
Frequent Miler
Capital One Shopping/Offers: Earn 15%/15X (or more) at Lululemon
The deal of the day for Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers today is Lululemon. I’m seeing rates of 15% and 15X respectively right now, but check your account and emails as you might get targeted for something even higher. That can make today a great opportunity to utilize...
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View from the Wing
Delta Passenger Shows Up At 6:59 For 7 A.M. Flight—Knocks On Boarding Door For Them To Open
A man knocked on the closed boarding door at Delta’s gate 12 at Bradley International Airport in Hartford. Flight 1330 to Minneapolis was scheduled for 7 a.m. and the clock shows it's 6:59. He made it before departure! Why can't he get on?

Live and Let’s Fly
Delta Passenger Says He Refused A Seat Swap, Started Recording, And Was Kicked Off The Plane
A Delta Air Lines passenger says he was asked to give up his seat so a couple could sit together, declined after seeing the replacement, and was eventually removed from the flight after recording the dispute. Delta says he failed to follow crew instructions. I understand that passengers cannot simply...

Live and Let’s Fly
Alaska Airlines Quietly Partners With Breeze Airways, But JetBlue Is Still The Real Prize
Alaska Airlines has quietly started selling selected Breeze Airways flights and awarding Atmos Rewards points for them. The arrangement is small today, but the possibility of what comes next is much more interesting…could Breeze help Alaska build the East Coast presence it still lacks? Alaska Airlines Partners With Breeze Airways,...
Reviews
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What are EasyJet Like? Hopping from Leeds to Belfast on an Airbus A319
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United Polaris® Lounge: The Buffet Isn’t What It Used to Be and Feels Like Golden Corral
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Review: Lufthansa Lounge – Detroit International (DTW) – Evans Terminal
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Admiral Hotel Copenhagen Review: Is It Worth the Stay?
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Delta Air Fired 15 Ground Workers at Miami Airport After Investigation into Potential Fraud On Cuba Flights
Delta Air Lines has been accused of race discrimination after it fired 15 airport ground workers at Miami International Airport (MIA) following an investigation into potential fraud on flights they were supervising that were going to Cuba. The carrier currently operates a daily service from MIA to Havana, but in...

View from the Wing
All JetBlue Flights Vanish For October 13–14—Passengers Report Total Cancellations, Forced Rebooking
An overnight review found two days of JetBlue flights missing from booking searches. Passengers report canceled reservations and changed travel dates, while one says airline support described the cancellations as “phantom” and blamed a technical problem.

Pointshogger
[INTERVIEW] Founder of The Points Standard
Today, we are featuring an unconventional interview. We are interviewing the founder of The Points Standard. You will see what we mean during the interview below. The founder is really passionate and really wants their work to speak for itself....

Traveling For Miles
Hilton Points are on sale again and this time, it’s a “best ever” deal (120% bonus)
Hilton is running another one of its points sales again, but this one is a little different to the gazillion other points sales that Hilton runs throughout the year. This one is offering a 120% bonus, and that's the largest bonus we've ever seen Hilton offer. So, is this sale...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
JetBlue Secures Spirit’s Coveted Landing Slots at LaGuardia After FAA Rejects Calls to Hand Landing Rights to Ultra-Low-Cost Rival
JetBlue has secured access to the lion’s share of take-off and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) from the defunct carrier Spirit Airlines after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rejected calls to give the slot pairs to an ultra-low-cost rival. LaGuardia is one of only three slot-controlled airports in the...

Live and Let’s Fly
Iberia Denied Passenger Boarding And Blamed Expedia For Not Paying For His Ticket, Then Admitted The Flight Was Overbooked
Iberia told a passenger he could not fly because Expedia had not paid for his ticket. But after he bought replacement flights and pursued the matter, a very different explanation emerged: the flight was simply overbooked. Iberia ultimately made it right (well, partially) but it’s just the latest example of...

Economy Class & Beyond
Lufthansa Group targets Japan, with up to 50 services a week during Summer 2027
Lufthansa Group is building out its summer 2027 timetable, with Japan as a key highlight, with them significantly expanding its services to the land of the rising sun. Lufthansa itself will relaunch its Frankfurt to Nagoya service, as well as an additional daily flight from Frankfurt to Tokyo-Narita. SWISS will also...

Frequent Miler
Many Alaska/Hawaiian/Atmos changes: Communities, debit card, transferable points, premium economy, & more
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have made several announcements this past week, providing updates in a wide range of areas including an expanded Communities feature, a new debit card, the upcoming ability to transfer points from Bank of America and other banks to Atmos Rewards, the ability to choose how...

Frequent Miler
Bilt has removed upgrade/downgrade terms and conditions (for now?)
A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the fact that Bilt Rewards had added new terms and conditions for cardholders relating to their ability to upgrade or downgrade their Bilt credit card and what would be involved in those processes. There was some cause for concern because the wording...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Will the Province of Alberta Become Its Own Country?
If the people of Alberta have their way via a referendum that is scheduled for Monday, October 19, 2026, you might have the stamp of one more country to add to your passport, as the province could secede from the country of Canada and become a nation of its own.
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Frequent Miler
Preferred Hotels promo: Earn 2,500 I Prefer points at new properties
Preferred Hotels is once again offering 2,500 bonus I Prefer points when booking stays at their new properties. The Deal Earn 2,500 bonus points when staying at new Preferred Hotels properties. Direct link to offer. Key Terms Book by December 31, 2026 for stays through March 31, 2027. Booking must...

Economy Class & Beyond
American Airlines plans to open its largest Admirals Club… at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
It seems that supporting its passengers with lounge access continues to be key for American Airlines, with the airline announcing plans to open the largest Admirals Club lounge in its network at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Last year, American Airlines announced its plans to increase lounge space for customers travelling through...

Live and Let’s Fly
Ouch: Delta A350 Clips Air Canada 777’s Tail At LAX While Taxiing For Tokyo
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 clipped an Air Canada Boeing 777-200 at Los Angeles International Airport this morning, damaging the aircraft and disrupting travel plans. Thankfully, no injuries have been reported, but this is certainly not how anyone wanted to begin a flight to Tokyo or end one from...











































