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TSA PreCheck Passengers Will Have To Go Through Body Scanners—New Lanes Coming To 7 Airports Within 6 Weeks
Automated PreCheck gates, forced body scanners and software that flags suspicious bags could change the checkpoint experience. TSA wants more paying members, but its own staffing model makes a better case for free enrollment and less screening of vetted travelers.

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Delta Passenger Says He Refused A Seat Swap, Started Recording, And Was Kicked Off The Plane
A Delta Air Lines passenger says he was asked to give up his seat so a couple could sit together, declined after seeing the replacement, and was eventually removed from the flight after recording the dispute. Delta says he failed to follow crew instructions. I understand that passengers cannot simply...

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Delta Passenger Shows Up At 6:59 For 7 A.M. Flight—Knocks On Boarding Door For Them To Open
A man knocked on the closed boarding door at Delta’s gate 12 at Bradley International Airport in Hartford. Flight 1330 to Minneapolis was scheduled for 7 a.m. and the clock shows it's 6:59. He made it before departure! Why can't he get on?

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Ouch: Delta A350 Clips Air Canada 777’s Tail At LAX While Taxiing For Tokyo
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 clipped an Air Canada Boeing 777-200 at Los Angeles International Airport this morning, damaging the aircraft and disrupting travel plans. Thankfully, no injuries have been reported, but this is certainly not how anyone wanted to begin a flight to Tokyo or end one from...

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Many Alaska/Hawaiian/Atmos changes: Communities, debit card, transferable points, premium economy, & more
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have made several announcements this past week, providing updates in a wide range of areas including an expanded Communities feature, a new debit card, the upcoming ability to transfer points from Bank of America and other banks to Atmos Rewards, the ability to choose how...

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Save up to 50% on Atmos Rewards partner award flights to 6 cities in Europe and Asia (Must book by October 10!)
Alaska Airlines award flight sale that offers up to 50% off select award flights is now a monthly feature like discounted reward sales from other airlines. The big difference is the short booking window for these offer from Atmos Rewards. These offers are available for departures from the U.S. and...
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Review: SriLankan Airlines Serendiva Lounge, Colombo (CMB)
October 7, 2026
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Review: Qatar Airways 787-8 Business Class
October 7, 2026
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What are EasyJet Like? Hopping from Leeds to Belfast on an Airbus A319
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United Polaris® Lounge: The Buffet Isn’t What It Used to Be and Feels Like Golden Corral
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My quest for Flying Blue Platinum status
I’m determined to earn Air France KLM Flying Blue Platinum elite status. Three features of Platinum status are particularly compelling to me: 1) better access to lowest-level awards (such as 60K for business class between the U.S. and Europe); 2) the ability to change and cancel awards for free; and...

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Lamingtons, Jaffles, and the end of my Wild Card journey (Nick’s Wild Card Journal)
With our final Wild Card judging live stream set to come out tonight (we’ll be live on Youtube at 9pm Eastern time), it occurred to me that I never journaled my final activities in Melbourne. On our final stop, I met my challenge of finding food for the picky eater,...

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Tropical Storm Isaias to Impact Gulf Coast: October 2026 Travel Alert
Due to the potential impact of Tropical Storm Isaias along the Gulf Coast of the United States, you may want to consider delaying your travel — or, at least, keep yourself updated as to the latest information pertaining to the weather — if this region is in your travel plans...

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Choice Privileges now allows points sharing and it’s free (for now)
When Choice Privileges announced late last year that they were refreshing their loyalty program, one of the most eye-catching details was that members would gain the ability to transfer points to other members. What hadn’t been mentioned in the press release was whether there’d be a charge to do this,...

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Bilt goes 4:3 to Hyatt. Now what? | Coffee Break Ep124 | 10-7-26
Just like we’ve seen with most of Chase cards, Bilt has announced it will be moving to a 4:3 transfer rate with Hyatt starting in January. So, what’s the best way to get Hyatt points now? Bilt goes 4:3 to Hyatt. Now what? Watch the full episode below, or listen...

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UPS added, FedEx removed from Flexible Business Credit on American Express® Business Gold Card
Update 10/6/26: Amex removed FedEx as a redemption option for the American Express® Business Gold’s Flexible Business Credit on October 1, a change that had been announced many months ago. At the time, that meant that only GrubHub and office supply stores would be left as redemption options for that...

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Delta Passenger Stole An Airport Tug, Crashed It—Then Went After American’s Toilet Truck
A Seattle-bound passenger allegedly drove a stolen tug between gates at John Wayne Airport before trying to take a second airline’s service truck. Police arrested a 26-year-old man, and controller audio captures the response.

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Hyatt ending 500 bonus points offer at new properties, replacing with 2X points
For the longest time, World of Hyatt has offered 500 bonus points per night when staying at its new properties. That feature of the loyalty program ended on October 1, but has been replaced with a different offer instead: double points on stays at new properties. Whether that’s an improvement...

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Earn 2,000 Bonus Rapid Rewards Points by Shopping
Effective through Monday, October 12, 2026 at 11:59:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, you can earn 2,000 bonus Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards points — in addition to the standard Rapid Rewards points earned — during the Fall Bonus Offer campaign at the Rapid Rewards Shopping portal by spending a...

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ANA Amex Offer: Spend $2,500+ & get 30K Membership Rewards or $300 back
There are a couple of ANA Amex Offers available on a targeted basis at the moment. Both require $2,500 of spend, but one awards 30,000 bonus Membership Rewards points, while the other offers a $300 statement credit. The Deal Spend $2,500 in one or more purchases with All Nippon Airways...

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US State Department Issues Warning About Threats to Airlines and Airports in Saudi Arabia After Houthi Air Attacks Leave 3 Dead
The State Department has issued a warning to US citizens in Saudi Arabia after three people were killed in Houthi air attacks on two airports in the country on Tuesday and Wednesday. Local officials confirmed that 36 people had also been injured in the attacks. In a statement, the US...

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(Update) Bilt has put upgrade/downgrade terms and conditions back in
Update 10/7/26: Following my post yesterday about how Bilt had removed upgrade/downgrade wording from the terms and conditions of Bilt credit cards, all that wording has reappeared today. The Bilt Rewards Card Offer Terms now states that it was last updated on September 18, 2026. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like...

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Four American Airlines Flight Attendants Sickened After They Ate Leftover Meals on Transatlantic Flight to Rome
Four American Airlines flight attendants were reportedly struck down with food poisoning after they ate leftover passenger meals while they were ‘deadheading’ from Dallas-Fort Worth to Rome over the weekend. The incident occurred after American Airlines was forced to cancel a regularly scheduled service from Rome Fiumicino to DFW on...

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Delta Passenger Got Kicked Off After Refusing To Swap Seats
Santiago Daza says a request to help a couple sit together ended with his removal from a Bogotá–Atlanta flight. Delta cites 'failure to follow crew instructions' while the passenger says they gave him a $150 travel credit.

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InKind Referral Code: Get $25 Off Your First Meal With My Favorite Dining App
Looking for an InKind referral code? New InKind users can get $25 off their first dining experience of $50 or more when they sign up through a referral link. Through August 31, 2026, there’s also a limited time referral promotion, where the person making the referral can earn $50 off...








































