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Nearly Half of American Men Think They Could Land A Commercial Plane In An Emergency
Thousands of Americans were asked whether they could safely land a passenger airplane in an emergency. Overall confidence was surprisingly high, but the difference between men and women was HUGE.…
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Visa Has 2 New Tiers Above Infinite — Sapphire Reserve Is No Longer The Highest
Visa Infinite Privilege and Infinite Private sit above the cards that Americans can get. Canada has offered Privilege for years, Asia just expanded the lineup, and Mastercard World Legend already offers U.S. cardmembers complimentary airport dining with three guests.

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American Airlines Is Still Closing Mileage Accounts Over Credit Card Bonuses From 7 Years Ago
An American Airlines customer says Barclays approved a new credit card, opened a new AAdvantage account, and they even took an award flight—before American shut the account down two months after it was created. The airline said their ban over old credit card bonuses was permanent. Years later, even a...

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Why Flight Attendants Look Young And Pretty In Asia—And Why U.S. Airlines Stopped Selling Sex Appeal
U.S. airlines once sold tickets with young women in hot pants. Deregulation, discrimination law and seniority changed that model. Asian and Gulf airlines face different hiring incentives—and Singapore’s grooming standards show how much of the difference is deliberate.

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Bilt adds upgrade/downgrade terms and conditions
Back in February, Bilt launched its “2.0” initiative, changing card issuers from Wells Fargo to Cardless and launching three new Bilt credit cards: the Bilt Blue, Bilt Obsidian, and Bilt Palladium card. At launch, we asked whether cardholders would be able to upgrade or downgrade if they opened a card...

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Woman Says United Flight Attendants Made Her Sit Beside The Man She’d Reported For A Lewd Act—She Got A $100 Credit
A woman says United's crew sent her back to her seat for landing after she reported her seatmate masturbating. She says he left without police intervention, while the airline's follow-up wouldn't even confirm whether the crew documented the incident.

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(50% sale, prices increasing) CardPointers: Automatically enroll offers to all of your cards
CardPointers is an app/website/browser extension that helps you track all your credit cards, their various benefits, etc. Its most popular feature is the ability to auto-enroll card-linked spending offers like Amex Offers, Citi Offers, etc. Rather than having to go through and manually click to enroll in each offer, CardPointers...
Reviews
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Virgin Atlantic Premium on the A350-1000: A Newer Plane, But Not a Perfect Flight
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Review: Extime Lounge, Paris T1 (CDG)
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JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity Review: Luxury Near Delhi Airport
September 21, 2026
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The Patina Osaka – Amazing Castle Views and Finally…A Hotel That Gets ‘Hip’ Right
September 21, 2026

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Pilots Fought At San Francisco Hotel—14 Hour Flight Delay Was Blamed On ‘Sickness’
A reported fight between Air New Zealand pilots disrupted flights from San Francisco to Auckland. Passengers were told their pilot was sick, while the airline arranged a replacement who needed mandatory rest before flying them home.

Frequent Miler
(Amazon too) Capital One Offers: Get $10 / 1,000 miles on $20 with eBay, Sam’s Club, Home Depot & more
Update 9/22/26: More people are being targeted for these offers. I (Stephen) noticed them on my account yesterday and, particularly interestingly, there was an offer for Amazon among them too. Granted, that Amazon offer was only for 500 bonus miles when spending $25 online or in the Amazon app, but...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save Up to 20% and Earn 2,000 Bonus Points With Radisson Rewards in China
You can save up to 20% on room rates at participating hotel and resort properties while earning 2,000 bonus points per eligible stay in China with Radisson Rewards through Sunday, October 11, 2026...
...but you must...

Frequent Miler
Traveling in style — my style (Greg’s Wild Card Journal)
I’m off to Panama City! I’m writing this from an airport lounge before my first flight. Today I’ll fly mostly business class to Panama, and for the rest of the challenge, I’ll keep flying mostly business class to Colombia and Melbourne. I’ve also booked what I hope will be outstanding...

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Bilt’s Authorized User Strategy Doubles Transfer Bonus Caps And 3X Spending—Here’s How My Wife And I Use It
Bilt lets adult authorized users receive points and Bilt Cash in their own accounts. I’m using that feature so my wife and I each get five Points Accelerators and separate Rent Day transfer bonus caps—then adding reciprocal Palladium and Obsidian cards.

Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: A Lazy Day in Stockholm – Kevin gets a little Seoul and Tokyo
A Lazy Day in Stockholm TRIP REPORT: Kevin gets a little Seoul and Tokyo It’s time to do the Stockholm Shuffle, as I switch over from one airline to another. And it would be a waste of a day if I just hung around the airport all day, when I...

Frequent Miler
Targeted Wyndham promos: 10 elite night credits, 4,000 bonus points, & more
Wyndham Rewards sent out targeted emails to members this past week with a range of offers that are giving some kind of reward after your next stay. That includes 10 elite night credits towards the next level of status, 4,000 bonus points, and possibly others. The Deals Wyndham is targeting...

Live and Let’s Fly
“You’re Illegal!” My Schengen Nightmare At Copenhagen Passport Control
I had an unsettling encounter while departing Copenhagen Airport with my children when an immigration officer announced that the system showed I had illegally overstayed my 90 days in the Schengen Area as a U.S. citizen. Copenhagen Immigration Said I Was In Europe Illegally We left the SAS Lounge about...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
China Airlines Dynasty Flyer: Receive up to a 40% discount when you buy miles (September 22 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is one of several buy miles and points offers added today and that is an up to 40% discount for buying China Airlines Dynasty Flyer miles. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

Traveling For Miles
British Airways is sleepwalking into a Starlink problem other airlines can see coming
Lufthansa Group launched Starlink Wi-Fi on its first aircraft last month and, before a single passenger could get online, everyone was told, explicitly, what was not permitted once they were logged in.
British Airways launched its Starlink Wi-Fi back in March and, leaving aside the fact that its rollout has gone...

Michael W Travels
EEEEEATSCON NYC 2026: What To Know- Dates, Tickets, Restaurants…
EEEEEATSCON New York 2026: A Food Festival We’re Excited to Go Back To! If you love food and discovering new restaurants, EEEEEATSCON is one of those NYC events that’s hard to pass up. We’ve gone the last few years and have always had a great time, with lots of great...

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Delta Passengers Get Drunk In The Sky Club, Argue On The Plane And Break Up Inflight
A couple drank in Delta’s Sky Club before arguing onboard a Detroit–Denver flight. The video shows a flight attendant intervening, and a witness says the pair ultimately broke up and left the plane separately.










































