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DOT Hasn’t Brought An Airline Privacy Case In 40 Years—Lawmakers Demand Probe After Your Reservations Were Sold
Transportation gathered 2,095 pages from ten major airlines in a first-ever privacy review, then released no findings or enforcement action. Lawmakers now want federal auditors to explain what happened—and why airline privacy has gone effectively unpoliced.
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Etihad Offered Him $50 For Helping Restrain A Violent Passenger. Then The Press Got Involved & The Offer Went WAY Up
An Etihad passenger spent hours helping cabin crew restrain a violent traveler. The airline initially offered him $50…then the story attracted media attention. We’ve written plenty of stories about passengers…

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Daytime flights to Europe with points
I love daytime flights to Europe. It’s usually necessary to get up early to catch the flight, and then, after around 7 hours of flying, you arrive in Europe at night, tired and ready for bed. Your hotel room is ready, so you can check right in (which is often...

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Why United Airlines Is Betting You’ll Choose A Narrowbody Across The Atlantic
United Airlines is betting heavily on the Airbus A321XLR for its next phase of international growth, using the narrowbody not merely to replace aging Boeing 757s, but to open longhaul routes that would not be viable with a larger widebody aircraft. Why United Airlines Thinks You’ll Love Flying Across The...

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Delta 12Status is back: Washington state residents earn 1 SkyMile for every Seahawks passing yard
Delta is once again running its annual 12Status promotion, which awards one SkyMile to Washington state residents for every passing yard that the Seattle Seahawks achieve during the season. The Deal Get 1 Delta SkyMile for every Seattle Seahawks passing yard if you’re a resident of Washington state. Direct link...
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American Airlines to Pay $200,000 to Settle Federal Discrimination Lawsuit After it Terminated Reservations Agent Who Lost Her Eyesight
American Airlines has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a telephone reservations agent who was terminated after she lost her eyesight following an horrific accident. The employee had been working as a reservations representative...

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Wells Adds 2 Transfer Partners, Dolly’s Impact on TN Travel, Best & Worst Economy Class
Welcome to The Morning Shave for Friday, August 28, 2026. Wells Fargo has increased its airline and hotel transfer partners to 11, Dolly Parton used her music stardom to benefit her local community, and we look at which airlines have the best and worst economy-class seats. Visit BaldThoughts.com/tms to read...

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Frontier Airlines Guts Elite Status—Cuts Mileage Earning Up To 90%, Takes Away Benefits And Sells Them Back
Frontier is stripping elite seat selection and change fee waivers from elites who don't buy up from the base fare, while cutting non-cardmember points-earning earning across the board. Earlier upgrade windows are coming, but require buying a bundle. Platinums loses unlimited companion travel, too.

One Mile at a Time
Highest-Ever Chase Ink Business Unlimited Bonus: Earn 100K Bonus Points
The Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card is part ofthe Chase Ink Business card portfolio, and is one of the best no annual fee cards out there. A few weeks ago, we saw a massive limited time welcome offer rolled out on this card, which is the highest that we've ever...

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Earn up to 15X at Hotels.com today via Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers
Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers are featuring up to 15%/15X miles back for Giftcards.com purchases today. This is Capital One Shopping’s “Offer of the Day,” so you won’t see it by searching. Instead, scroll down on the home page until you find the offer. To access Capital One...

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Time to stop rewards programs from doing this (it’s just wrong)
When it comes to the buying and selling of miles and points, there is a lot of money at stake, and that makes it a little surprising that there doesn't appear to be much oversight over the programs that print their own currencies.

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Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables expands again, but 28 restaurants removed
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® card includes twice-annual $150 credits for restaurant spending at Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables. These are a curated selection of high-end restaurants available through a special version of OpenTable. You do NOT need to make a reservation or pay through Chase or OpenTable in order to earn...

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Scott Kirby Says American Airlines Will Retreat From Chicago, Clearing The Way For A United Fortress Hub
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is again predicting that American Airlines will eventually retreat from Chicago O’Hare, arguing that the economics of its current operation simply cannot hold. Kirby may ultimately be right, but I hope he isn’t. A United-dominated O’Hare would be great for United but very bad for...

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Judge Scolds Southwest Airlines “You Guys Should Not Have Done That” As It Tries To Kill Lawsuit
A federal judge scolded Southwest Airlines after it received permission to file one narrow, late motion and instead tried to knock out an entire flight attendant leave case. She rejected the maneuver but still partially decertified the damages class.

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Bilt Rent Day: Up to 100% Transfer Bonus to Virgin Atlantic / Virgin Red
Bilt has announced its Rent Day promos for September 1st, headlined by a 25%-100% bonus on points transfers to Virgin Atlantic. The bonus size depends on Bilt status, with Blue members starting at 25% and Platinum members topping out at 100% with a $200 Bilt Cash buy-up. In addition to...

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Deals: Iberia has announced a fare sale with one-way flights to the US from €170
Iberia has launched its end-of-summer fare sale with one-way fares starting at €24 within Spain, one-way fares starting from €170 for travel to the United States and one-way fares starting from €258 for travel to Latin America. There's also a deal for up to €300 off flight and hotel packages.

One Mile at a Time
Qatar Airways & Skytrax Have Beef: “World’s Best Airline” No More?
Qatar Airways is no doubt a world class airline, in terms of the passenger experience it offers. There's also nothing the airline loves more than reminding consumers of how great it is, and how many awards it has won, primarily from Skytrax. Along those lines, it looks like the airline...

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Delicious Fish In Lufthansa Business Class On A321 From Lisbon To Frankfurt
Intra-Europe business class is not much to get excited about, but I do appreciate the meal service, especially on longer flights within Europe. This week we’ll take a look at my Lufthansa A321 business class meal from Lisbon to Frankfurt. Lufthansa A321 Business Class Meal: Pan-Fried Pike Perch From Lisbon...










































