
One Mile at a Time
Why United Has Hundreds Of Useless Business Class Seats In Storage
United Airlines is finding itself in an interesting situation. While premium airline demand is all the rage these days, the Chicago-based carrier has reportedly had hundreds of business class seats in storage for years, but no longer has a use for them. What exactly is going on here?
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United Airlines Is Building A New $21 Million Two-Story Seattle Lounge—Costing Over $2,900 Per Square Foot
United Airlines is moving forward with a $21 million, two-story Seattle lounge in the former American Express Centurion Lounge space, at an all-in cost exceeding $2,900 per square foot. The 7,181-square-foot club will include a full kitchen, family rooms and mezzanine views when it opens in December 2027—or more likely...

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Marriott Canceled Guest’s Prepaid Stay After Her Flight Diverted — Refused To Give Her A Receipt And Ordered Her Out
A Marriott Platinum member says severe weather diverted her flight and the AC Hotel Kansas City Plaza canceled her prepaid four-night stay and kept $596.76, while an identical amount later appeared pending. When she asked for a receipt, the front desk told her to “get the f— out”—but a hotel...

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American Airlines Took A Family’s Seats For Its Pilots—They Were Kicked Out Of Business Class Because They Used Miles
American Airlines downgraded a family from business class to make room for deadheading pilots, choosing them because their tickets were booked with miles. The $600 voucher offered doesn’t replace the mileage refund required after an involuntary downgrade.

Frequent Miler
Last Chance Deals: Cathay Pacific transfer bonus & award rebate, United Mile Play offers, & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week, along with a collection of other deals due to end soon. There are a dozen deals ending this week, two of which are Cathay Pacific-related. One of those is a 10% transfer bonus, while the other gives a points rebate...

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What Does It Mean When a Flight Attendant Says They’re “Slam Clicking”?
Walk down a corridor of a hotel used by flight crews from different airlines, and you’ll notice something odd: it’s eerily quiet. Not just quiet, but silent in a way that hotel corridors usually aren’t. No laughter drifting out from under doors, no muffled TV. Just an entire floor of...

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Air France Denies Its Paris Lounge Sauna Became A Sex Den, But The Explanation Doesn’t Add Up
Air France has now publicly denied that it closed the sauna in its Paris Charles de Gaulle lounge because passengers were engaging in sexual activity inside. Fair enough, but I stand by what I reported: that is what an Air France lounge manager told me when I specifically asked why...

Traveling For Miles
Accor opens its first Fairmont hotel in Thailand
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of Accor's portfolio of properties, has opened the Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit, the brand's first property in Thailand. The hotel has 416 guestrooms and 58 suites, seven food and beverage venues that are being opened in stages between now and December 2026, and for a property...
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Economy Class & Beyond
Lufthansa to add hot food to short haul flights… providing you pre-book…
Lufthansa is adding further options to its Onboard Delights buy-on-board programme. Let’s see what the chefs on the ground are cooking up to be served in the air. Onboard Delights was introduced in February 2023 and has been continuously expanded since then by the airline. Lufthansa offers a selection of...

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Trump’s Civil Rights Chief Is Suing Uber For $125 Million—Then Shames “Seemingly Male” Driver For Not Lifting Her Bag
Trump’s civil rights chief publicly criticized a “seemingly male” Uber driver for not lifting her “modest” carry-on, even as she oversees the Justice Department’s pending $125 million lawsuit against the company. Uber Black promises luggage assistance while UberX does not.

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Earn Up to 10,000 Bonus Points Per Stay With Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy
You can earn 10,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points per stay by earning 2,000 points per eligible night with a minimum of two consecutive nights per stay at greater than 140,000 participating Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy properties worldwide now through Thursday, December 31, 2026 in addition to the typical...

Frequent Miler
25% transfer bonus from Citi to Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club
Citi ThankYou Rewards has launched a 25% transfer bonus when transferring points to Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club. With this transfer bonus, Citi Strata Premier and Strata Elite cardholders can expect to get around 2 cents in value per Citi ThankYou Rewards point, so this can be a...

Live and Let’s Fly
This Is The Worst Thing To See On Your Boarding Pass, And It’s Not SSSS Or Your Sequence Number
A recent story argues that the worst thing to see on your boarding pass is a high sequence number. I disagree. Sequence matters, but there is something I find far more concerning: no seat assignment at all! Why “See Agent” Worries Me More Than A High Boarding Pass Sequence Number...

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United Airlines Has Hundreds of Lie-Flat Business Class Seats Sitting in Storage That It Doesn’t Know What to Do With
What to Know United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the carrier has hundreds of lie-flat Business Class seats sitting unused in storage, ordered years ago for a plane that still hasn’t been delivered. In This Article Why the seats, originally ordered for the Boeing 737 MAX 10 in 2018, can’t...

Traveling For Miles
Marketing wrong? Or did the Ritz-Carlton card just get worse protections?
The Ritz-Carlton card hasn't been open to new applicants for years, but it's a card that holders of the Chase Bonvoy co-branded cards can upgrade to, and for most of its existence, it has been a fantastic card to hold. But has Chase just (recently) devalued some of the card's...

One Mile at a Time
Are United MileagePlus Miles Increasing In Value, For All The Wrong Reasons?
There’s no denying that the miles & points world has changed a lot over the years, and in general, miles have become less valuable and compelling. We’ve seen award pricing devaluations, fewer award seats available, and an increasing number of restrictions on who can book award seats.

Eye of the Flyer
His Girlfriend Secretly Boarded His First Delta Connection Flight — He Had No Idea
If you’re like me — a hopeless romantic and aviation geek — this one will get you in the feels, as they say. TikToker Hannah Bentley’s boyfriend, Mason Kendrick, recently became a pilot for SkyWest Airlines — a regional carrier that operates flights for Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United...

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American Airlines Took Family’s Business Class Seats For Pilots—Then Offered Dad A Broken Seat Coming Home [Roundup]
After American Airlines took a family’s business class seats for deadheading pilots, the father faced another downgrade coming home because his assigned seat was broken. Also: gate agents confiscate carry-ons while bins remain empty, Emirates accelerates mileage expiration, and airline pilots encounter a man in a lawn chair at 16,000...

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Delta Air Lines Passenger Says Flight Attendant Tried To Serve Food From The Floor, Then Threw A Glove At Him
A Delta Air Lines passenger says a flight attendant tried to serve food after dropping it on the floor, then later threw a glove at him when he objected. Police met the aircraft after landing. The problem is that the most important part of the confrontation is not on video…...

One Mile at a Time
Transfer Citi Points To Leading Hotels Of The World With 25% Bonus: Worth It?
The Citi ThankYou program, which is one ofthe major transferable points currencies, has just introduced its latest transfer bonus, for a 25% bonus when moving points to Leading Hotels of the World (LHW). This is the second time this year that we’ve seen such an offer, and for some people,...

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American Airlines Flight Attendant Accused of Interrogating Assault Victim Over His Buddy Pass Instead of Helping Him
What to Know An attorney traveling on his mother’s American Airlines buddy pass is suing the carrier, alleging crew ignored him being elbowed and doused in wine by an intoxicated seatmate, then accused him of being the one causing problems. In This Article What happened after landing, when a flight...

One Mile at a Time
Why World Of Hyatt Globalist Is Still My Favorite Hotel Elite Status
Over the years we’ve seen some pretty major changes to hotel loyalty programs, particularly when it comes to the execution of elite perks, and also when it comes to the value of points. While I do think the World of Hyatt program has seen some negative changes in recent times,...

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What Is ‘Non-Revving’? A Flight Attendant’s Guide to Staff Travel, Buddy Passes, and Why It Can Turn Your Hair Grey
Non-revving is one of the best perks of working in aviation, and also, I promise you, one of the most stressful things about it. I always say non-revving will make my hair turn gray long before my time, but the benefits always outweigh the cons. Non-rev is short for non-revenue...






































