The Bulkhead Seat
Hotel Review: Casa Monica Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection
Last month, we spent a weekend in Saint Augustine, FL. This was our first…
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He Stored His Carry-On In a Bin Far Ahead of His Seat. It Didn’t End Well
Keeping your carry-on far from your seat can create more problems than just a difficult exit from the plane. We’ve all seen people do it. They have a seat far…
Frequent Miler
(50% sale) CardPointers: Automatically enroll offers to all of your cards
CardPointers is an app/website/browser extension that helps you track all your credit cards, their various benefits, etc. Its most popular feature is the ability to auto-enroll card-linked spending offers like Amex Offers, Citi Offers, etc. Rather than having to go through and manually click to enroll in each offer, CardPointers...
View from the Wing
JetBlue CEO Plays Seat Bingo On Fort Lauderdale Flight — Middle Seats Win Free Tickets
JetBlue’s CEO was spotted onboard a Boston–Fort Lauderdale flight playing “Seat Bingo” with passengers and giving away free tickets — with two of the winners sitting in middle seats. The video is making the rounds again, and while it appears to be recycled, it's still good to see JetBlue's top...
Pontos pra Voar
As 10 melhores cervejarias de Munique que você precisa conhecer
A cultura cervejeira de Munique é mundialmente famosa, abrigando algumas das melhores cervejarias do mundo, que se dividem entre grandes salões internos (beer halls) e jardins ao ar livre (biergärten). Estabelecimentos tradicionais como a Hofbräuhaus e a Augustiner-Keller oferecem uma imersão cultural completa, com pratos típicos bávaros e consumo em...
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The Airline Baggage Rule Mistake That Can Cost You At The Airport
I tend to plan obsessively before our trips. Sharon, my wife, will confirm this in 3… 2… 1. (Sharon here. OMG, does he plan obsessively before our trips….!) But when…
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Alerta de passagens PPV! Trechos internacionais a partir de 17.800 pontos + taxas
No alerta de passagens PPV deste domingo, você confere dicas de trechos internacionais para resgatar gastando a partir de 17.800 pontos + taxas. Confira os principais detalhes a seguir e aproveite antes que os valores mudem. Trechos internacionais Nessa tabela, mesclamos algumas emissões dos três programas de companhias aéreas nacionais para...
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Vendo no retrovisor! Semana do Milheiro – 18 a 24 de maio
Domingão de sol, ainda que com frio. Ninguém entende o tempo, mas sabe que se é domingo, é dia da Semana do Milheiro. E se tem coluna, tem sofrimento para o nosso lado. Dessa vez tivemos novas rotas, aumentos, novos programas de fidelidade e negociações. O meio do ano está...
Miles To Memories
Why RIGHT NOW! Is The Time To Grab A New Discover Card
I share why right now is the time to get a Discover card, and the (best ever?) $200 Discover card bonus is just a small part of it.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Advertisements Target Travelers in The New Yorker Magazine in 1965
If you look at this Portable Document File of the issue of The New Yorker magazine from Saturday, February 20, 1965 — which was posted at the official Internet web site of Musicradio77.com — in addition to the interesting article pertaining to WABC-AM at that time, you will notice multiple...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – LOT Polish Airlines Embraer E195 preparing to depart from Hamburg Airport
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a LOT Polish Airlines Embraer E195 as it prepares for the return flight to  Warsaw, Poland, in the sunset at Hamburg Airport. LOT operates a fleet of 18 Embraer E195 aircraft., It also operates...
The Bulkhead Seat
Transatlantic Turbulence: Will Norse Atlantic Be the Next Low-Cost Carrier to Fold?
Norse Atlantic Airways may still be flying passengers across the Atlantic, but reports that…
Josh Trips
What Hyatt got right about its recent points devaluation
Nobody likes a points devaluation, but it’s a reality of the points and miles games. With that, I…
View from the Wing
Chicago O’Hare Bathroom Video Is So Bad It Makes Crowded Airport Lounges Look Like Luxury [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb: When I complain about crowded airport lounges, with lines to get in, being not luxury – it’s all relative. The comparison for most isn’t whether the lounge meets some external standard… it’s ‘compared to the terminal’. So at Chicago O’Hare there’s this. Often...
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Deciphering Your Boarding Pass: What Do All Those Letters & Numbers Mean?
Most travelers glance at their boarding pass long enough to find their gate, seat assignment and boarding group. But airlines pack a surprising amount of information into all those random-looking…
Miles To Memories
Current Retention Offer: Amex, BOA, Capital One, Chase & Citi Retention Offer Data Points
Retention offers are a massive part of this hobby. Here are data points on a current retention offer Amex, Chase & Citi have offered to credit card users.