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Hotel Properties With Multiple Brands: Advantages and Disadvantages
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Chase reduces redemption rates on hundreds of The Edit properties
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Trump Claims Buying Spirit Airlines Is Necessary For National Defense
We know that President Trump is working on a plan for the government to bail out Spirit Airlines. The airline hasn’t turned a profit in seven years, and is continuing to hemorrhage money. The idea is to give the airline a $500 million loan, and for that to eventually give...
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White House Plan To Bail Out Spirit Airlines Is Illegal
The White House is trying to justify a $500 million Spirit Airlines rescue by claiming the carrier is somehow essential to national defense, even though Spirit is a failing ultra-low-cost airline with no obvious military necessity.
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Cruising for free | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep355 | 4-23-26
In today’s episode, we’ll talk about Amex Platinum shutting down paths for earning Delta airline fee credits, Google Hotels adding price drop alerts, and all the many paths that still exist for free cruises in 2026. Main Event: Cruising for free Watch the full episode below, or listen on your...
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Emirates Working On En-Suite Bathrooms In First Class: Why I’m Skeptical
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Hilton Chase Offer: Save 10% on purchases of $100+
There is a new Chase Offer out that offers 10% back when staying at Hilton brands in the US, capped at $65 in total cash back. Neither my wife nor I have it on any of our cards, so it may be geographically targeted. (h/t DDG) The Deal Earn 10%...
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United CEO Says He’s In Talks To Buy Assets From Another Airline
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"There were all these cars blocking the only exit."
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What are Virgin Atlantic points worth?
One of the great virtues of Virgin points is that they are easy to accumulate. Points transfer 1-to-1 from most major transferable programs, and transfer bonuses that make that ratio even better are common. That said, while Virgin has some incredible point pricing on many award flights, it’s also notorious for...
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ICE Put A Deportee On A Flight To Alaska Instead Of India, Then Blocked Him From Leaving The U.S. For 16 Days
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Capital One Quicksilver Switching to Discover Network, Adds 3% Bonus Categories
Capital One is informing existing cardholders that he card will soon move to the Discover network. There are also two new 3% categories.
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Amex Raised Platinum’s Fee, Customers Didn’t Cancel — Higher Annual Charges Coming Across Cards
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