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Get up to a 50% bonus when you buy Air Europa SUMA Miles (Use for SkyTeam flights)

Members of Air Europa’s SUMA program can buy miles with a bonus of up to 50% until June 3. The tiered bonus offers up 50% more miles with a maximum purchase of 100,000 miles. That means with the bonus you can buy 150,000 miles for 1,500 EUR or 1 Euro...

The Gate with Brian Cohen

Now Open: Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort

The Diplomat Beach Resort officially debuted recently as Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort following an $80 million transformation. The evolution of the hotel property into the growing portfolio of Signia by Hilton approachable luxury hotels brings the exceptional service of the brand, sophisticated design, world-class experiences, and premier meetings and...

Points Miles and Bling

This Luxury Trip to Iguazu Falls Shouldn’t Have Worked

A last-minute opening in my schedule unexpectedly turned into one of the most memorable trips I’ve taken in years. What…

Travel Codex

100 Passengers Emerald Cruises’ Yacht-Style Sailings From $3K! Private Savings Up to 40% Off

Emerald Cruises isn’t usually the first name that comes up when people think about luxury small-ship cruising. The Australian brand isn’t as well known by Americans, but really that should change. When people think of small cruise ships it’s more often Windstar, Seabourn, or Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection that dominate the...

Live and Let’s Fly

I Tried American Airlines’ Centennial Chicken Florentine Roulade In Business Class

For this week’s Meal of the Week, I am looking at a “Chicken Florentine roulade” served in American Airlines Flagship business class from Los Angeles to Boston, part of AA’s centennial menu celebrating 100 years of flight. Meal Of The Week: Chicken Florentine Roulade On American Airlines American Airlines has...

View from the Wing

Marriott Let A Guest Check In To A Closed Hotel — And Its Reservation Guarantee Doesn’t Even Apply

A Marriott guest used mobile check-in, arrived at the Fairfield Inn East Hartford, and found the hotel closed — with other would-be guests standing in the parking lot too. And Marriott’s Ultimate Reservation Guarantee does not apply when the hotel is not open, which is exactly when guests need it...

Economondo

Review: Asiana Airlines Boeing 767-300 – Seoul Gimpo to Jeju

Flying on an Asiana Airlines Boeing 767-300 from Seoul Gimpo to Jeju

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Tourist’s 100+ Sandwich Stash Was No Match For This Airport Dog

There are plenty of foods people love so much that they’ll go through a little extra effort to bring them home. We’ve done it ourselves. We’ve brought home BBQ from…

Miles To Memories

Bilt Adds Bonus Rent Earnings for Air France KLM Cardholders

Bilt has expanded its partnership with Flying Blue, giving Air France KLM Visa Signature cardholders additional rewards when paying rent through the Bilt platform.

Points Miles and Bling

Asiana Korean Air Merger: Last Chance to Book with Aeroplan

Six years later, Korean Air will finally absorb Asiana into its brand and retire the airline on December 17, 2026.…

The Bulkhead Seat

Delta Expands SkyMiles Rewards With Exclusive Concerts and World Cup Experiences

Delta Air Lines is giving SkyMiles® members new ways to redeem their miles beyond…

Frequent Miler

First impressions of Hyatt award chart changes: A tremor rather than a seismic shift

It’s been a few hours since Hyatt’s award chart changes went live, so it’s now possible to start getting a gauge on quite how bad—or not—these changes have been. Based on a relatively small sample size, I’m (in a mild way) pleasantly surprised so far by what I’ve seen. While...

The Bulkhead Seat

American Airlines is Offering Spirit Elite Members Status Matches

American Airlines has updated its AAdvantage® Instant Status Pass™ promotion to include elite members…

One Mile at a Time

Which Qatar Airways Planes & Flights Have Qsuites? Here’s A Rundown…

Qatar Airways is well known for being a world-class airline, regardless of which cabin you’re traveling in. Qatar Airways is probably most famous for its Qsuites business class. In this post, I want to look at how you can figure out whether your plane is scheduled to feature Qsuites or...

Miles To Memories

Targeted: Chase Amazon Card Offering 10% Back at Amazon

Some Chase Amazon cardholders are being targeted for a promotion offering 10% back on Amazon purchases. The offer appears to be available via email.

Live and Let’s Fly

Delta One On A Domestic A350 Flight? My LAX–Atlanta Flight Felt Like Longhaul Business Class

I had a very pleasant flight on Delta from Los Angeles to Atlanta on a refurbished A350-900, now a “Delta One” branded flight that included many of the amenities onboard you would except on a longhaul business class flight. My Return To Delta One On The A350 I was traveling...

Frequent Miler

The Turkish Airlines credit card has new(ish) benefits including lounge access & ability to spend towards status

A couple of years ago, Turkish Airlines launched the Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Premier Visa Signature® credit card. It was a mediocre card as its welcome offer wasn’t very generous and it came with little in the way of cardholder perks, especially considering it has a $99 annual fee. It turns...

Points With a Crew

2000 American AAdvanage Miles With A Shopping Portal Bonus (Ends Thursday)

Get one step closer to that next big trip by earning thousands of bonus airline miles with the current airline shopping portal bonuses

Economy Class & Beyond

ATR delivers its first All-Busines Class Turboprop to Berjaya Air

We’ve covered the ATR Highline project since it was first announced at Aircraft Interiors Expo in 2024. Well, there’s big news with Berjaya Air taking delivery of its first ATR72-600… in a rather special configuration. The world’s first ATR 72-600 featuring the ATR HighLine “All-Business Class” configuration has touched down...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses

United MileagePlus: Get up to a 100% bonus when you buy MileagePlus Miles (May 20 Bonus Offer Highlight)

Today's bonus offer highlight is yet another buy miles bonus, this time it is from United MileagePlus who are also out with a mystery bonus offer that is revealed after you log in. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

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Woman Finds Brilliant Way To Deal With Loud Passenger Talking On His Phone

Most people deal with obnoxiously loud phone talkers in public by silently suffering through the conversation. One woman decided she had a better idea. We’ve all been there. You’re in…

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Flight Attendant Rushed Elderly Woman Down Wet Airstairs Causing Her to Fall And Seriously Injure Herself

A flight attendant working for a wholly owned subsidiary of German flag carrier Lufthansa allegedly rushed an elderly lady down a set of wet and slippery airstairs, causing her to fall and seriously injure herself so badly that she had to be hospitalized in two foreign countries for weeks. The...

Miles To Memories

I Thought I Caught Choice With Their Pants Down On Their Latest Promo

I go over how I thought the Choice gas card promotion opened up a better redemption than they actually intended to.

View from the Wing

American Airlines Teen Death Tests The “Flight Attendants Are There For Safety” Claim

Airlines say flight attendants are there primarily for safety, not service. But in an American Airlines teen death case, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed crew confusion and delay during a cardiac arrest on an international flight, saying what matters is whether the FAA-required defibrillator actually worked.

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