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Images Emerge of Destroyed Saudia Airlines Airbus Jet at Riyadh Airport After Houthi Missile Attack
The first images of a destroyed Saudia Airlines Airbus A320 series aircraft at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) have emerged after a Houthi rebel ballistic missile attack on the airfield earlier on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has been fighting the Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen for years, but in recent...

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TSA PreCheck Passengers Will Have To Go Through Body Scanners—New Lanes Coming To 7 Airports Within 6 Weeks
Automated PreCheck gates, forced body scanners and software that flags suspicious bags could change the checkpoint experience. TSA wants more paying members, but its own staffing model makes a better case for free enrollment and less screening of vetted travelers.

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Save up to 50% on Atmos Rewards partner award flights to 6 cities in Europe and Asia (Must book by October 10!)
Alaska Airlines award flight sale that offers up to 50% off select award flights is now a monthly feature like discounted reward sales from other airlines. The big difference is the short booking window for these offer from Atmos Rewards. These offers are available for departures from the U.S. and...

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United Airlines Male Flight Attendant Accused 70-Year-Old Passenger of Sexually Assaulting Him in Trash Bag Fiasco
A United Airlines flight attendant allegedly accused a 70-year-old man of sexually assaulting him during a long-haul flight to South Korea in what the man’s family says was a simple misunderstanding over putting trash in a waste sack that the crew member was carrying through the cabin. The flight attendant...

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Alaska Airlines Now Makes You Cancel And Rebook To Get A Lower Fare—But May Not Let You Pay With Your Credit
Alaska is making customers cancel their reservations and book again to capture a lower fare. One reader followed those instructions, then discovered that the credit he’d received couldn’t pay for his replacement Companion Fare booking. Alaska ultimately agreed to give his money back, but the problem exposes how much less...

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Tsunami Warning Due to 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake in Panama: October 2026 Travel Alert
If southern Panama is in your travel plans over the next few weeks, you may want to consider delaying your travel — or, at least, keep yourself updated as to the latest information pertaining to an earthquake, which measured with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale and struck...
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Chase Exclusive Tables is so exclusive some restaurants are hidden
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® card includes twice-annual $150 credits for restaurant spending at Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables. These are a curated selection of high-end restaurants available through a special version of OpenTable. You do NOT need to make a reservation or pay through Chase or OpenTable to earn the $150...

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Alaska Atmos: Choose how you earn | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep378 | 10-9-26
In today’s episode, we’ll speculate about Hyatt credit card changes, reveal 9 Secret Chase Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables restaurants, and dig into Alaska Atmos Rewards: Which is better, earning by distance, price, or segments? Alaska Atmos: Choose how you earn Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite...

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Barclays cobranded cardholder offer: Earn 10X bonus points/miles when adding authorized user, limit 5K points
Barclays has been sending out targeted emails to co-branded cardholders this past week, offering 10X bonus points on up to $500 of spend when adding an authorized user. The Deal Earn 10X points on targeted Barclays cobranded cards when adding an authorized user. Key Terms This offer is valid for...

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Frontier Flight Attendant Grabs Woman Screaming “Open The Door” While Her Mother Was Unresponsive
A Frontier Airlines flight reached Atlanta 20 minutes early, but some passengers couldn't get off. A broken jet bridge interrupted deplaning, and a video shows a flight attendant grabbing a woman near the closed exit as she screams, "Open the door!" The woman's mother had become unresponsive and she was...

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Buy Hilton points for 0.45 cents each
Hilton has returned with a new sale, now offering members a 120% bonus when purchasing Hilton Honors points. That means you can buy Hilton Honors points for 0.45 cents per point (cpp) with this sale. This is the lowest rate that Hilton has ever sold points for, and for good...

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Southwest cardholder promo: Earn 2X Companion Pass qualifying points on hotels & lodging (Extended)
Every quarter, Southwest cardholders receive a spending offer that awards 2X Companion Pass qualifying points in a certain category. For Q3, you’ll earn 2X Companion Pass qualifying points on hotel and lodging purchases, up to 10,000 total points. This promo was originally scheduled to expire on September 30th, but it...

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How to get free checked bags on United flights that are booked with partner miles
Many airline credit cards offer cardholders one or more free checked bags and, in most cases, you don’t need to pay for the airfare with that card to get the benefit. Instead, the benefit is tied to your frequent flyer number. However, United credit cards that offer free checked bags...

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Dad Steals Bose Earbuds At DFW Airport—Then Pleads With Police To Avoid Arrest “I’m Here With My Son”
Police found the father and his young son at an airport restaurant after a shop reported nearly $300 in missing earbuds. He denied taking them until officers flagged they had surveillance footage, then repeatedly asked to pay and avoid arrest.

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TopCashback: Increased rates on travel sites (Hotels.com 12%, Viator 15%, Klook 16% & more)
The shopping portal TopCashback is featuring elevated rates for many travel sites today, including IHG Hotels & Resorts, Viator, Hotels.com, Klook, Expedia, and more. This doesn’t seem to be a coordinated event like many TopCashback sales, and no expiry is listed for any of the improved rates. The Deal TopCashback...

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Terrorist Flydubai Pilot Was Radicalized in Australia and Pursued Career in Aviation to Carry Out 9/11-Style Attack, Prosecutors Allege
In a major new update, the Attorney General for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has revealed that Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani First Officer of Flydubai flight FZ-1073, who attacked his Captain with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the packed airliner, was radicalized while living in Australia....

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Delta Reports Record Revenue But Cuts Profit Forecast, Putting United’s Next Results In Focus
Delta Air Lines reported record third-quarter revenue this morning, but sharply lowered its full-year profit forecast as higher fuel costs continued to eat into its earnings. Passengers are still paying more to fly, especially up front…but even Delta cannot charge enough to escape the consequences of expensive fuel. Delta’s Quarterly...

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United MileagePlus: Get 2x miles on points conversions from Wyndham Rewards (October 9 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is the return of the 2x bonus when converting Wyndham Rewards points to United MileagePlus miles. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

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British Airways Heathrow lounge plans (refurbishments + new lounge at T5C)
British Airways has announced a brand-new lounge at T5C, a complete redesign of its Arrivals lounge at Terminal 5, and a new First Class check-in area at Terminal 3 developed with American Airlines. The airline says this is the first phase of a program that will see every one of...

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TRAVELLING: Sometimes, whether you mean to or not, you end up in the thick of it. Paris edition.
I’m in Paris at the moment. The other night me and the husband decided to head to the opening night of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung at the Opéra Bastille. Sometimes you just want to hear five harps playing in a large orchestra. We knew there had been student protests in Paris recently...

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First Tanzania, Now Kenya: Another $44 Mandatory Travel Insurance
Kenya seems to be following Tanzania lead with mandatory travel insurance requirements. Just days after Tanzania implemented its new mandatory $44 inbound travel insurance requirement, neighboring Kenya has rolled out a remarkably similar requirement of its own. Travelers applying for Kenya’s Electronic Travel Authorization, or ETA, are now encountering mandatory...








































