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American Airlines Can Sell You Upgrades You Don’t See Online—Internal Memo Explains When To Call
American has retired its old Day of Departure Upgrade product. The internal memo also confirms that phone agents can check for paid offers missing online, including on tickets purchased in countries its website still doesn’t support.

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American Airlines Passenger Duct-Taped In First Class: Preacher Seatmate Says He Was Attacked After Talking About Jesus
Jonathan Cahn says he was the unidentified seatmate attacked on the Dallas–Newark flight. His account adds an antisemitic threat and a struggle over his laptop, while the arrested passenger’s real estate firm has cut ties with him.

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The 10 Greatest Airline Mileage Deals Ever—My 7 Million American Airlines Miles Only Ranks #2
Magazine subscriptions bought Concorde flights, pudding earned over a million miles, and SimplyMiles delivered unexpected ConciergeKey status. My updated countdown explains how the deals worked—and how to decide whether the next extraordinary offer deserves your money.

Traveling For Miles
What is going on with Flying Blue award pricing? Are Promo Awards still flexible? (what a mess!)
Well, here we are. Today is the first day that the new award options are live, and we finally have awards that most Flying Blue members cannot change or have refunded and which, apparently, better align with some members' travel needs. Now that I've had a look at some of...

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Ryanair Blames Malfunctioning Passport Kiosks For European Border Chaos as Summer Relief From Full Checks Comes to an End
Ryanair has blasted the European Commission’s decision to end summer relief for full biometric passport checks under the bloc’s so-called ‘Entry / Exit System’ (ESS), saying that malfunctioning kiosks and staffing shortages are still plaguing the system and leading to long and unpredictable wait times at airports across the continent....

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Trump Says Bombardier Is Banned From U.S. Sales, But Can He Actually Do That?
President Donald Trump says Bombardier can no longer sell aircraft in the United States unless it starts building them here. That sounds like another sweeping presidential edict delivered by social media, but this one requires a little unpacking: Trump actually does have substantial power to restrict aircraft imports, though a...
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Turkish Airlines Secures Record-Breaking £300 Million Front-of-Shirt Sponsorship Deal With Liverpool Football Club
Turkish Airlines has secured ‘front-of-shirt’ sponsorship rights for Liverpool Football Club in a record-breaking £300 million deal that begins at the start of the 2027-28 season and runs for at least five years. Until now, Turkish Airlines has mainly sponsored clubs and sports tournaments much closer to home, so this...

Economy Class & Beyond
Air Arabia adds additional capacity between Sharjah and Bangkok
Air Arabia is layering on additional capacity with plans to add a fourth daily flight between Sharjah and Bangkok from 25 October 2026. The net result will be four flights a day between Sharjah in the UAE and Bangkok, offering 28 flights a week and providing its passengers greater choice and...

Frequent Miler
What are Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) Leaders Club Points Worth?
Back in 2023, Citi added Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) as a transfer partner, letting Citi Strata Premier (and now Strata Elite) cardholders transfer ThankYou points to Leaders Club. At the time, it didn’t provoke much excitement in the points-and-miles world, probably due to what on the surface looks like...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Support Animals Versus Allergies: Here We Go Again
Even in 2026, the debate continues between support animals versus people with allergies aboard airplanes. Allergies have not been cured since this article was first published in 2014; and some passengers need support animals to travel. The question still remains: does a person with allergies to the fur of animals...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
What Is a Run of House Hotel Room Rate?
A reasonably comfortable bed, an area for storage, a climate control system of some sort, and a place to cleanse yourself and use a toilet are the basic necessities you expect when staying in a room at a hotel or resort property — and you expect to get a certain...

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Frontier reduces Diamond requirements, but makes sweeping cuts to elite benefits, mileage earning
Jut over a week ago, Frontier Airlines announced some “enhancements” to its program. While top-tier Diamond elite status will require fewer status points, Silver and Gold now require more status points, and elite benefits have been slashed across the board. Frontier changes elite requirements, guts elite benefits View from the...

Frequent Miler
What to do when your credit limit is too low? | Question of the Week Ep15 | 9-7-26
What to do when your credit limit is too low? Kris reached out with the following question about managing a low credit limit: On your recent podcast, you mentioned that banks don’t like you to cycle cards. I just got approved for the new Capital One Venture Business card, and upon...

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Mile-Long Walks Coming To Charlotte Airport With 16 New American Airlines Gates
Charlotte will spend nearly $1.1 billion on new airfield pavement and a 380,000-square-foot Concourse C extension. It should reduce gate gridlock, but the airport’s already punishing connections may stretch past a mile.

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Delta Air Boeing 737 Makes ‘Emergency Descent’ And Diverts to Las Vegas After Oxygen Masks Deploy
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 flying from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City made an emergency diversion to Las Vegas on Sunday evening after the 14-year-old aircraft suffered a depressurization as the plane was flying at 35,000 feet over the Mojave Desert. On board Delta flight DL-2311 were 181...

{Tech} for Travel
Timekettle W4 Plus Wants to Fix International Calls
For business travel and global calls, Timekettle W4 Plus brings real time translation, VoiceFocus pickup and AI meeting summaries to earbuds.
The post Timekettle W4 Plus Wants to Fix International Calls appeared first on {Tech} for Travel.

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Chase Sapphire Reserve DoorDash benefit enhancement coming October 1, 2026
Last week, it was widely reported that Chase will be making a small (but positive) enhancement to DoorDash benefits on the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Beginning on October 1, 2026, cardholders will gain up to $10 in additional value each month and some more flexibility in using one of the...

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American Airlines Passenger Duct-Taped In First Class: Preacher Seatmate Says He Was Attacked After Talking About Jesus
Jonathan Cahn says he was the unidentified seatmate attacked on the Dallas–Newark flight. His account adds an antisemitic threat and a struggle over his laptop, while the arrested passenger’s real estate firm has cut ties with him.











































