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6 Reasons Why Citi Strata Elite Beats Amex Platinum And Sapphire Reserve
American Airlines transfers, 6x weekend dining, and a hotel credit usable beyond luxury collections give Citi Strata Elite advantages its more expensive rivals lack. My hotel bookings have made the case for keeping it stronger.

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American Airlines Admits It Sells Too Much Basic Economy, Says 30% Of Seats Generate Half Its Revenue
American has already stripped mileage earning and elite seat and upgrade benefits from Basic Economy. Now it’s adding first class and Main Cabin Extra seats to give customers more—and smaller—steps up the fare ladder.

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Trends in United’s amazing cardholder award availability
In the post “United’s amazing cardholder award availability,” I showed that United is offering cardholders a huge number of Polaris business-class award seats to and from Europe (and, to a lesser extent, to and from Asia). When working on that post, I noticed that weekend awards seemed rare. I also...

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My abandoned plans and a wild new one (Greg’s Wild Card Journal)
I’m so excited that the Wild Card Challenge has started! We will begin our flights on Tuesday (9/22), but the challenge really began last week with an incredibly fun livestream in which the challengers (Tim, Nick, and I) drew cards from decks that were craftily prepared by judges Stephen and...

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Have You Forgotten The Simple Wonders of Travel?
Whenever I meet with fellow frequent fliers, I notice how much they are like children no matter their ages: filled with wonder; curious to explore; compiling a personal list of accomplishments which they not already have completed but also have yet to achieve.
Like many businesses and industries, the frequent flier...
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KLM Lounge AMS: Still Don’t Like Heineken, But I’ll Take the Curry
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The Mysterious Lounge At Nuuk International Airport (GOH)
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First Look – New Amex Centurion Lounge Amsterdam (AMS)
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Review: Iberia A320neo Business Class (MAD-CDG)
September 16, 2026

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QATAR: More Australian flights from December 2026
Qatar Airways is turning up the volume in Australia, with more flights from Sydney and Melbourne, the return of Canberra, and additional Virgin Australia services operated by Qatar aircraft. That means more seats to Doha and more options onwards to Europe. Melbourne gets twice-daily Qatar From 9 December 2026, Qatar...

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IHG global promo: Earn up to 3X points October-December, starting with second stay
IHG One Rewards has launched a new promotion offering triple points on paid stays booked through the IHG app through December. Stays booked through other methods will earn only double points (hint: book through the app) Registration is required before booking; only bookings after October 1st count; and 2X/3X points...

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Diving into Delta’s huge card offers | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep375 | 9-17-26
In today’s episode, we’ll get a Wild Card challenge update (including some cool tips regarding Capital One travel), Greg reveals that he’s considering a United status match, Nick reveals he’s considering a Delta status match, and we discuss the latest huge Delta card offers and how they relate to status...

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Wells Fargo: One week left to transfer rewards to other users
Update: We’re republishing this to remind Wells Fargo cardholders that, starting next Friday, you won’t be able to transfer points to other users. If you want to move any, do it soon! ~~~ Travel with Grant has reported today on some changes coming to the Wells Fargo rewards program. Grant...

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American, Delta And United Fight Just Two More China Flights—They Don’t Want Cheap Fares Back
American, Delta and United are opposing just two additional Air China flights, citing their rival’s access to Russian airspace. But the fight also protects them from competition that once made trips across Asia much cheaper—and that travelers would benefit from getting back.

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Earn 2x Rapid Rewards points on all Southwest Airlines flights
Southwest Airlines has a new systemwide flash bonus offer providing 2x Rapid Rewards points on all flights booked by September 21st and flown by December 16, 2026 The 2x points offer: Earn 2x Rapid Rewards points when you register for this offer, book and fly with Southwest Airlines systemwide. Register...

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American Airlines Passenger Says Flight Attendant Demanded He Flush The Toilet—He’d Only Used The Lav To Put In Contacts
A traveler says a flight attendant challenged him about flushing after he entered the lavatory to put in contacts. Passengers should handle their own mess, but airlines still need someone responsible for keeping bathrooms usable.

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IHG Premier Card: “In-room” offer of 5 x 40k free night certs
Another public offer is available for the IHG Premier card. It’s positioned as a “guest offer,” but anyone in the US (and perhaps Canada) can access it. Instead of the points you can earn through the primary public offer, this version provides five 40K free-night certificates after you spend $4k...

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Outspoken Ryanair Chief Executive Apologizes After Comparing Full-Service Airlines to ‘Rapists’
Michael O’Leary, the often outspoken chief executive of budget carrier Ryanair, has issued a contrite apology more than a week after he compared full-service airlines like British Airways and Aer Lingus to ‘rapists’ because of the high airfares they charge passengers. O’Leary made the comments on September 10 to a...

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Think The French Are Rude? It May Be Your Own Fault. Here Are 6 Rules You Might Be Breaking
French people have quite the reputation for being, well…the words vary. Cold. Aloof. Rude. Arrogant. Snobbish. And a lot of British people apparently dispense with the niceties and just call…

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Current Amex Offers
This post is designed to show current Amex Offers. If you have any Amex cards, even authorized user cards, then you’re eligible to sign up for offers when you log into your Amex account. If you’re planning to shop or book travel, check this page to see if an Amex...

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Earn Up to 3,000 Hilton Honors Points With Each Stay
You can earn up to 3,000 Hilton Honors points with each qualifying stay between Thursday, October 15, 2026 and Thursday, December 31, 2026, as Hilton Honors has announced the new global The More Points to Play Promotion that helps you get to your next stay even faster...
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