocery Store In Nuuk, Greenland Whenever I visit a new place, I enjoy walking through a local grocery...

One Mile at a Time
Amazon Air First Officer Repeatedly Warned Captain Of Excessive Speed Before Fatal Miami Crash
NTSB cockpit voice recorder data shows the first officer repeatedly warned of excessive speed before the deadly Amazon Air 767 crash in Miami, with no consistent response from the captain.

Live and Let’s Fly
My Midnight Walk Through Nuuk Under Greenland’s Twilight Sky
I enjoyed a lovely late-evening twilight stroll through Nuuk, the compact and colorful capital of Greenland. A Twilight Walk Through Nuuk, Greenland After dinner, I began walking through central Nuuk toward the old harbor. It was approaching 11:00 pm, but the summer sky remained bright, bathing the city in beautiful...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
What Is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 370: Reader Edition
BLT — who is a long time reader of The Gate With Brian Cohen — submitted the following photograph while in the hospital awaiting the prognosis of a relative, who has since thankfully recovered back to good health. Thank you for both the photograph and the update, BLT!
For this edition of...

Frequent Miler
Getting granular about the rules of the Wild Card Challenge
Alright folks, travel challenge season is upon us! While our travelers haven’t set off just yet, the planning portion of their travel has finally begun, as they’ve now drawn their wild cards to determine the parameters of their trips. As a reminder, here’s how the Wild Card challenge is set...
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2PAXfly
WEEKLY REVIEW: Sunday, 13 September 2026
Hello travellers, Greetings from Adelaide! I’ve spent most of the week here being a ‘conference wife’ and catching up with friends and family. It’s a little chilly here compared to Sydney, but skies are bright and clear. What happened last week? There are seven international routes that are returning to...

View from the Wing
Tourist Caught On CCTV Having Sex On Bali Driveway—Stopped From Flying Home, Deported And Banned 10 Years
CCTV showed an Australian man and a woman he'd just met having sex on a homeowner’s driveway. Bali authorities caught him at the airport as he tried to leave, detained him, deported him to Brisbane and barred him from Indonesia for a decade.

One Mile at a Time
Weekly Review: September 12, 2026
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m finally off on another adventure shortly, so expect lots of content about my travels over the coming days. Before I even publish some posts with initial thoughts, I’ll throw a few pictures here and there into the daily discussion...

Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (12th September)
It’s the end of another week, when normalcy and tedium take a step forward from the joy of travel. But as it’s the end of the week, it must be time for Economy Class and Beyond. Salmon Skies in a city – Colmore Row, Central Birmingham, with 103 Colmore Row...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Slamming the Door on Noise in Hotel Corridors
Slamming doors and talking loudly are two contributors of the problem of noise in the corridors of hotel properties — which is ironic considering that the main reason why people stay at hotel properties is to get a good night’s sleep when away from home.
You can take the following steps...

Live and Let’s Fly
Inside A Greenland Grocery Store With High Prices…And Cameras Everywhere?
A visit to a grocery store in Nuuk offered a revealing look at the cost and complications of everyday life in Greenland, along with a surprising number of security cameras. Inside A Grocery Store In Nuuk, Greenland Whenever I visit a new place, I enjoy walking through a local grocery...

View from the Wing
AI Will Make Credit Card Rewards More Competitive—And Make It Harder To Get Approved
Loyalty programs and banks keep saying AI is going to deliver better marketing and more cardholders. The bigger issue is going to be pressure on mediocre products, and a boom in investment that could push up borrowing costs, tighten credit and complicate their growth plans.

{Tech} for Travel
Google Translate at 20: the essential phone companion
Google Translate turns 20 with almost 250 languages, more than 1 billion monthly users and travel tools for signs, menus and conversations.
The post Google Translate at 20: the essential phone companion appeared first on {Tech} for Travel.

Live and Let’s Fly
My Midnight Walk Through Nuuk Under Greenland’s Twilight Sky
I enjoyed a lovely late-evening twilight stroll through Nuuk, the compact and colorful capital of Greenland. A Twilight Walk Through Nuuk, Greenland After dinner, I began walking through central Nuuk toward the old harbor. It was approaching 11:00 pm, but the summer sky remained bright, bathing the city in beautiful...

Live and Let’s Fly
I Tried Greenlandic Musk Ox In Nuuk, And It Was Absolutely Delicious
For my first dinner in Greenland, I wanted something distinctly Greenlandic. Musk ox seemed like an excellent place to start. Review: A Hereford Beefstouw In Nuuk, Greenland After finishing my $25 Moscow Mule at The Skyline Bar, my table was ready at A Hereford Beefstouw, a steakhouse inside the Hotel...









































