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TRIP REPORT: Exploring a craft at the Museum of Contemporary Photography
Exploring a craft at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College TRIP REPORT: Still for the Friends Sometimes we have to stop and learn from others as we develop crafts, ideas and knowledge. So your author is off to learn at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College ...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
I Finally Purchased My First GoWild! Ticket With Frontier Airlines.
I finally purchased my first GoWild! ticket with Frontier Airlines after I purchased the GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly annual pass from the airline last year and getting a lot of international travel — including to Antarctica — out of the way.
The total cost of the one-way ticket was...
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Chase Business Checking: $500 bonus after $2000 deposit
Chase has a limited-time offer for new Business Checking enrollments: Get a $500 bonus with a $2K+ deposit. The money only has to remain in the account for ~30-35 days, making it a terrific yield. This is the best deposit-to-earning ratio I’ve seen for a new Chase business checking account....
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Transferable Points Changing Fortunes | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep357 | 5-8-26
In today’s episode, Nick owns up to his mistake: Yes, you can lock in Hyatt prices with Points Advance. Then we’ll talk about paying rent with the Alaska Atmos Summit card, and which points programs are trending up or down. Transferable Points Changing Fortunes Watch the full episode below, or...
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Chase formalizes end of “family rule” for Sapphire cards
For a couple of years, Chase had a so-called “family rule” for the Sapphire Preferred® and Sapphire Reserve® cards, specifying that you weren’t eligible for the welcome offer on one if you already had the other. When Chase nerfed “refreshed” the Sapphire Reserve card last year, it announced that this...
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The Taliban Owes $15 Million For Airport Security — So The Dubai Firm Tried To Seize Airline Overflight Fees
Taliban-controlled Afghanistan owes a Dubai airport-security firm more than $15 million, and the company tried to collect by going after airline overflight fees held by IATA in a frozen Swiss account. A D.C. court agreed the arbitration award could be enforced — but said it had no jurisdiction over the...
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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...
Travel Codex
Explora Journeys Cruises: Private Fares Up to 30% Off
Explora Journeys was one of the most interesting new luxury cruise launches in recent year. Being born from MSC, but smaller ships with some of the most personal space per person in the industry. A luxury product reborn and reimagined and importantly, it actually delivers once you’re onboard. The ships...
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Easy $400 checking account bonus with Capital One 360
Capital One is offering a $400 bonus when you open a new 360 checking account and receive two direct deposits of $500 or more within 75 days of account opening. That’s quite an easy bonus to hit, and at $800 for those playing in two-player mode, it becomes even more...
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Photo Leaks of Delta Air’s High-Denisty First Class Airbus A321 With a Staggering 44 Recliners
The first photo of Delta Air Lines’ new Airbus A321neo narrowbody aircraft in a high-density domestic First Class configuration with a staggering 44 recliners has just leaked, and it’s just as bad as you might think. Not that this super-sized domestic First Class cabin was ever the intention for the...
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Chase ending Sapphire Preferred Card’s 10% anniversary bonus
One often-overlooked perk of the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card® is its account anniversary bonus: “Earn bonus points that equal 10% of your total spend in points” based on spend in your cardmember year. You don’t get extra points for bonus categories like dining purchases or travel, so it effectively adds...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Earn Up to 2,500 Bonus MileagePlus Miles by Shopping: Member Appreciation Bonus
Effective through Monday, May 11, 2026 at 11:59:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, you can earn up to 2,500 bonus United Airlines MileagePlus miles by shopping — in addition to the standard MileagePlus miles earned — during the Member Appreciation Bonus Offer campaign at the MileagePlus Shopping portal by spending...
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Airport Food Prices May Be Breaking The Law — Starbucks Was 54% Higher Than The Same Drink Nearby [Roundup]
Airport food prices are frequently supposed to be capped at what you'd pay elsewhere, but investigators found Starbucks charging 54% more than a nearby location. Plus: ICE raids a Disney cruise ship, Southwest sells a window seat without a window, and a Spirit lawsuit turns tragic.
One Mile at a Time
Delta’s New Airbus A321neos With 44 First Class Seats, Flights Launch Soon
In the next couple of weeks, Delta Air Lines plans to introduce a very premium domestic narrow body aircraft, with a staggering 44 first class seats. However, this isn’t by design, but is instead intended to make the best of a frustrating situation.
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