Frequent Miler
Kroger: Earn 4x fuel points on 3rd party and fixed-value Visa / Mastercard gift cards
Kroger is again running a promotion that awards 4x fuel points on select third-party gift cards, whether purchased online or in-store, and fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards purchased in-store. Currently, the 4x promo on 3rd-party gift cards is limited to “gaming and digital content” cards. Fortunately for those resellers...
2PAXfly
STARLUX: Taiwan’s ‘luxury’ airline to fly to Sydney and Auckland
Sydney looks set to gain a new Taiwanese contender in 2027, with STARLUX, the Taiwan-based airline, having confirmed (ET) plans to launch direct flights between Taipei and Sydney, with Auckland added as a trans-Tasman tag flight. That means Australians could soon have another way to reach Taiwan, North Asia, North...
View from the Wing
American Airlines Lounge Food Used To Be Bare-Bones — Now Fridays Bring Sundae Bars And Dirty Sodas
Admirals Clubs and Flagship Lounges are adding Friday sweets this summer — dirty sodas, made-to-order sundaes, and ice cream sandwiches — a small but telling sign of how much airline lounges have changed as credit cards, premium travel, and leisure passengers reshape the business.
Frequent Miler
Current Amex Offers
This post is designed to show current Amex Offers. If you have any Amex cards, even authorized user cards, then you’re eligible to sign up for offers when you log into your Amex account. If you’re planning to shop or book travel, check this page to see if an Amex...
Live and Let’s Fly
American Airlines Wants Elites To Buy First Class, Not Wait For Free Upgrades
American Airlines is making clear that it would rather sell first class seats than give them away as complimentary upgrades. That may make perfect business sense, but it also chips away at one of the core reasons travelers chase elite status in the first place. Is this a penny-wise, pound-foolish...
View from the Wing
American Express Sues Mayor Of London Over $713,851 Business Gold Card Debt — London, Kentucky [Roundup]
American Express is suing the mayor of London over $713,851 in unpaid Business Gold card debt — London, Kentucky, that is. Also: Hawaiian ends free coach meals to Hawaii, Japan Airlines bans flight attendants from drinking on layovers, and JAL offers lunar transport that frequent flyer programs arguably beat decades...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Miles and Points On Sale — May 29 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...
Economy Class & Beyond
VietJet to connect Hanoi to Prague
There’s going to be a new option between Vietnam and Czechia, with Vietjet Air choosing Prague as its first European destination. VietJet Air Airbus A330-300 departing Sydney Airport – By Robert Myers (CC-BY-SA 3.0 AU), CC BY-SA 3.0 au, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147675199 The new route is planned to start on the 10th...
View from the Wing
Minneapolis Airport Gets A Priority Pass Gaming Lounge With Real Food And A Robot Bartender
Minneapolis airport just got a new Priority Pass lounge that's got 17 gaming stations and an Italian robot bartender — and because it is treated as a lounge rather than an “experience,” Amex Platinum, Bilt and Capital One Priority Pass members should be able to use it too.
Travel Codex
Explora Journeys Offers Year Round Cruises to Europe
For decades the cruise industry has treated Europe like a seasonal fling. Everyone rushes in around April, clogs the Mediterranean through summer, then vanishes to the Caribbean the minute temperatures dip below 70 degrees. By November, many European ports feel abandoned except for the occasional river cruise and a few...
One Mile at a Time
Is The World Of Hyatt Credit Card Worth It? Why I’ve Kept It Since 2018
The World of Hyatt Credit Card (application) is one of the easiest ”worth it” calls of any card I hold at a $95 annual fee, the anniversary free night award alone is worth more than the fee, so the hold-for-perks math isn’t really in question.
Eye of the Flyer
I Am Unlikely to Fly Delta Again for Almost Two Years – How Things Have Changed!
The above is the total of my Delta elite qualifying points (dollars) earned this year flying home from California after my epic trip to New Zealand and Australia that included a 12-day Norwegian cruise that I can’t wait to review soon. The saddest part of this number is it is...
Live and Let’s Fly
Alaska Airlines Limits Leis And Flowers For Hawaiian Flight Attendants On Seattle Routes
Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants assigned to Alaska-branded longhaul routes from Seattle will no longer wear leis, flowers in their hair, or aloha shirts, but I see no need for outrage: flights to and from Hawaii will keep those cultural elements, and Alaska flight attendants can wear them too. Hawaiian Airlines...
View from the Wing
Hyatt Projects Doubling Loyalty Profit After Devaluation, Will Launch International Credit Cards
Hyatt held its investor day on Thursday and they shared that they are “targeting Germany and Spain” for cobrand credit cards and that they’re looking at the UK, Japan, and Mexico markets for cards as well.
View from the Wing
FAA Chief Rewrites Trump Air Traffic Control History — Then Blames Airlines For The System He Runs
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford says Trump’s first air traffic control modernization push was “hijacked” into a privatization debate by airlines — but Trump himself explicitly proposed moving ATC into a self-financing nonprofit. Bedford’s Airlines Confidential interview reveals a broader problem: the FAA wants more central control over airline schedules while...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Delta Air Lines Warns Pilots That Customer Satisfaction On One of its Most Important Routes is Plummeting
Delta Air Lines has warned in a leaked internal memo that customer satisfaction on one of its most important routes is plummeting, and the carrier believes one reason could be that crew aren’t giving timely updates during delays… an issue that is currently plaguing the route. The route in question...
One Mile at a Time
Southwest Credit Card Offers: Earn Up To 90,000 Points With Limited Time Offers
Southwest Airlines is one of the most flown airlines in the United States, thanks to its massive domestic route network, along with generally friendly service. The carriers co-branded credit cards are quite popular with consumers, and weve just seen some excellent welcome offers rolled out on the cards as well....
BoardingArea
Woman Checks Luggage On Delta Flight From Atlanta To Philadelphia. What She Sees When She Gets Her Bag Back Makes Her ‘Livid’
An Emmy-winning makeup artist says Delta Air Lines gate agents forced her to check a carry-on bag containing her professional kit, which she values at nearly $80,000, despite her protests that the contents were irreplaceable. When she got the bag back, she says multiple palettes were destroyed, including products that...
