One Mile at a Time
Ouch: United MileagePlus Devalues International First Class Awards
United MileagePlus has just significantly hiked the cost of international first class awards, as flagged by Live and Let’s Fly. These increases are rough, though I’m not sure this change matters all that much, quite frankly.
Miles To Memories
Wells Fargo: Get $325 Bonus with New Checking Account
Wells Fargo has a bonus for new checking account customers. This offer is available nationwide and requires a qualifying $1,000 direct deposit.
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Frequent Flyer Bonuses
IHG One Rewards: 15% discount on Reward Nights for credit card holders, Platinum & Diamond Elites
IHG One Rewards has brought back their 15% discount on Reward Nights for credit card holders, Platinum & Diamond Elite members. The discount is valudfor stays of 3 nights or less. The 15% discount on Reward Nights Receive a 15% discount when you redeem IHG One Rewards Points for reward...
Reviews
Read the latest reviews for road warriors and frequent flyers.
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Live and Let’s Fly
Massive Devaluation: United Airlines Raises First Class Redemption Costs On ANA, Lufthansa
Bad news for United MileagePlus travelers: United Airlines appears to be in the process of drastically raising redemption prices for first class travel on partners like ANA and Lufthansa, a massive devaluation. But there is still some ambiguity here. United MileagePlus First Class Redemption Costs Rise On Lufthansa, ANA As...
View from the Wing
United MileagePlus Hits Members Hard As Lufthansa and ANA First Class Award Prices Skyrocket
Lufthansa first class appears to have gone from 121,000 to 154,000 miles each way per person - meaning that a saver award now costs 308,000 miles roundtrip. That's a 27% increase. And these are tough awards to book, because Lufthansa only makes them available to United's program members...
Miles To Memories
California Bill Aims to Stop CLEAR Passengers From Skipping TSA Lines
A new proposed bill in California could ban security screening company CLEAR from operating at the state's airports.
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Live and Let’s Fly
What Cranky Flier Misses In United Airlines Pacific Load Factor Analysis
One of my favorite industry blogs is Cranky Flier, written by Brett Snyder. We both live in Los Angeles and I have benefited from his perspective for years. But I think he missed a big issue in his recent analysis about the alarmingly low Asia-Pacific loads on United Airlines. United...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn 20,000 bonus I Prefer points on Preferred Hotel Group Beyond Green stays (Must book today April 23)
In recognition of Earth Day, Preferred Hotel Group is offering a bonus of 20,000 I Prefer points on Beyond Green stays of 2 or more nights that are booked today (April 23). The offer is good for stays completed by June 30, 2024. There are 26 hotels from around the...
Miles To Memories
Breeze Airways Offers 35% Discount on Base Fares, Book by April 25
Breeze Airways has announced today a three-day promotion offering a whopping 35% off roundtrip base fares.
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Traveling For Miles
Delta will return to flying ex-LATAM A350s on its Los Angeles – Auckland route (good news & bad news)
Since the launch of its LA - Auckland route, Delta has been using the A350-900s that it acquired from LATAM to fly between Los Angeles and Auckland but up until recently, the schedules showed Delta's original A350s taking over the route from 20 May and continuing to operate the route...
{Tech} for Travel
Illuminate Your Gear with the Limited Edition Nomad Goods Glow 2.0 Collection
Discover the Nomad Goods Glow 2.0 Sport Band and Case, brighter, tougher, and designed for night. Stand out with these limited-edition glow-in-the-dark set!
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Frequent Miler
Podcast: Hilton Takes on Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) | Coffee Break Ep08
Until recently, Hyatt had a relationship with Small Luxury Hotels (SLH), but it was recently announced that Hilton will now be the one integrating SLH hotels. We’ll talk about what that looks like in this week’s Coffee Break episode. Coffee Break: Hilton Takes on Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) Watch the...
Live and Let’s Fly
Foolishness: California Considers CLEAR Ban At Airports
California is considering bipartisan legislation that would ban CLEAR in its current form at California airports. While CLEAR has certainly lost some of its competitive edge over the last few years, this is still shortsighted legislation that will not meaningfully address the larger goal of trying to streamline and simplify...
The Bulkhead Seat
Frontier Adds Three New Routes Including One That Challenges American’s Hubs
Frontier Airlines announced today that it’s adding three new routes. Two are in the…
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Miles To Memories
SoFi Checking & Savings, $500 Bonus and 4.60% APY
You can earn a bonus of up to $500 when you open a new account and complete requirements. $300 comes from SoFi and another $200 from Swagbucks.
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Frequent Flyer Bonuses
April 23 Bonus Offer Highlight: airBaltic Club – 3x points on flights booked with their Spring Sale
Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is an offer of 3x points when you book airBaltic flights during their Spring Sale. Check out all of the new bonuses added today here:
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save 20% on Marriott eGiftCards With Daily Getaways — April 23, 2024
You can save 20 percent on the purchase of Marriott eGiftCards through the Daily Getaways of today, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 1:00 in the afternoon Eastern Daylight Time — and you have three different offers from which to choose...
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Economy Class & Beyond
Lufthansa City Airlines prepares to put its tickets on sale
The first route and ticket sales date has been confirmed for the airline-within-an-airline, Lufthansa City Airlines. Ticket sales for the first destination will be on sale on the 24th of April 2024 with its flight operations commencing on the 26th of June 2024 Lufthansa City Airlines will operate out of...
View from the Wing
How American Airlines Is Dramatically Cutting Down Bag Check-in Wait Times With New Kiosk Strategy
American is encouraging customers to prepay for bags with a discount (of course you may wind up prepaying bags and then not checking as many – overpaying for your bags)
Another way they’re encouraging this is speeding up bag drop for prepaid bags. You can just scan your boarding pass and...
Frequent Miler
(Targeted) Get $10 when spending $20 three times by 5/15/24
Barclays sent out targeted emails yesterday to some cardholders offering $10 back as a statement credit when using your card three times to spend at least $20 by mid-May. The Deal Get a $10 statement when you make 3 purchases of $20+ on a targeted Barclays card. Key Terms This...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Heathrow Airport Facing Threat of Major Disruption Over May Bank Holiday as Yet More Workers Announce Plans to Go On Strike in Protest at £40 Million Cost Cutting Plan
Around 800 workers at Heathrow Airport are threatening to cause disruption at Britain’s busiest airport with a seven-day strike planned to coincide with the May Day bank holiday getaway next month. The walkout will involve employees belonging to three crucial departments that keep the operation going – Passenger Services, baggage...
Traveling For Miles
Deal: Save up to 20% on Hyatt stays in the Asia Pacific region
As well as releasing at least 18 targeted offers (which we discussed earlier), Hyatt has also launched a new sale for stays in the 'Asia Pacific' region which covers properties in 224 locations across 20 countries.
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Monkey Miles
Transfer Amex to Virgin Atlantic with a 30% Transfer Bonus
American Express is offering a 30% bonus when transferring points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. We show you a few of the best ways to use them.
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