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Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Review (90K SkyMiles!)
KEY LINK: Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card – Limited Time Offer: Earn 90,000 Bonus Miles after spending $6,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. Offer ends 11/4/26. $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $150 (see rates and...
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TSA PreCheck Passengers Will Have To Go Through Body Scanners—New Lanes Coming To 7 Airports Within 6 Weeks
Automated PreCheck gates, forced body scanners and software that flags suspicious bags could change the checkpoint experience. TSA wants more paying members, but its own staffing model makes a better case for free enrollment and less screening of vetted travelers.

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Images Emerge of Destroyed Saudia Airlines Airbus Jet at Riyadh Airport After Houthi Missile Attack
The first images of a destroyed Saudia Airlines Airbus A320 series aircraft at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) have emerged after a Houthi rebel ballistic missile attack on the airfield earlier on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has been fighting the Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen for years, but in recent...

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My quest for Flying Blue Platinum status
I’m determined to earn Air France KLM Flying Blue Platinum elite status. Three features of Platinum status are particularly compelling to me: 1) better access to lowest-level awards (such as 60K for business class between the U.S. and Europe); 2) the ability to change and cancel awards for free; and...

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Save up to 50% on Atmos Rewards partner award flights to 6 cities in Europe and Asia (Must book by October 10!)
Alaska Airlines award flight sale that offers up to 50% off select award flights is now a monthly feature like discounted reward sales from other airlines. The big difference is the short booking window for these offer from Atmos Rewards. These offers are available for departures from the U.S. and...

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Review: Qatar Airways 787-8 Business Class
My journey to India continued with a short overnight flight from Doha to Delhi in Qatar Airways 787-8 business class. The older seat was comfortable, but the highlight was the excellent dinner…even at 3:30 am. Qatar Airways 787-8 Business Class Review (DOH-DEL) After my Qsuite flight from Los Angeles and...

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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Clever Plan For Unlimited American Express Lounge Access
For travelers trying to spend $75,000 on an American Express card to unlock unlimited Delta Sky Club access or complimentary guest access to Centurion Lounges, Kimberly Guilfoyle’s reported $100,000 bill offers an interesting perspective. Apparently, earning the perks is only half the challenge…finding someone to pay the bill is the...

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What Counts as a Utility Payment for Discover’s 5% Cash Back?
I recently tested several utility payments with my Discover It to see what would actually qualify for the Q4 5% cash back category. My $5 test purchases with Recology (trash), WD (water), and PG&E (gas/electric) all coded as utilities and earned 5% cash back. I also discovered that I can...

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A Humorous Glimpse of Airport Security in 1974
Airport security checkpoints were apparently a source of consternation for passengers back in 1974 — years before my first flight as a passenger aboard an airplane — via the opening which has supposedly not been seen in years for the...

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100% transfer bonus from Wyndham Rewards to United MileagePlus
Most hotel loyalty programs let you transfer your points to airline partners at suboptimal rates. However, Wyndham is currently offering double United miles when you transfer Wyndham points to United. Standard transfers are 5:1, so this deal brings the transfer ratio to 5:2. Wyndham recently implemented a new award chart,...
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When Moving Abroad Starts to Feel Like a Real Possibility: What to Consider
A trip can make almost any city feel livable. You are eating out more, staying near the center, and paying attention to the things that make the place interesting. Normal life is different. There is work, grocery shopping, school pickup, healthcare, bills, and the occasional need to get across town...

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Wild Card Challenge final scoring and winner announced!
The Wild Card challenge has officially wrapped, with the final scores and official winner announced in our live YouTube broadcast on October 7th, 2026. Review the scoring and listen to the live broadcast below. Total scores after Destinations 1 & 2 You can review the destination 1 scores here, the...

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Earn 15K bonus miles when joining AAdvantage Business with promo code GET15K
Update 10/8/26: For the next month, AA has increased this promotion to 15,000 miles and changed the code to GET15K. We assume that after 10/31, it will go back down to 10K using the previous promo code BNS10K. (h/t: DOC) ~~~ American Airlines is running a new promotion this month to...

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Miami Passenger Caught With 10 Live Birds In His Underwear— Defended It For “Personal Use” [Roundup]
Customs officers noticed a bulge and found six tubes holding 10 live birds in a Miami passenger’s underwear. Plus, an 80-minute Delta lounge wait, Iberia’s false explanation for denied boarding, and fraud allegations against a Hilton and Marriott hotel operator.

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Viator/TripAdvisor Experiences Chase Offer: Get 8% back on up to $125 spend
Viator is again offering a spending offer on targeted cards. It’s a Chase Offer giving 8% back on up to $125 in spend, and it’s also valid for TripAdvisor Experiences bookings. The Deal Get 8% back as a statement credit for Viator and TripAdvisor Experiences bookings with a targeted Chase...

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Chase Sapphire Preferred® to Chase Sapphire Reserve® 75K upgrade offer (targeted)
At the end of last year, Chase released a fairly mediocre offer for Chase Sapphire Preferred® cardholders to upgrade to the Chase Sapphire Reserve®, offering 25,000 Ultimate Rewards points for upgrading their Sapphire Preferred to a Reserve and spending $3,000 on the card. Upgrade offers are coming around again, but this...

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Etihad’s Chief Commercial Officer Is Out With Immediate Effect, But Airline Remains Tight-Lipped About Reason For His Departure
Etihad’s chief commercial officer Arik De has left the Abu Dhabi-based carrier with immediate effect, and while the career moves of an airline executive of this level might not usually be headline news, De is the same man who was accused of being involved with a fake LinkedIn profile to...

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Participating YOTEL Properties are Now Fully Integrated With Hilton
Twelve participating YOTEL properties are now fully integrated into the reservation booking channels of Hilton, which means that members of the Hilton Honors membership program can now seamlessly discover and book these hotel properties directly through the booking platforms of Hilton — as well as...

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Rakuten offering up to $375 / 37,500 Bilt points on select Bank of America credit cards
Update 10/8/26: Bank of America has added the Premium Rewards card to Rakuten and is offering an incredible $375 bonus if you click through the portal and are approved. That’s in addition to the 60,000 rewards points that you’ll get from the card itself after you meet the minimum spending requirement,...

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EgyptAir Pilot Posts El Al Jet Video On October 7—Urges “Violence For Violence”
An EgyptAir pilot took video of an El Al plane and paired it with a recording of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat declaring, “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and violence for violence.” He posted it on October 7th.

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Add Authorized User to Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Credit Card to Earn 10x Bonus Atmos Points on $500 Spend
Barclays is targeting some Hawaiian Airlines cardholders with an offer to earn up to 5,000 additional Atmos Rewards points by adding an authorized user and having them spend $500. I received the offer, and so did Laura, but adding an authorized user could potentially affect your Chase 5/24 status.
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Frontier Airlines Flight Attendant Fights Passenger After She Lunges For Cabin Door as Temperature Reaches Fever Pitch
A Frontier Airlines flight attendant had to fight back an enraged passenger who lunged for the forward cabin door as the temperature on board the sweltering Airbus A321 jet reached fever pitch at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday night. The dramatic confrontation was caught on camera as passengers crowded...








































