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Alaska Airlines Now Makes You Cancel And Rebook To Get A Lower Fare—But May Not Let You Pay With Your Credit
Alaska is making customers cancel their reservations and book again to capture a lower fare. One reader followed those instructions, then discovered that the credit he’d received couldn’t pay for his replacement Companion Fare booking. Alaska ultimately agreed to give his money back, but the problem exposes how much less...
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Images Emerge of Destroyed Saudia Airlines Airbus Jet at Riyadh Airport After Houthi Missile Attack
The first images of a destroyed Saudia Airlines Airbus A320 series aircraft at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) have emerged after a Houthi rebel ballistic missile attack on the airfield earlier on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has been fighting the Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen for years, but in recent...

View from the Wing
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.

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
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...

Frequent Miler
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...

Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Qatar Airways 787-8 Business Class
My journey to India continued with a short overnight flight from Doha to Delhi in Qatar Airways 787-8 business class. The older seat was comfortable, but the highlight was the excellent dinner…even at 3:30 am. Qatar Airways 787-8 Business Class Review (DOH-DEL) After my Qsuite flight from Los Angeles and...

Live and Let’s Fly
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Clever Plan For Unlimited American Express Lounge Access
For travelers trying to spend $75,000 on an American Express card to unlock unlimited Delta Sky Club access or complimentary guest access to Centurion Lounges, Kimberly Guilfoyle’s reported $100,000 bill offers an interesting perspective. Apparently, earning the perks is only half the challenge…finding someone to pay the bill is the...

Economy Class & Beyond
Avolon adds 250 Airbus and Boeing aircraft to it backlog
It might be the end of the week, but the orders are rolling in for Airbus and Boeing, with leasing company Avolon signing a big order for aircraft. Avolon has placed a firm order for 110 Airbus aircraft, comprising 35 A330-900 and 75 A320neo Family aircraft. This incremental order takes Avolon’s...

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United Airlines Male Flight Attendant Accused 70-Year-Old Passenger of Sexually Assaulting Him in Trash Bag Fiasco
A United Airlines flight attendant allegedly accused a 70-year-old man of sexually assaulting him during a long-haul flight to South Korea in what the man’s family says was a simple misunderstanding over putting trash in a waste sack that the crew member was carrying through the cabin. The flight attendant...
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Traveling For Miles
This is the new IHG One Rewards Diamond fast track offer [Highly Targeted]
IHG One Rewards is targeting select members for its latest fast track to top-tier elite status promotion which is running through 31 December 2026. The promotion requires targeted members to stay just 10 nights at any of IHG's properties around the world before the promotion's end date, and that will...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Three Dead, Including Saudia Airlines Captain, in Houthi Missile Attack On Riyadh Airport That Destroyed A Parked Airplane
Saudi authorities have now confirmed that three people were killed in a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) on Thursday. One of those killed has been identified as Captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami, who was a long-serving pilot for the Kingdom’s flag carrier Saudia Airlines. After initially...

Economy Class & Beyond
LATAM takes delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2
It’s been some time coming, but LATAM has finally taken delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. It marks the first time the Latin American carrier has taken delivery of an Embraer aircraft. The new aircraft is expected to enter service in the coming days and will bolster LATAM’s connectivity...

Frequent Miler
Le Meridien Barcelona Bottom Line Review: A mixed bag
At the end of our European cruise last month, my family booked two rooms for two nights at Le Meridien Barcelona. Room rates were high, so this represented a good use of 85K free night certificates for a standard room, while I also used points to book a second, slightly...

Live and Let’s Fly
Southwest Airlines Is Leaning Toward Boeing 787s, But Does It Really Need Them?
Southwest Airlines is reportedly leaning toward Boeing 787s for longhaul international flights. I welcome more competition, but before adding an entirely new fleet, I would like to see whether Southwest could accomplish something worthwhile with the aircraft it already knows…and lie-flat beds. Does Southwest Need Boeing 787s To Start Flying...

View from the Wing
Southwest Airlines Eyes Boeing 787s For Europe — Lie-Flat Business Class Could Follow
A Southwest long haul network could strengthen its credit card business and keep customers from booking competitors. But the aircraft would need premium fares, useful connections and somewhere profitable to fly after Europe’s summer rush.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Norse Atlantic Secures Wet-Lease Deal With Pakistan International Airlines… More Deals Could Be On the Way
The beleaguered low-cost long-haul airline Norse Atlantic Airways has been buoyed by securing a wet-lease deal with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), with operations involving two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners set to begin as early as next month. Norse Atlantic started life as a scheduled long-haul airline, operating flights from Norway and...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Southwest Airlines Plans to Keep its Fleet All-Boeing as it Weighs 787 Dreamliner Order for Long-Haul Expansion
Southwest Airlines is reportedly leaning towards buying Boeing 787 Dreamliners as it eyes expansion into the long-haul international market, sources from within the Dallas-based carrier cited by Reuters have claimed. The airline has been actively pursuing a move into the long-haul international market for some time now. Last year, chief...

Points With a Crew
Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Review (90K SkyMiles!)
KEY LINK: Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card – Limited Time Offer: Earn 90,000 Bonus Miles after spending $6,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. Offer ends 11/4/26. $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $150 (see rates and...

Travel With Grant
What Counts as a Utility Payment for Discover’s 5% Cash Back?
I recently tested several utility payments with my Discover It to see what would actually qualify for the Q4 5% cash back category. My $5 test purchases with Recology (trash), WD (water), and PG&E (gas/electric) all coded as utilities and earned 5% cash back. I also discovered that I can...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
A Humorous Glimpse of Airport Security in 1974
Airport security checkpoints were apparently a source of consternation for passengers back in 1974 — years before my first flight as a passenger aboard an airplane — via the opening which has supposedly not been seen in years for the...

Frequent Miler
100% transfer bonus from Wyndham Rewards to United MileagePlus
Most hotel loyalty programs let you transfer your points to airline partners at suboptimal rates. However, Wyndham is currently offering double United miles when you transfer Wyndham points to United. Standard transfers are 5:1, so this deal brings the transfer ratio to 5:2. Wyndham recently implemented a new award chart,...

Michael W Travels
When Moving Abroad Starts to Feel Like a Real Possibility: What to Consider
A trip can make almost any city feel livable. You are eating out more, staying near the center, and paying attention to the things that make the place interesting. Normal life is different. There is work, grocery shopping, school pickup, healthcare, bills, and the occasional need to get across town...

Frequent Miler
Wild Card Challenge final scoring and winner announced!
The Wild Card challenge has officially wrapped, with the final scores and official winner announced in our live YouTube broadcast on October 7th, 2026. Review the scoring and listen to the live broadcast below. Total scores after Destinations 1 & 2 You can review the destination 1 scores here, the...

Frequent Miler
Earn 15K bonus miles when joining AAdvantage Business with promo code GET15K
Update 10/8/26: For the next month, AA has increased this promotion to 15,000 miles and changed the code to GET15K. We assume that after 10/31, it will go back down to 10K using the previous promo code BNS10K. (h/t: DOC) ~~~ American Airlines is running a new promotion this month to...






































