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WEEKLY REVIEW: Sunday, 4 October 2026
Hello travellers, Greetings from London! I’m here in the United Kingdom thanks to a bunch of credit card points transferred to Cathay Pacific before the conversion was devalued. Two flights to get here: one on an A350, and the other on a B777 with Aria Suites in Business Class. What happened...
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Point.me’s New Tool Finds Award Flights, Transfers Your Points And Books For You [Roundup]
Point.me is offering banks a service that finds award flights, creates loyalty accounts, transfers points and completes bookings for their customers. Also: Seattle–Europe business class for 45,000 Flying Blue miles, a 25% Amex transfer bonus, and an airport parking honor system where nearly 40% don’t pay.

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Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables adds 40 restaurants, and removes 12
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 in order to earn...

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Travel Is NOT Free: Why Loyalty Is Not Worth The Effort
Articles and videos which are filled with credit card advertisements, sponsored content, influencer rhetoric, and affiliate links to convince you that travel is “free” have constantly been churned out over the years — even though travel is NOT free and loyalty is generally not worth the effort. One of the...

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Frontier Passenger Says Man Boarded With Fake Boarding Pass, Forced Everyone Off Plane By Refusing To Leave
A Frontier Airlines passenger says everyone aboard her flight had to get off because a man with a fake boarding pass refused to leave. Police eventually escorted him off, but there is an obvious question here: how did he get onto the aircraft in the first place? Frontier Flight Deplaned...

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Qantas A380 First Class (Sydney to Dallas): Bottom Line Review
After a wild week of fast-paced, high-energy travel (on very limited sleep), Greg and I flew back to the United States from the land Down Under in comfort and style, traveling first class aboard the Qantas A380. While Qantas First doesn’t enjoy quite the same reverential reputation as the opulent first...

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American Airlines Has Solved Its London Catering Mess—And Keeping Staff To Check Food For Every Plane
American says its Heathrow catering transition should be complete October 28 after a shortage of specialized trucks. But the more encouraging detail is what happens afterward: catering coordinators will keep checking every departure so crews have what they need.

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Mistake? Alaska Airlines’ New 737 MAX 10 Leaves Economy Class Without Seatback Screens
Alaska Airlines is finally adding seatback screens to its Boeing 737 fleet, but only for passengers in its two premium cabins on the incoming 737 MAX 10. Everyone else will use their own devices. I welcome the investment up front, but I think leaving screens out of economy is a...

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Chilling: Flydubai Pilot Was Banned From Flying In Oman Over Extremism Concerns Before Attempt To Crash Flight
The flydubai cockpit attack is disturbing enough. Now comes reporting that the first officer had previously been suspended from flying over extremism concerns. How did someone with that history end up flying an aircraft full of passengers to Israel? Flydubai Pilot Reportedly Suspended Over Extremism Concerns Before Cockpit Attack As...

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Last Chance Deals: IHG points sale, United portal promo, Hotels.com gift card discount, & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week, along with a collection of other deals due to end soon. It’s a bit of a quieter week for expiring deals, but there are still several soon-to-end offers that are worth being aware of. That includes the latest IHG points...

Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond – 3rd October
We’ve hit the buffers on another week, and as usual, the world is proving that there is only one constant within it – change. But it’s still Saturday, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The Golden Boys of Birmingham ( James Watt, Matthew...
Reviews
Read the latest reviews for road warriors and frequent flyers.
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Review: Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge – The Garden Doha (DOH)
October 3, 2026
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Review: United Club – San Antonio International (SAT), Terminal
October 3, 2026
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Air Canada Premium Economy Review: Toronto to Vienna on the Boeing 787-8
October 3, 2026
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Review: Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 – Milan to Manchester
October 3, 2026

The Gate with Brian Cohen
What Is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 373: Reader Edition
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later: some bizarre person who founded The Gate With Brian Cohen — he has admitted to errors in the past and will remain unidentified in this article — committed a careless mistake in a graphic illustration for an article called New “Flight...

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Current hotel promotions for October 2026
All major hotel brands dangle various carrots in front of customers to incentivize their patronage. Bonuses for for elite status, loyalty program membership and credit card spending all serve as sweeteners that make rewards-earning a little faster and more fruitful. Promotions are another significant way that hotel loyalty programs try...

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American Airlines Flight Attendant Complains To Delayed Passengers—“I’ve Been Up Almost 24 Hours”
After their first plane returned to Los Angeles, Maui passengers boarded a replacement—and heard a flight attendant say he’d been awake almost 24 hours. He blamed a scheduling mix-up, while a passenger says the crew’s frustration carried into service.

One Mile at a Time
Weekly Review: October 03, 2026
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m off on a quick adventure, which should involve some fun airline reviews, a cruise review, and more. Stay tuned, and I’ll continue publishing my Japan trip report, from the journey I wrapped up a couple of weeks ago. On...

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Hertz Amex Offer: Get $75 back when spending $350+
A new, targeted Hertz Amex Offer Is out this week: get a $75 statement credit when you spend $350 or more on rentals through mid-October. The Deal Spend $350+ on one or more rentals at Hertz Corporate-owned locations in the US & get $75 back as a statement credit with...

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Equator. Ecuador. Equinox?
The main reason why I traveled to Ecuador is for the quest to reach the equator on the equinox so that I can claim to have been in spring, summer, autumn, and winter within a split second — but things do not always work out as intended; and I cannot...

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Review: Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge – The Garden Doha (DOH)
Qatar Airways’ Al Mourjan Business Lounge known as “The Garden” in Doha (DOH) is a beautiful place to spend a long layover, with extensive seating, good food, quiet rooms, and even a gym. I spent much of an eight-hour overnight connection here and enjoyed the lounge…though the service at dinner...

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Denver Airport Spent Over $21,000 On A Party For One Employee—$466 Per Attendee [Roundup]
Denver airport spent over $21,000 on one employee’s retirement party for just 45 people—more than $466 per attendee. Also: a Delta Diamond with 10 million SkyMiles eyes United, nearly 40% skip paying at an airport’s honor-system parking lot, and Australia’s card surcharge ban shifts the cost into advertised prices.

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Chase’s New $350 IHG Card Offers 200,000 Points—Plus $400 In Flight Credits Before Your First Renewal
Chase’s new $350 IHG credit card can return $400 in flight credits before your first renewal, on top of a 200,000-point initial bonus. It also gives you enough elite nights to choose a confirmable suite upgrade without first earning those nights through hotel stays.

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Current point transfer bonuses for October 2026
The best points rewards programs, in our opinion, are those that allow points to be transferred to many different airline and hotel loyalty programs. In this way, it’s often possible to get outsized value from your points. For example, suppose you want to fly lie-flat business class to Europe. Prices...

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Review: United Club – San Antonio International (SAT), Terminal
Small former Continental Presidents Club is dated but staff is wonderful and buffet is decent The summary The lounge is near gate B3 at SAT airport. With a whopping number of short flights to Houston, as well as nonstop service to most of its other hubs, United is smart to...








































