
Miles To Memories
Last Day! Increased Bonuses for American Express Delta Cards, Earn Up to 110,000 Miles
American Express and Delta Airlines have launched new limited time welcome offers on all six consumer and business credit cards, with bonuses varying from 80,000 to 110,000 SkyMiles.
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American Airlines 787 Flagship Suite Review: Chicago to London
On Saturday evening, my wife and I flew AA business class from Chicago to London. Lucky for us, this route now features AA’s brand new Flagship Suites. We paid only 45,000 Alaska miles — making this one of the best sweet-spot deals (or should I say suite-spot deals?) for flights...

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Delta Passenger Stretches Legs Across The Best Seat On The Plane—Flight Attendant’s Response Was Perfect
A Delta Air Lines passenger stretched out in their seat in the most surprising and intrusive way possible.
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Hertz Turns AI Loose On Renters, Billing 5x More Customers For Minor Nicks And Scrapes—And It’s Spreading Fast
Hertz's new AI system lets them go after 5 times as many customers as before. The rate at which they're sending out bills is skyrocketing.
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Turkish Airlines’ Million-Mile Meltdown: The Great Loyalty Program Bailout
Turkish Airlines' loyalty program faced backlash after canceling a million-mile offer due to overwhelming sign-ups, leaving frequent flyers frustrated. The confusion over eligibility and rules sparked outrage, with some travelers planning a protest at Istanbul Airport.
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Amex Tripled Seattle’s Centurion Lounge Space Two Years Ago To Fix Crowding—It’s Still Full, But At Least The Coffee Improved
I had been to the old Seattle American Express Centurion lounge several times, but hadn't been to the new expanded one since it opened two years ago. Located in the airport's Central Terminal mezzanine above the food court, they went from having just 4,500 square feet to about 14,000 square...

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Starting Today, Marriott’s AI Takes Control Of Room Upgrades—Forget Charm, Algorithm Decides If You Deserve A Suite
Marriott revealed several weeks ago that they were turning elite member upgrades over to artificial intelligence. This was designed to reduce the time hotels spend on the task, to save salary costs.
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
The Reason Why That Fifth Award Night May Not Be Completely Free.
Some lodging companies offer a free night at hotel and resort properties as a discount to a stay that is paid with points — but here is the reason why the fifth award night may not be completely free.
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Marriott Guest Refuses To Put Up With Hotel Denying Elite Benefits—Hands Staff A Form Demanding $100 Cash Penalty
One Sheraton guest chronicles their Kafkesque quest to have the Shearton Grand Seattle honor Marriott elite benefits. Traveler reports are that they’ve been out of compliance for years, and becoming even less customer friendly, which saddens me – because I used to much like this hotel.
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
Stone Mountain Carving: A Symbol of White Supremacy Which Should Be Removed?
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is a famous quote attributed to George Santayana; but it has been misquoted over the years as “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.”
If Richard Rose had his way ten years ago, the famous carving on the...

The Bulkhead Seat
The City Express by Marriott Brand is Coming to Brazil With 30 Properties Planned
In August 2023, I wrote about Marriott completing the acquisition of City Express. The…
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American Airlines Is Opening A New Grab & Go Lounge At Its Charlotte Douglas Hub
In its new quest to become a more premium airline, American Airlines is taking inspiration from United Airlines with the announcement that it is introducing a new Grab & Go lounge concept at its Charlotte Douglas hub. Dubbed Provisions by Admirals Hub, the new mini lounge is expected to open...
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IHG sale: Up to 33% off stays, free breakfast and up to 30% off dining (Middle East, Africa, India and South Asia)
IHG is currently running a sale in which it's offering IHG One Rewards members (free to join) up to 33% off stays, complimentary breakfast and up to 30% off other dining at select hotels and resorts across the Middle East, Africa, India and South Asia.
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5 Free Nights Worth Up To 300,000 Points. IHG’s Richest Credit Card Deal Ever
The IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card has a best-ever initial bonus offer by a lot, worth 5 free night awards which can have a total value of 300,000 points. That’s more than double the value of the previous offer, and something I recall their offering only once before.
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Live from a Lounge
Air India’s will start to restore international network gradually from August 1, 2025
Air India will start the process of resuming the flights it had cancelled earlier on in June 2025, and will resume the full network by September 2025.
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MGM Resorts Amex Offer: Spend $400 & get $80 back
There’s a new MGM Resorts Amex Offer out that’s giving an $80 statement credit when spending $400 or more on room rate and room charges. The Deal Spend $400+ on room rate and room charges in one or more transactions at participating MGM Resorts properties and get $80 back as...

Live and Let’s Fly
Succulent Steak On A Plane: LX17 From JFK-ZRH In First Class
Over the years I have collected thousands of airline meal pictures and I continue to gather them. Each week I highlight a particularly great…or particularly bad meal. This week, I remember an incredible feast aboard SWISS First Class. I was flying with my uncle from New York to Zurich in...

Traveling For Miles
This month’s Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes deals are now live
It's the middle of the month and that means that another set of KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes deals has been published by Singapore Airlines in which its offering the usual discount of 30% on select award bookings made by the end of the month.
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New American Airlines Grab ‘n Go Lounge Hits Charlotte This Summer—Passengers Already Plotting To Empty The Fridges
It's good that American Airlines is joining this trend. I'd rather see them investing in more lounges and lounge renovations. But additional options are certainly better than not. Hopefully those refrigerators will be stocked with a couple bottles of water I can grab when I pass through...

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KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes Current Promo Rewards
The latest KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes rewards is here. As always, there are great opportunities to use Krisflyer miles for remarkable destinations. The discount on eligible award flights with KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes is 30%. Check the travel ideas in this blog that you can explore with this month’s KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes....

The Bulkhead Seat
American Airlines Introduces Provisions by Admirals Club Lounge at Charlotte Airport
American Airlines is unveiling a new lounge concept with the upcoming debut of Provisions…
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Miles To Memories
Las Vegas Getting New Mini-Centurion Lounge in 2026
The company is calling this an "entirely new, intimate airport lounge". The first location is expected to open at Harry Reid International (LAS) in Las Vegas in 2026, adding to the current Centurion Lounge at the airport.
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Live and Let’s Fly
Newark Airport Meltdown: Trapped Passengers Wait 5+ Hours For Gate
Ironically, just days after United Airlines boasted about improved operational reliability at Newark Liberty International Airport, a heavy summer storm has caused a meltdown, with thousands of passengers facing extreme tarmac delays and cancellations. Newark Meltdown Due To Summer Storm: Passengers Trapped On Planes, Wait Hours For Gate It was...

One Mile at a Time
Florida Airports Ordered To Report “Weather Modification” Activities
In recent times, there has been an increasing focus on ”weather modification” concerns among some number of people in the United States. For example, this includes chemtrail conspiracy theories, whereby some people believe that the contrails we see in the sky are actually special chemicals intentionally being released into the...

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Airlines Now Quietly Let AI Set Ticket Prices—Surprisingly, That’s Great News For Your Wallet
The goal of any pricing strategy is to grow net revenue. That could mean charging a customer more. But it's too easy to avoid higher AI fares. The real win is that AI can help airlines offer more low fares to more people without cannibalizing high fare revenue.
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25+ restaurants available through both inKind & Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables
When Chase updated the Sapphire Reserve card and launched the Sapphire Reserve for Business card a few weeks ago, one of the new benefits on both those cards was a $150 twice-annual credit for Sapphire Reserve® Exclusive Tables. Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables is a collection of almost 300 restaurants that...