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NEW ROUTES 2026 #7: Air New Zealand from Brisbane with new Business Class

With Australians being loyal to airlines based in the great southern lands, its cousins over the Tasman are often overlooked. Now, sometimes that ignorance is legitimate; they did have a very inferior Business Class cabin, or their fares always seemed pitched above those of Australian-based airlines. But now, Air NZ...

PointsMath

Buy Copa Airlines ConnectMiles with up to 60% Bonus [1.88¢/Mile]

Copa Airlines is a member of Star Alliance. Its frequent-flyer program is decent for redeeming miles on Star Alliance airlines, thanks to lower mileage requirements and taxes. Now you can buy Copa Airlines Connect miles at up to 60% bonus. Here is everything you need to know about the Buying...

Frequent Miler

Wyndham Rewards Complete Guide (2026)

For a number of years, one of the most appealing features of the Wyndham Rewards program related to not staying at their hotels. Instead, it was the ability to book vacation rentals through Vacasa using your points. Unfortunately that partnership ended in 2025, but that doesn’t mean that the Wyndham...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

BREAKING: Iranian Drone Hits Fuel Tank at Dubai International Airport

Authorities have confirmed that a “drone incident” affecting a large fuel tank occurred at Dubai International Airport (DXB) in the early hours of Monday morning. A large fire has been seen burning in the vicinity of the airfield, although officials say no injuries have been reported at this time. Airspace...

Points With a Crew

Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Review (New Higher Offer)

KEY LINK: Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card – Earn 90,000 Bonus Miles after spending $6,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $150 (see rates and fees ) I’ve often said that one...

The Bulkhead Seat

Hotel Review: Delta Hotels Orlando Celebration

Last week, I had to be in Orlando for a few days. I was…

The Gate with Brian Cohen

Six Continents Within One Year. Unintentionally.

I unintentionally visited six continents within one year without even thinking about it — and had I realized that I was doing that, I would have possibly tried visiting the seventh continent during that year. The six continents that I visited within the past year are in the following order...

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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Vape ignites on flight from Brisbane, emergency response at Melbourne Airport

A vape device ignited inside the cabin of a Virgin Australia flight VA328 approaching Melbourne, prompting an emergency call from the flight crew and a precautionary response from airport firefighters. The incident occurred on Sunday, 15 March. As the aircraft descended toward Melbourne Airport, the device activated and began smoking...

Travel With Grant

No Upcoming Hilton Stay? Turn Your Credit Into a $50 Snack Shopping Spree

Discover a creative way to use your Hilton credits without booking a stay. Learn how to turn them into snack shopping sprees at lobby markets that still qualify for the $50 Hilton credit. The post No Upcoming Hilton Stay? Turn Your Credit Into a $50 Snack Shopping Spree first appeared on...

Your Mileage May Vary

What Flight Attendants Are Actually Doing When They Greet You

One of the first things you notice when boarding a plane is a flight attendant greeting you. What most passengers don’t realize is that the greeting does more than just…

Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10 taxiing at Changi Airport

It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10 taxiing at its home base, Singapore Changi Airport, as it heads towards the runway for another departure. Singapore Airlines operates a fleet of 28 Boeing 787-10 aircraft in its widebody...

Frequent Miler

Office Depot/OfficeMax: Buy $300+ Mastercard Gift Cards, Save $15

Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with their profitable gift card deal on Mastercard gift cards. The Deal Buy $300+ Mastercard gift cards at Office Depot/OfficeMax & get $15 off instantly. Key Terms Valid 3/15/26-2321/26 Limit 10 per household/business (different stores may try to impose various limits that don’t...

View from the Wing

Every Time She Tried To Recline, The Passenger Behind Her Shoved The Seat Forward

A passenger who tried to recline her seat says the traveler behind her kept shoving it forward again and again, turning a routine flight into one of the most familiar battles in air travel. Whatever you think about recline etiquette, physically forcing someone else’s seat upright is not how this...

The Alviator

ANA’s 777 Premium Economy: Surprisingly Average

I flew ANA's 777 premium economy from Tokyo Haneda to London Heathrow. While pleasant, I found it to be more average than I was expecting.

Points With a Crew

Where to put a car seat on an airplane?

A car seat is the safest place for a child, even on an airplane. But what are the rules of where it can go?

Your Mileage May Vary

What’s The Big Deal About Metal Credit Cards?

I just don’t get the metal credit card trend. Maybe it’s because I’m not out to impress anyone with the credit card I’m using. For me, credit cards are a…

Miles To Memories

Yuck! The Downside of Thinning Out My Amex Profile

I've slimmed down my American Express card portfolio. That comes with positives but also a rather substantial negative.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Scandinavian Airlines Has Evacuated More Than 3,500 Injured Soldiers From the Battlefields of Ukraine in its Own Flying Hospital

It’s a mission that SAS Scandinavian Airlines has described as the “most important humanitarian operation” in its modern history – since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the airline has medevac transported more than 3,500 injured soldiers on a Boeing 737 that has been transformed into a...

The Gate with Brian Cohen

The First Coca-Cola Wall Mural In the World Is In…

Advertising Coca-Cola on the sides of buildings was quite common — especially throughout the southeastern United States, since the beverage was invented by John Pemberton 137 years ago and first sold for five cents in Atlanta on Saturday, May 8, 1886 — and although these advertisements still exist in many cities...

View from the Wing

American Airlines Promises Priority Customers Can Board Any Time — One Gate Agent Made Up A Different Rule

American Airlines tells elites and even some credit card customers that priority boarding means they can skip the general line and board at any time through the priority lane. But one gate agent at Miami reportedly shut that lane down after Zone 4, turning a benefit meant to preserve overhead...

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Will a Cruise Ship Wait for Late Passengers? It’s Complicated

If there’s one thing you can say about cruise lines, it’s that they’re punctual. If they say they’re going to leave a port at whatever time, you can bet your…

Miles To Memories

(Last Chance) Southwest Launches New Credit Card Bonus That Gets You Companion Pass

Southwest Airlines is once again offering an easy option to earn the Companion pass for just over a year. It comes as part of the signup offer for all three consumer credit cards, alongside a points bonus that varies between 20,000 and 40,000.

View from the Wing

Coupon Book Fatigue Is Real—How to Make Sapphire Reserve And Amex Platinum Not Feel Like Work

Premium cards have turned into coupon books, and the fatigue is real—especially when you’re doing math and chasing tiny monthly credits to justify a huge annual fee. The trick is to treat Amex Platinum and Sapphire Reserve differently: cover the fee with credits you’d use anyway, value the lounge network...

Live and Let’s Fly

Churchill’s War Office Is Now a $1,000/Night Hotel

Churchill’s Old War Office is now Raffles London at The OWO, possibly the most historically significant luxury hotel in the world. Inside London’s Most Storied New Hotel There’s an incredible opportunit to stay in a building that shaped the course of two World Wars. It’s $1.76 billion facelift has made...

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