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It Looked Like He Was Skiplagging His Last Flight. American Airlines Didn’t Care
Skipping the last flight on an itinerary sounds an awful lot like skiplagging, something airlines notoriously dislike. But in this case, doing exactly that could have been perfectly acceptable. Skiplagging…

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A $349 Status Match Could Unlock American Airlines Flagship Lounges—Even In Coach, But There’s A Timing Catch
A new $349 Philippine Airlines status match could get you into American Airlines Flagship lounges even when you’re flying domestic coach—without ever flying Philippine Airlines. The catch is timing: access won’t begin until the airline joins oneworld, expected by the end of 2027, while the matched status expires in February...

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Which airlines fly daytime transatlantic flights from North America? (avoid overnight trips)
You may have noticed that almost all transatlantic flights from North America depart in the afternoon or the evening and land in Europe the next day. This can be useful if you need to get to your destination in time for morning or afternoon meetings, but for a couple of...

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American Airlines is Struggling With Broken Business Class Seats On Its Brand New Airbus A321XLR Airplanes
American Airlines is reportedly facing a frustrating new issue with its brand-new fleet of Airbus A321XLR airplanes – a narrowbody aircraft that can fly long-haul international routes at a fraction of the cost of a traditional widebody: The lie-flat Business Class seats keep on breaking, and American has to fly...

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Chase Now Lets You Invest Ultimate Rewards Points—But It’s Better To Redeem For Travel Even If You Want Cash
The J.P. Morgan investment redemption pays the same one cent per point Chase already offers as cash back. Current Pay Yourself Back offers can beat it, while a better travel redemption can preserve more money to invest.
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Premium Travel Cards Now Cost Up To $895 But $95 Cards Still Deliver Outsized Rewards
You do not need a $395, $495, or $895 annual fee card to earn valuable travel rewards. These mid-tier cards, mostly around $95 per year, can still deliver strong returns through transferable points, travel and dining bonuses, airline and hotel partners, rent or mortgage rewards, and credits that help offset...

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Szalonej Środy With LOT Polish Airlines Means Crazy Wednesday Sale
LOT Polish Airlines has a promotion that occurs on many Wednesdays because Szalonej Środy translates from Polish into English as Crazy Wednesday, which is in effect only on Wednesdays — typically for the Polish market, as airports in Poland are usually the origination airports of the deals.
As today...

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Emirates Skywards: Earn 2x Miles on all Emirates & flydubai flights worldwide (September 16 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is from Emirates Skywards who are back with another systemwide double miles offer covering all Emirates and flydubai flights worldwide. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

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Rove doubling referral bonus to 1K miles through 9/18 for both sides
Rove ordinarily offers bonuses of 500 miles to both sides when referring new members to their transferable points program. Through September 18, 2026, that bonus is being doubled to 1,000 miles for both sides. The Deal Earn 1,000 Rove miles when referring other people to the program. Frequent Miler referral...

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Wants To “Eliminate The Need” For Flight Attendants To Apologize
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says his goal is not to stop flight attendants from apologizing to customers, but to build an airline so reliable and polished that they no longer need to apologize, an important distinction that many missed. Scott Kirby Wants United Flight Attendants To Have Nothing To...

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TRIP REPORT: Kevin Gets a Little Seoul and Tokyo – To Asia with Air China, Air Premia, British Airways and KLM
TRIP REPORT: Kevin gets a little Seoul and Tokyo A long-haul adventure with lots of premium (and non-premium) cabins with Air China, Air Premia, British Airways and KLM It’s time for a new trip report – with your author trying some new airlines to some long-unvisited destinations. Lots of passenger...

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Delta Adds $165 Silver Oak To Business Class, But United Still Has A Better Wine List
Silver Oak joins international Delta One October 1, while Taittinger expands to domestic Delta One. The new list narrows United’s lead and goes beyond American’s recent improvements—but some of Delta’s less expensive wines may be better choices in the air.

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Flash sale: Southwest is offering up to 40% off base fares (Hawaii from $104 one-way)
Southwest is running a flash sale in which it's offering discounts of up to 40% off its base fares. The sale only runs through 17 September (sorry, we're late with this one) and as usual, there are a lot of terms and conditions to navigate.

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(Reminder) Chase slashing Hyatt transfer ratio to 4:3 for Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card
Update 9/16/26: Just a quick reminder that the transfer ratio for Chase Sapphire Preferred® cardholders and Chase Ink Business Preferred® cardholders to Hyatt will be reducing to 4:3 on October 1. That means that you have two weeks left to decide whether or not to transfer points to your World...

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Shares His Updated Reading List
16 September 2026 UPDATE: Scott Kirby recently explained that he spends about three hours reading each day, and the United Airlines CEO has now shared an updated list of seven books he particularly enjoyed this summer. Kirby acknowledged that not everything he read deserved a recommendation, but these books made...

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Chase marks 10 years of the Sapphire Reserve with some niche offers
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® card is 10 years old this month (where have those 10 years gone?!), and Chase is marking the occasion with a set of anniversary Chase offers, a contest giving away 10 million Ultimate Rewards points, and an extension to the card's DoorDash benefit.

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Why American Airlines’ Pilots Union Is Calling For A New CEO—Even As He Makes Changes It Wanted
American’s pilots union chief acknowledges the airline is finally focusing on customers, yet he’s calling for new leadership. Contract talks, a demand for a board seat, and an internal union merger fight help explain why he’s escalating now.

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Chase Sapphire Reserve Turns 10 With Up To $1,050 In Travel Offers—And A Bigger DoorDash Credit
Sapphire Reserve’s anniversary offers include $200 back on a $200 JSX purchase and rebates at IHG, Alila, Miraval, Sixt and Wander. Separately, the monthly DoorDash promo rises from $5 to $15 starting October 1, adding up to $120 a year.

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Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each
IHG has returned with another sale, offering a 100% bonus when buying points. That means you can buy IHG Rewards points for as low as 0.5. cents per point (cpp). This latest sale was is running through October 5, 2026. As always, this might be targeted, and sometimes members have...

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Air Greenland’s Absurd 8-Kilogram Carry-On Limit
Air Greenland permits only 8 kilograms of carry-on baggage, even in Premium Class. My bag weighed 9 kilograms, and although I escaped having to check it, the experience left me wondering what this restrictive policy actually accomplishes on a half-empty Airbus A330. Air Greenland’s Ridiculously Low Carry-On Weight Limit I...









































