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American Airlines Is Moving To A New $4.5 Billion Phoenix Terminal—And Southwest Could Be A Big Winner, Too
American's planned move out of Terminal 4 would create room for other airlines at Phoenix, where it and Southwest carry nearly three-quarters of passengers. The new terminal targets a late 2033 opening, with more international capacity and new premium space.
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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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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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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.

Live and Let’s Fly
Minute Review: Air France 777-300ER La Première
We take a walk down memory lane with this week’s Minute Review and revisit a spectacular flight I enjoyed on the Air France 777-300ER in La Première (First Class) from Los Angeles to Paris. Air France 777-300ER La Première First Class Minute Review (Video) We take a walk down memory...

Points With a Crew
Georgia pilot flying Cessna 150 lands his plane at the world’s busiest airport and the cost for landing leaves him blown away
The pilots of a small Cessna 150 thought to try and land at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport and were not expecting the cost of the landing fees when they ...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Top 5 Hotel Stay Bonuses for Airline Programs for September 2026
Here are our Top 5 Hotel Stay Bonus Airline Mile/Point offers for this month! This post is for bonuses that you credit to an airline frequent flyer program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re book past this month. If none...

Frequent Miler
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...
Reviews
Read the latest reviews for road warriors and frequent flyers.
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Review: Extime Lounge, Paris T1 (CDG)
September 21, 2026
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JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity Review: Luxury Near Delhi Airport
September 21, 2026
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The Patina Osaka – Amazing Castle Views and Finally…A Hotel That Gets ‘Hip’ Right
September 21, 2026
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Hotel Review: Hilton Columbus at Easton
September 20, 2026

Your Mileage May Vary
A Second Dolly Parton BNA Tribute Could Be In The Works, & It’d Be Another Airport First
Nashville International Airport is already preparing for a major Dolly Parton tribute. Now the woman behind the original Change.org petition has another idea for BNA. When Nashville International Airport (BNA)…

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Top 5 Flight Bonus Miles and Points Offers for September 2026
Here are our Top 5 Flight Bonus Mile/Point Offers for this month. This post is of course for bonuses for flying this month however many of these offers go beyond so don’t count them out for flights you need to book past this month. If none of the offers listed...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
$50 New Member Referral Bonus With Rakuten
This is your chance to cash in on a $50 new member referral bonus when you sign up as a new member of Rakuten; and you will receive a bonus of $50.00 via referral when you spend a minimum of $50.00 within the first 90 days of your new membership,...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Blundering Construction Workers Cut Through Brand New Fiber Backup Line Taking Out Air Traffic Control Across the Northeast
Blundering construction workers have been blamed for cutting through a newly installed fiber backup line that was meant to keep air traffic control services running across the Northeast when a legacy circuit broke on Monday morning. Tens of thousands of passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption for the...

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American Airlines Lounge Sign Says No Day Passes—Don’t Walk Away, They Often Let You In Anyway [Roundup]
An Admirals Club sign saying day passes aren’t for sale doesn’t necessarily rule out using passes from your credit card—and sometimes the sign stays out after the crowds leave. Also: new San Antonio lounges, Bilt card upgrades, and inviting strangers into a Chase Sapphire Lounge.

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Rewards Credit Cards In A Nutshell: What The Biggest Ones Are Actually Good For (And Where They Fall Short)
The biggest rewards credit cards are easier to understand when you strip them down to what they actually do best. Sapphire Reserve, Amex Platinum, Venture X, Citi Strata Elite, Bilt Palladium, Bilt Blue, United Explorer, and Citi AAdvantage Business all have real strengths, but each one also has limits. The...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Iberia Club: Up to a 20% discount on select award flights worldwide
The next set of Iberia Club discounted award flight offers are now available. Members can get up to 20% off the Avios required on select routes worldwide The up to 20% Avios discount Save up to 20% in Avios when redeeming for award flights on select Iberia routes worldwide across...

Frequent Miler
25% transfer bonus to Avianca Lifemiles from Citi ThankYou Rewards
Citi ThankYou Rewards has launched a 25% transfer bonus to Avianca Lifemiles through 11:59PM ET on October 24, 2026. With this bonus, 1,000 ThankYou points become 1,250 Avianca Lifemiles, assuming that you’re transferring from a Citi Strata Elite, Strata Premier, Prestige, or A&T Access More card. The Deal Citi ThankYou Rewards...

Live and Let’s Fly
American Airlines Delayed Her Flight 24 Hours, Rebooked Her Without Notice, Then Cancelled Her $8,000 Ticket
As American Airlines attempts to improve its operational reliability and technology, a horror story involving a friend unfolded at New York-JFK this weekend. It left me shaking my head…and genuinely angry. American Airlines Mechanical Delay And Technology Failure Turns $8,000 Business Class Trip Into A Nightmare My friend, let’s call...

Miles To Memories
New Amex Platinum Card Link: Guaranteed 175,000 Points Bonus and No Lifetime Language
American Express is currently offering a welcome bonus as high as 175,000 points for the personal Amex Platinum Card. But now we have a special link for you that is much better that the public offer for two reasons.

Traveling For Miles
Delta’s Los Angeles expansion: Two new routes and seven frequency increases (one route seems odd)
Delta is rattling its cage at LAX again, so as well as reminding anyone who will listen that it's Los Angeles' number 1 airline (by some, but not all metrics), it has announced a new route we didn't know about, a new route that we found out about a week...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Get 250,000 Miles & More miles, Hotel Elite Status & more for €3,890 (ASMALLWORLD Flash Sale!)
There is a Flash Offer out this week to receive a discount for purchasing an ASMALLWORLD Prestige membership! ASMALLWORLD is a social network for travel that provides a bunch of perks and benefits when you join including 250,000 Miles & More miles and you can purchase a Prestige Membership at...

Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: BA770 London Heathrow to Stockhom Arlanda Airport (EuroTraveller/Economy Class)
BA 770 London Heathrow Terminal 5 to Stockholm Arlanda Terminal 2 – EuroTraveller (Economy Class) TRIP REPORT: Kevin gets a little Seoul and Tokyo Buckle up, kiddos. It’s a long list of contents. When Life Gives You Lemons, Get Gin, Tonic and a Knife to cut the Lemons! Make the...







































