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Visa Has 2 New Tiers Above Infinite — Sapphire Reserve Is No Longer The Highest
Visa Infinite Privilege and Infinite Private sit above the cards that Americans can get. Canada has offered Privilege for years, Asia just expanded the lineup, and Mastercard World Legend already offers U.S. cardmembers complimentary airport dining with three guests.

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American Airlines Is Still Closing Mileage Accounts Over Credit Card Bonuses From 7 Years Ago
An American Airlines customer says Barclays approved a new credit card, opened a new AAdvantage account, and they even took an award flight—before American shut the account down two months after it was created. The airline said their ban over old credit card bonuses was permanent. Years later, even a...

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Why Flight Attendants Look Young And Pretty In Asia—And Why U.S. Airlines Stopped Selling Sex Appeal
U.S. airlines once sold tickets with young women in hot pants. Deregulation, discrimination law and seniority changed that model. Asian and Gulf airlines face different hiring incentives—and Singapore’s grooming standards show how much of the difference is deliberate.

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Bilt adds upgrade/downgrade terms and conditions
Back in February, Bilt launched its “2.0” initiative, changing card issuers from Wells Fargo to Cardless and launching three new Bilt credit cards: the Bilt Blue, Bilt Obsidian, and Bilt Palladium card. At launch, we asked whether cardholders would be able to upgrade or downgrade if they opened a card...

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American Woman Asks Air Canada Flight Attendants For Asylum [Roundup]
An American passenger on a Phoenix–Montreal flight asked Air Canada flight attendants for asylum. Pilots described her as calm and continued to Montreal. Also: Visa closes a crypto rewards loophole, Citi offers a 25% LifeMiles transfer bonus, and airport car rentals remain unnecessarily miserable.

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Save Up to 15% On Airfares With Qatar Airways
You can save up to 15% on airfares with Qatar Airways seated in either economy class or business class to your choice of select destinations in the world which the airline serves, travel must be completed by Wednesday, March 31, 2027...
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Hotel Review: Hilton Columbus at Easton
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Get up to 10% back at Kroger brands with new Chase Offer
One of my favorite Chase Offers is back, offering either 5% or 10% back at Kroger’s various brands. My Chase cards have the 10% version of the offer, while my wife’s have the 5% version. In both cases, the cashback is limited to $90 in spend, but we each have...

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Air New Zealand Blames “Pilot Illness” After Two Pilots Allegedly Fight, Triggering 14-Hour Delay
Two Air New Zealand pilots reportedly became involved in an altercation during a San Francisco layover, forcing the airline to bring in a replacement pilot and leaving passengers facing cancellations and a 14-hour delay. Air New Zealand Investigates Pilot Altercation After San Francisco Flight Disruption Air New Zealand has confirmed...

Traveling For Miles
The Chase Freedom Flex® card has been updated (new welcome offer, no cell phone cover and no FX fees)
The changes to the Chase Freedom Flex® card that were being discussed over the summer have now kicked in with a few, mostly unimportant, other changes thrown in as well. The card no longer offers cell phone cover but it also now doesn't charge a foreign transaction fee and it...

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Breeze Airways promo: Save 35% on round trip base fares with promo code GETTHERE
Breeze Airways is out with another new airfare deal, this time giving a 35% discount on round-trip base fares when using promo code GETTHERE. The Deal Save 35% on round-trip base fares with Breeze Airways when using promo code GETTHERE. Direct link to offer terms. Key Terms 35% base fare...

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FAA’s Primary Circuit Failed. Its Backup Cable Was Cut. Northeast Air Travel Ground To A Halt.
A failed primary circuit and a severed backup fiber line brought air travel across the Northeast to a near standstill yesterday. There is plenty of finger-pointing over who cut the cable, but the more troubling question is why one damaged backup line could cripple some of the busiest airspace in...

Economy Class & Beyond
Recaro Rail shows off the VELA seating platform
Over in Berlin, InnoTrans 2026 has started, where the rail industry comes together, showing off their latest wares and trains. Recaro Rail (part of the Recaro Group, which we cover for their Aircraft Seating) is out in force, with the company showcasing their VELA seating platform. And it seems they...

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Passengers Stand Around With Overhead Bins Open While Plane Taxis—Airline Claims Safety Is Its “Highest Priority”
Passengers are standing in the aisle and overhead bins are open while an Air India Express jet taxis, and the crew reportedly says nothing - though the airline says safety is its highest priority.

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Deal: Buy Finnair Avios with a bonus of up to 50% (from ~1.41 US Cents/1.23 Euro Cents/1.10 Pence)
Finnair Plus is now running an Avios sale in which it's offering bonuses of up to 50% for Avios purchases made through 5 October 2026 and you'll find that the price you're asked to pay per Avios will vary depending on how many Avios you buy and the currency in...

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Oops: Paris Airport Operator Apologizes After Sign Translator Confuses Switzerland and China
Well, this is embarrassing. A Chinese translator who was hired by the operator of Paris Airports in France got confused between Switzerland and China, with a prominent sign pointing Chinese passport holders into a line at immigration that they couldn’t use. It’s not known how long the incorrect sign had...

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Turning award-travel lemons into sweet travel nectar (Tim’s Wild Card Challenge Journal)
It is on like Donkey Kong, and this post drops at the donkey-crack of dawn on September 22nd, also known as Day 1 of Frequent Miler’s “Wild Card Challenge.” Greg, Nick, and I were randomly assigned four credit cards and three destinations by our Machiavellian co-workers and judges, Carrie and...

Economy Class & Beyond
Aeroflot signs with Rostec for a further 90 MC-21 aircraft
Time for something a little different: Russian carrier Aeroflot has signed an agreement with Rostec for 90 more MC-21 aircraft. It represents one of the largest contracts in Russian civil aviation for the supply and after-sales support of the domestically produced MC-21 airliners. Under the deal, Aeroflot will receive 90 medium-haul...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Top 5 Hotel Bonus Points offers for September 2026
Here are our Top Hotel Stay Bonuses for this month! These are for stays that you credit to a hotel frequent guest program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re booking past this month. If none of the offers listed below...












































