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IHG Award Night Discount at 119 New and Refreshed Hotels

IHG continues to open new hotels globally, with more properties in the pipeline. At select new and refreshed IHG hotels, award nights are periodically offered at a discounted points rate compared to standard pricing. The IHG award discount promotion is now available at 117 new & refreshed hotels for stays...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Australian Government Warns Citizens: Do Not Travel Through Dubai Even If You’re Only Connecting Onto Another Flight

In the last few decades, Dubai International Airport has transformed itself into the world’s busiest international travel hub, connecting East and West through its powerhouse hometown airline, Emirates. The city has become an important transit destination for Australian citizens traveling between Australia and Europe, but that status was upended on...

PointsMath

Redeem Cathay Pacific Asia Miles for Award Flights for Less

Cathay Pacific has launched several promotions over the last few months, including bonus-point transfers, in-flight rewards, and an award-flight-mile redemption promotion. Now it is back with another award flight promotion. Cathay Pacific is offering up to 15% rebate when booking an award flight on select routes. Current Cathay Pacific Award...

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Earn Up to 50% Bonus Accor Points at MGallery

Accor is offering an opportunity to earn 2x Accor points for stays at Sofitel, MGallery & EMBLEMS hotels & Resorts. Earn up to 50% Bonus Accor Points at MGallery Here is what you need to know about the Earn up to 50% Accor Points at MGallery: Register & Book. Also...

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Earn 2x Accor Points at Sofitel, MGallery & EMBLEMS

Accor is offering an opportunity to earn 2x Accor points for stays at Sofitel, MGallery & EMBLEMS hotels & Resorts. Earn 2x Accor Points at Sofitel, MGallery and EMBLEMS Here is what you need to know about the Earn 2x Accor Points at Sofitel, MGallery and EMBLEMS: Register & Book....

The Alviator

Flying Domestically Within Japan: An Efficient, Non-Luxurious, Well-Oiled Machine

Flying domestically within Japan is so easy. Planes, airport terminals, and lounges are all built with efficiency (not luxury) in mind.

PointsMath

Current Miles & More Mileage Bargains Promo Awards

A few airlines offer monthly promotions that allow you to book an award flight and travel to select destinations at a discount. Air France-KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards and Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes are popular promotions. Another frequent-flyer program from Star Alliance, Miles & More, offers monthly promo awards for...

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Flying Blue Promo Rewards on Air France & KLM – March 2026

Flying Blue Promo Rewards are released on the first working day of each month and offer discounted award pricing on select Air France and KLM flights. This promotion applies only to Air France and KLM-operated routes and is not available on SkyTeam or partner airlines. All these itineraries route via Paris...

Frequent Miler

Last Chance Deals: Companion Pass welcome offer, Oneworld status via hotel match, & more

Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon. There are quite a lot of deals set to end this week. That includes the current Southwest welcome offers on personal cards that offer a Companion...

Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (14th March)

It’s been another week in the world, as things have been chaotic – as is par for the course, it seems. But it’s Saturday again, so it must be time for Last Week at Econoy Class and Beyond. Travel by Tram. By order of The Peaky Blinders (filmed in Birmingham...

Points With a Crew

4 Reasons to Get the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

If you are starting out in the world of credit card miles and points, and aren't sure which card you should get - here are 4 reasons it should be the Chase Sapphire Preferred

The Gate with Brian Cohen

What Is Wrong With This Photograph? Part 344

Ellis Feaster features audio clips of classic radio airchecks throughout the decades — with a seemingly special concentration on the glory days of radio when it was arguably most popular in the city of New York — which includes this video of the tragedy of Jane Dornacker, who died in...

Frequent Miler

Stranded in Qatar during a missile strike, unhappy Bilt users, Capital One originating cards on Discover, and poor man’s first class (Saturday Selection)

Throughout the week, our team shares articles they’ve stumbled upon which may interest our readers, even if they might not otherwise merit a full post. Here are some of the posts we found interesting this week: Stranded in Qatar during a missile strike, unhappy Bilt users, Capital One originating cards...

The Bulkhead Seat

2026 Weekly Review: March 14th

Greetings from Tampa. I’m home for the weekend after spending the week in Orlando…

Your Mileage May Vary

This Might Be the Strangest Piece of Luggage We’ve Ever Seen

I’ve been traveling regularly since the early 1990s. I had my favorite piece of luggage ever, in the form of a Samsonite Silhouette EZ Cart, and man, that thing went…

Altitude Yes

Guide to American Airlines Flagship Lounges

American Airlines currently operates five Flagship Lounges, and offers several different ways to access them. The post Guide to American Airlines Flagship Lounges first appeared on Altitude Yes.

2PAXfly

WEEKLY REVIEW: Sunday 15 March, 2026

I’m back in Sydney after spending nearly a week at the Adelaide Festival and catching up with friends and relatives. I also got to experience the new Economy Plus seats in row 5 on a Qantas B737, with extra legroom. It’s good. I’m now putting the final touches to my...

The Bulkhead Seat

Washington Airports Reopened Friday Night After Overheated Circuit Board Triggered Shutdown

Last night, I wrote about the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily halting flights at…

View from the Wing

Austin Airport Security Lines Ran Outside The Terminal — But The Real Problem Was TSA, Not The Shutdown

Security lines at Austin-Bergstrom stretched outside the terminal before dawn Friday, and plenty of travelers assumed the partial government shutdown was already disrupting screening. That wasn’t it. The real problem was a predictable surge from Spring Break and the tail end of South By Southwest colliding with slower TSA procedures...

One Mile at a Time

Weekly Review: March 14, 2026

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far (other than everything going on in the world). I’m currently on my first cruise in over 20 years, and that wraps up tomorrow, so I’ll share my thoughts once off. I understand the airline and hotel industry like the back...

The Bulkhead Seat

The Resort at Kapalua Bay is Being Converted Into a St. Regis to Bring the Brand Back to Hawaii

My favorite part of the Marriott portfolio is the St. Regis brand. Marriott announced…

Points With a Crew

Should you buy Choice points with a 30% discount? (Deal Ends Sunday)

Choice Hotels is offering a discount on buying points. Buying points can be a great way to boost your balance, but only if it makes sense for your patterns of earning and redemption. Does this new promotion fit that criteria?

Your Mileage May Vary

The Hotel Housekeeping Habit That Drives Me Crazy Every Time

When staying in a hotel, I try to make my room feel more “homey.” I’ll unpack things immediately, keep my stuff organized instead of just throwing it all over the…

Miles To Memories

Magnifique! Why I’m Loving the Air France Card Refresh Even More Right Now

The Air France Card refresh was a net positive, but a recent experiment worked out for the best sooner than I expected.

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