View from the Wing
Oakland Airport Wins Right To Use The “San Francisco Bay” Name — With A Very Specific Catch [Roundup]
Oakland airport can call itself “San Francisco Bay” after settling with SFO — but only if Oakland comes first, with no slash, no hyphen, and no SFO keyword games. Also: Newark’s “I Love New York” shirts inspire a tax-credit fight, Richmond airport courts a Capital One lounge, a United pilot...
TravelUpdate
Amex Gold Card Update: New Perks Added, But Is It Worth It?
Amex has added new benefits to the Amex Gold Card. With these new benefits and an offer of up to 100,000 points, should you get it right away?
Pontos pra Voar
IOF Zero, conta multimoedas e até US$20 de cashback – abra sua conta na AstroPay e aproveite!
Se você está planejando sua próxima viagem (ou aquela compra internacional que ficou no carrinho), aqui vai uma vantagem que realmente faz diferença no bolso: a AstroPay está oferecendo até US$ 20 de cashback na sua primeira transação para quem cria a conta usando o código exclusivo do Pontos Pra...
One Mile at a Time
Pie In The Sky: Lufthansa Wants To Be Europe’s Most Premium Airline
I think its fantastic when airlines have goals, and want to invest in their passenger experience. However, I cant help but think that theres a fine line between committing to improving, and being delusional.
Live from a Lounge
Deal: Air India offering 10% – 50% bonus on points conversion
Air India Maharaja Club has returned with a new promotion, encouraging customers to transfer their points to the programme with a 10% to 50% bonus from the airline. You can also earn points by doing commerce through Air India affiliated links.
Eye of the Flyer
No Fooling: Delta Diamond Changes, a New Capital One Business Card, Cruise Drink Crackdowns, and a Tasering
Mayday! Mayday! Delta Diamond changes, a brand new Capital One business card, cruise drink package restrictions, and a tasering on American Airlines.
View from the Wing
United Passenger Tried To Skip Ahead During Deplaning — Her Own Video Made Her Look Worse
A United passenger tried to move ahead during deplaning, got blocked, and then posted her own profanity-filled argument as if it would prove she was right. Instead, the video turned into a deplaning etiquette referendum: wait your turn, move only when there is a clean opening, and do not make...
Pontos pra Voar
Hotéis em Salvador com diárias a partir de R$ 211
Nada melhor do que trocar a correria por dias de descanso à beira-mar! Em Salvador, você encontra o cenário perfeito para relaxar e aproveitar o melhor do litoral. No artigo de hoje, separamos hotéis Accor com diárias a partir de R$ 211, combinando conforto e ótimo custo-benefício. Confira abaixo e...
Frequent Miler
Avianca sucks some of the life out of LifeMiles
Over the last decade, I have redeemed more Avianca LifeMiles than any other individual airline currency. LifeMiles has long had some excellent sweet spots that have, in my opinion, made it worth putting up with some of the program’s quirks shortcomings. Unfortunately, as pointed out by Thrifty Traveler a few...
Live and Let’s Fly
House Caves, Passes Senate DHS Bill To Prevent TSA Summer Travel Meltdown
After flirting with another avoidable travel mess, the House has passed the Senate’s DHS funding bill, removing a major cloud hanging over TSA operations ahead of the busy summer travel season. House Passes Senate DHS Funding Bill, Sparing Travelers More TSA Chaos The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the...
You Are Travel
Minor Hotels Launches Foodie-Focused Colbert Collection: Here Are the First Three Properties
​tl;dr – A new upscale brand that puts food first. Thailand-based Minor Hotels recently announced a new brand…
One Mile at a Time
Ouch: Mahan Air Boeing 777 Destroyed In Mashhad Airport Attack
It’s not often you see a Boeing 777 just completely destroyed, but that’s the footage that’s now emerging from a recent attack. Before we get into this, let me just mention that I’m coming at this exclusively from an aviation perspective (give how rare hull losses are), rather than from...
View from the Wing
I Broke My Own Points Rule — And Turned 100,000 Bilt Points Into 200,000 Avios
Bilt’s 100% Rent Day transfer bonus was good enough for me to break my usual rule against speculative transfers: I moved 100,000 Bilt points to British Airways with no trip booked. The cap changes the math, I know I’ll use Avios, and I’m earning Bilt points fast enough now that...
One Mile at a Time
Transfer Capital One Miles To Qantas With 20% Bonus: Worth It?
The Capital One mileage program has just launched its newest transfer bonus, and it could represent a good value for some. It’s not one I’m terribly excited about, but others may feel differently.
One Mile at a Time
Transfer Chase Points To Air France-KLM Flying Blue With 20% Bonus: Worth It?
Chase Ultimate Rewards has just launched a new transfer bonus to Air France-KLM Flying Blue, and it has the potential to be a good deal.
One Mile at a Time
Transfer Chase Points To Air France-KLM Flying Blue With 20% Bonus: Worth It?
Chase Ultimate Rewards has just launched a new transfer bonus to Air France-KLM Flying Blue, and it has the potential to be a good deal.