
One Mile at a Time
Southwest Unveils Its Most Unpleasant Flight Ever, A 2:45AM Reverse Redeye To Hawaii
Southwest Airlines is launching what I’d argue is the carrier’s most uncomfortable flight to date, though it makes for great aircraft utilization, and I’m sure some customers will gladly book this.
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Lufthansa’s New Business Class Food Is So Fancy That Bathrooms Have To Be Locked
While not particularly significant, and while there’s nothing wrong with this, here’s something I find interesting. Lufthansa recently improved its business class catering, and as a result, the airline is now blocking a business class lavatory during the meal service on some planes.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Flyers Want to Avoid Flying to Donald J. Trump Airport So Much That United Airlines is Now Offering Free Flight Changes
The newly renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, is proving so unpopular with passengers that United Airlines has decided to give reservation agents carte blanche authority to rebook flyers with existing tickets onto flights to nearby airports at no extra cost. The name change from Palm...

Frequent Miler
Wells Fargo closed my checking account. Are my credit cards next?
On June 26th, Wells Fargo emailed to say they’d be closing my Premier Checking account by July 10th because they “believe that the account has been compromised or impacted by potential identity theft.” Whaaat?!!! I had barely touched that account — I had deposited $500, and let it sit. There...

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Wide Open: Redeem Alaska Points For Starlux Business Class
In 2023, we saw Alaska Airlines and Starlux Airlines launch a partnership, coinciding with the Taiwanese carrier commencing service to the United States. While award availability was great for about a day when the partnership first launched, unfortunately it has been extremely limited since then. Every so often we see...

View from the Wing
Man Charged $1,238 To A Stranger’s Hotel Room—Then Walked Past As The Guest Disputed The Bill
A man posing as a guest at the St. Regis Bal Harbour charged $1,238.10 in food, drinks and clothing to another guest’s room. He was caught when he walked past as the real guest disputed the bill—and records matching his name and birth date suggest this may not have been...

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ICE Agents Run Off Mid-Arrest At Las Vegas Airport—Leaving One Handcuff Dangling From An Elderly Traveler’s Wrist
Plainclothes ICE agents forced an elderly Asian traveler to the floor at Harry Reid International Airport, then walked away when passengers confronted and filmed them. Airport police found no outstanding warrants and removed the single handcuff left dangling from his wrist before he boarded his flight.

Traveling For Miles
Is Lifetime Elite status with hotel programs worth aiming for?
We have already taken a look at which major hotel loyalty programs offer members the chance to earn lifetime elite status, and as that information leads to questions asking how worthwhile lifetime status is and if lifetime elite status is something that you should actively be trying to earn, an...

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Save 25% on Roame with exclusive promo code (last month)
We’ve written about Roame.travel before, an award tool that can be particularly useful when searching for award availability with Oneworld airlines. If you’ve been interested in the service but haven’t wanted to pay full price, you can currently save 25% with our exclusive promo code FM25. This discounted rate will...
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Live and Let’s Fly
Family Upgrades To American Airlines Business Class, Then Loud Flight Attendants Keep Them Awake All Night
A passenger who paid to upgrade his family to American Airlines Flagship Business Class for an overnight flight says the lie-flat seats proved nearly useless because the flight attendants talked loudly throughout the night. When Flight Attendants Are Too Loud To Let Passengers Sleep A passenger recently took to reddit...

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Hotel Worker Shows How Free Breakfast Eggs Are Made—Yellow Liquid Gets Microwaved Into A Rubbery Slab
A hotel worker demonstrates the limited-service breakfast routine: microwave a sealed bag of pre-blended egg mixture, dump the resulting slab into a buffet pan and break it apart with a wire masher. Guests are divided between disgust and “I don’t care—give me my free breakfast.”

Frequent Miler
Capital One Spark Cash Plus welcome offer: $2,000 cash back + $500 travel credit
Yesterday, we wrote about a new welcome offer on the Capital One Spark Cash card that’s offering $1K and a $250 travel credit after $10K in spend. There’s also an almost identical version out for the Spark Cash Plus Business card, but with more cash, travel credit, and a heckuva...

Traveling For Miles
The Hyatt & Air Canada Aeroplan partnership (great for some Aeroplan elites, useless for Hyatt elites)
The World of Hyatt and Aeroplan have announced a new partnership which allows members of the Aeroplan and WoH programs to earn, convert, and redeem points across both programs. In addition, we have status challenges that are live right now and we're told that there are other status challenges on...

Economy Class & Beyond
Ryanair warns of European Entry/Exit System Pinch points
With the rollout of the European Entry/Exit System (EES) going as well as anyone expected, both airports and airlines are asking for traditional stamping to be brought back, as opposed to the ever-lengthening queues to enter and exit the Schengen area. And this is where Ryanair comes in, with them...

One Mile at a Time
I Flew Out Of The New Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3: Don’t Get Too Excited
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) recently saw the opening of the new Terminal 3. This is something I was excited about — Frankfurt is my most frequented international airport, since my family is from the area, so it’s an airport I have a love-hate relationship with.

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People Are Betting On Flight Cancellations—Airline Insiders Could Wager On Outcomes They Control
Kalshi backed away from airport-specific flight-cancellation markets after concerns that airline employees could possess inside information or influence the outcome. But Coinbase already offers these bets, raising questions about manipulation, data integrity and what happens when insiders can wager on operational decisions they help make.

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Miles and Points On Sale — July 17 2026
Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase or gift miles or points is when they are on sale, as...

Frequent Miler
Bank of America Business Checking: Up to a $2500 bonus (no direct deposit required)
Bank of America is running another promotion for new business checking accounts that offers up to a $2,500 bonus with fairly simple requirements… although the top tiers require a whole lotta cash. Deposit a total of $5,000 into the account within the first 30 days, maintain a minimum balance of...

Live and Let’s Fly
The Aggressive Photographers Around India Gate
If you visit India Gate while in Delhi, be ready to deal with the aggressive photographers who will want to take your picture… Caveat Emptor: The Aggressive Photographers Around India Gate Located in the heart of New Delhi, the India Gate was built by the British to commemorate Indian soldiers....

Traveling For Miles
Review: Hyatt Regency Seattle (a giant in the middle of the city)
The Hyatt Regency Seattle opened its doors in December 2018 as the largest hotel in the Pacific Northwest and that's a title it still holds today courtesy of its 1,200+ guest rooms and 100,000 square feet of meeting and event spaces. A boutique, cosy, hotel this is not. It's a...

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Qatar Airways Told A 16-Year-Old His Sandwich Was Safe To Eat—Then He Died Inflight
A Pennsylvania family alleges Qatar Airways assured their 16-year-old son that an inflight sandwich was safe despite his peanut, dairy and fish allergies. He collapsed soon after eating it, and they say the onboard medical response failed, too.

Miles For Family
One Day in Singapore
ICYMI–Leana is back from a trip to California and posted her thoughts on our Facebook page. Check it out! This is a continuation of my Asia trip report. See also Back from Thailand and Singapore: 7 Biggest Takeaways, Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class SFO to SIN to BKK, Cathay Pacific Premium...

One Mile at a Time
Two Planes Have Bizarrely Close Call Over Atlantic, Triggering TCAS Alert
Every so often we see close calls involving commercial aircraft. As a general rule of thumb, the closer you are to an airport, the higher the odds of a close call, given that this is also the airspace that tends to be the most congested.

Eye of the Flyer
NASA Test Pilots Say Crossing the Sound Barrier Today Is No Big Deal — Collapsing Alaska Glaciers Are Triggering Massive Tsunamis Near Popular Cruise Fjords — Plus More Travel News!
Here are this week’s travel news headlines from around the web and interweb I found the most interesting. Take a look: Collapsing Glaciers in Alaska Are Triggering Massive Tsunamis, and the Cruise Industry Is Taking Notice High Country News published a stunning and sobering long-form piece this week that every...






































