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Bad News For Non-Rev Staff Travelers: The United Airlines App Now Lets Passengers Place Themselves On Standby During Disruptions
United Airlines has just launched a new feature within its award-winning mobile app that is about to make the life of ‘non-rev’ staff passengers traveling on standby even harder – during disruptions, full-fare passengers are now able to place themselves on standby for up to three flights while retaining a...
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Fly To Europe For 3,000 Points, Business Class To Africa For 75,000—The Best Frequent Flyer Sweet Spots That Still Work
Most award sweet spots are obsolete, unbookable or buried beneath surcharges. These still work: Air France business class for 60,000 JAL miles, LATAM roundtrip business class for 60,000, and London from 3,000 Virgin points with Bilt’s September bonus.

Live and Let’s Fly
Australian Tourist’s Bali Public Tryst Ends With Facial Recognition Arrest At Airport
An Australian tourist learned the hard way that what happens in Bali does not necessarily stay in Bali. After allegedly being caught on CCTV engaging in a rather public tryst with a woman on a residential driveway, the 27-year-old was identified using facial recognition technology and arrested at the airport...

One Mile at a Time
I’m Switching My Loyalty To Alaska Atmos Rewards: The Math Is A No-Brainer
I've written in the past about the case to be made for American AAdvantage loyalists switching their business to Alaska Atmos Rewards, especially in light of changes that we saw to the Atmos Rewards program in 2025. As I explained at the time, this is a strategy I was considering,...

One Mile at a Time
JFK ATC Taunts Distracted Delta Pilot: Yes He’s A Jerk, But He’s Not Wrong
This is sort of hilarious -- the most infamous controller at New York Kennedy Airport (JFK) called out Delta pilots when they seemingly weren't paying attention, and he asked a sarcastic question. Someone then told him not to be rude, which of course wasn't well received. I have to say,...

One Mile at a Time
Airlink’s Dangerously Low Flyover Of DHL Stadium Raises Serious Safety Questions
It's not uncommon to see flyovers at major sporting events, and they can be pretty spectacular to watch. However, a flyover that happened in South Africa yesterday was maybe a little too impressive, to the point that it potentially put a lot of lives at risk. I'm curious what an...

Live and Let’s Fly
United Airlines App Will Now Watch Three Earlier Flights For You And Text When A Seat Opens
United Airlines is adding another genuinely useful feature to its mobile app, allowing disrupted passengers to keep their confirmed itinerary while simultaneously standing by for up to three earlier flights. Better yet, United will monitor those flights automatically and text you if a seat opens up. United App Can Now...

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Capital One 30% Japan Airlines Transfer Bonus—Europe Business Class On Emirates, American For 85,000 JAL Miles Roundtrip
Capital One is offering a 30% transfer bonus to Japan Airlines through September 30, improving its usual 1,000-to-750 ratio to nearly 1:1. JAL miles can unlock Emirates business class roundtrips to Europe for 85,000 miles and Air France awards with far lower cash surcharges.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
JetBlue Quietly Changes Onboard Announcements Because it Can No Longer Brag About Generous Legroom
JetBlue has quietly made a small but significant change to its welcome-aboard announcement read by flight attendants just after takeoff because the New York-based carrier can no longer brag about offering more legroom than other domestic carriers. Until now, flight attendants would finish off their welcome-aboard message by saying: “We...
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Singapore Airlines Will Finally Reveal Its New Cabins In November—Patent Hints At A True Double Suite
Singapore Airlines will give selected top-tier flyers a first look November 7. The products began as a 777-9 program in 2018, migrated to 41 A350s after Boeing delays, and the carrier’s patent points to a six-suite flagship with a transformable center pair.

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Bilt Rent Day: Up To 100% Virgin Atlantic Transfer Bonus
If you hold a Bilt credit card, you can earn extra points for spending on the first day of each month, what Bilt calls “Rent Day.” Today, there’s also an additional transfer bonus of 25-100% to Virgin Atlantic. Bilt Rent Day – Up To 6X Points On First Day Of...

{Tech} for Travel
New travel charger CUKTECH 25 Power Bank SE launches
For laptops, phones, and accessories, the CUKTECH 25 Power Bank SE offers 25,000 mAh capacity, 100W output, and three-device charging.
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Emirates Business Class With No Fuel Surcharges, Dubai For 57,200 Points—Rove Adds Copa Transfers With 40% Bonus
Rove has added Copa Airlines ConnectMiles as a 1:1 transfer partner, with a 40% bonus through September 30. That prices Emirates business class to Dubai at 57,200 Rove Miles - with no fuel surcharges - and United premium transcon business class at 17,900.

Pointshogger
[INTERVIEW] Founder of Flight Search Engine: Airglitch
Today we have the pleasure of hearing from Ron Fishman, founder of a flight search engine called Airglitch. Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions Ron! 1) Please tell us about yourself and your role with Airglitch?...

Nerd Ka Travel
American Airlines’ 2027 Route Announcement Is Missing One Thing: Ambition
American Airlines has announced seven new international routes and three new destinations for its 2027 summer schedule. The new routes will connect American’s hubs in the United States with destinations across Europe and Asia. The airline says all seven new […]

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Save 25% on select reward flights (September 2026 edition)
The newest set of Air France KLM’s Promo Rewards are now available. This month there are 46 cities in total, all of which are 25% off their standard minimum redemption amount for economy, premium economy and business class redemptions (fare class varies by route). REMINDER: Ideally you’ll want to book...

Frequent Miler
What are Preferred Hotels (I Prefer) Points Worth?
In October 2024, Citi added Preferred Hotels as a new transfer partner, and anyone with a Citi Strata Premier or Elite card (or the no-longer-available Prestige or AT&T Access More cards) could transfer Citi ThankYou points at an impressive 1-to-4 ratio to Preferred Hotels’ I Prefer points. That created some...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Creative Ways to Spice Up Food While Traveling?
Conjuring up creative ways to spice up food while traveling can be challenging — especially when dealing with numerous anomalies that can affect your itinerary and prevent you from enjoying a proper meal. How creative can you get with food when you are at an airport or aboard an airplane...

Frequent Miler
$100 inKind gift card for $64.99 at Costco.com
Costco is once again offering a $100 inKind gift card for a discount, though this time around the price has dropped to $64.99. This could be a good deal if you have upcoming plans to dine at an inKind restaurant. You can also get 20% back on all food and beverage,...

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American Airlines Makes No Money—But It Will Spend Millions On Trump Accounts To Build Goodwill In Washington
American’s new benefit gives eligible employees’ children a real $1,000. It also gives a heavily regulated, currently loss-making airline a relatively inexpensive public way to support a Trump administration priority.

Frequent Miler
Up to 12.5% back / 10X Capital One miles at GiftCards.com
Today’s Capital One Shopping Top Deal of the Day is for Giftcards.com. We’re currently seeing up to 12.5% back in rewards via Capital One Shopping, the public shopping portal that does not require a Capital One credit card, or up to 10 miles per dollar spent for those who have...







































