
Traveling For Miles
Emirates is refreshing its wine list across all four cabins
This week, Emirates has set out what wines it will be serving over the coming months, and there are a few bottles on the list that are worth paying attention to. A mature First Growth Bordeaux is coming to First Class on UK routes, and Premium Economy is getting a...
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Live and Let’s Fly
I Overheard United Airlines Flight Attendants Complaining About First Class, And It Made Me Smile
I’m not going to reveal the route or the flight number because I don’t want to get anyone in trouble, but I was so thrilled to hear two flight attendants griping in the first class galley about service on a recent flight. United Flight Attendants Complained About First Class Service,...

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Australian Tourist’s Bali Public Tryst Ends With Facial Recognition Arrest At Airport
An Australian tourist learned the hard way that what happens in Bali does not necessarily stay in Bali. After allegedly being caught on CCTV engaging in a rather public tryst with a woman on a residential driveway, the 27-year-old was identified using facial recognition technology and arrested at the airport...

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Absolute Madness: Thousands Of Tourists Overwhelm One Of Greece’s Most Beautiful Beaches
I love Greece. The country is beautiful, the people are lovely, and the cuisine is my favorite in Europe. But Greece in the summer? No way. No thank you. And this scene from Crete explains exactly why. This Is Why I Avoid Greece During The Summer A viral video from...

Frequent Miler
Flying Blue Promo Rewards: 25% off economy, premium economy, & business from many North American cities
It’s the start of a new month which means that a fresh batch of Flying Blue Promo Rewards launched yesterday. It’s a particularly good batch this month as there are many North American cities included on the list and, if you can position to Mexico City, you might find plentiful...

Frequent Miler
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select card: Earn 80K miles with first year annual fee waived
It went away for a couple of weeks, but Citi and American Airlines have again boosted the welcome offer for the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard to 80,000 AA miles after $3,500 in spend. This matches the highest welcome bonus we’ve seen on this card and includes a...
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American Airlines CEO Lavishes Praise On Trump In Oval Office, And The White House Loves It
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom visited the Oval Office yesterday for a meeting with President Donald Trump and other travel industry executives, where he offered some rather effusive praise for the administration and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. I don’t read too much into it. Airlines are heavily regulated businesses and...

View from the Wing
Hotel ‘Best Rate Guarantees’ Are A Sham — The Push To Stop You From Shopping Around Leaves You Paying More
Hilton now makes guests book first, excludes app-only prices and has eliminated phone claims. Two decades of fine print show why a hotel “Best Rate Guarantee” is marketing—not a reason to stop clicking (shopping) around.

Economy Class & Beyond
ATR picks up an order for 40 aircraft from Fly91
Indian airline Fly91 is choosing to expand, with the airline announcing the purchase of 40 ATR 72-600 aircraft. The order, valued at $1 billion, marks the largest ATR firm order in almost a decade, and the largest ever by a regional airline. Deliveries are scheduled from 2027 to 2032. The...

Frequent Miler
Chase Business Cards: Improved 100K-200K welcome offers (ending soon)
Update 9/3/26: We’ve received word that the 100K offers for the Ink Business Cash and Ink Business Unlimited cards will be “ending soon.” We don’t have an exact date yet, but that usually means a matter of weeks. If you’re interested in either card, it’s worth deciding sooner rather than...

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American Airlines Debuts 777-300ER With 70 Business Class Suites, More Than Any U.S. Airline
American Airlines has now put its most premium-heavy aircraft into service: a reconfigured Boeing 777-300ER with a staggering 70 business class suites, 44 premium economy seats, and no first class. In one sense, this is the end of an era. In another, it has become the most premium aircraft operated...

Traveling For Miles
Air Canada adds 5 new destinations and more long-haul routes for summer 2027
Following on from the summer 2027 route news out of United Airlines and American Airlines, Air Canada has now announced its own plans for the season. The airline is adding four new destinations (the airlines says six, but it's four), six new long-haul routes, and a handful of schedule increases...

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Air Canada Adds Basel, Dubrovnik, Guangzhou, Oslo And Shannon In Huge 2027 Expansion
Air Canada has revealed its big summer 2027 international expansion, and after spending far too much time dissecting its wonderfully cryptic teaser video, I managed to get all five new destinations corrections. Air Canada Reveals Five New International Destinations For 2027 Earlier this week, Air Canada released a 46-second video...

View from the Wing
American Airlines Asks Cuba Passenger About Lithium Batteries—Says “No, But I Have A Bomb” [Roundup]
An American Airlines passenger in Miami replied to a lithium-battery question with “No, but I have a bomb,” and was arrested. Also: Sean Duffy discusses Sydney Sweeney, Delta funds employee Trump accounts, and Chinese crews stuff excess carry-ons into lavatories.

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save Up to 15% On Airfares With Qatar Airways
You can save up to 15% on airfares with Qatar Airways seated in either economy class or business class to your choice of select destinations in the world which the airline serves, travel must be completed by Wednesday, March 31, 2027...
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Frequent Miler
Bank of America: Earn up to a $500 bonus with a new checking account
Bank of America is running a promotion for new consumer checking accounts that offers up to a $500 bonus with a simple requirement: set up and receive a minimum amount in direct deposits within 90 days of opening the account. $2,000 in direct deposits earns $100; $5,000-$9,999 earns $300; and $10k+ earns...

The Points of Life
Simply The Best: August 2026
Getting back to it since Travel Blogging While Traveling Didn’t Work. Here is the limited release from August: INNsIDE Palma Bosque Mallorca: It’s No Hotel Araxa 2. Guns & Butter: Palmas De Mallorca Travel Guide (Motorbike Edition) 3. Priority Pass Palma De Mallorca: Too Big 4. Air Europa PMI-ZUR: Utter Hangover...












































