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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Double Status Credits in ‘Pick your bonus’ promo. A longer runway than Qantas
Virgin Australia has responded to Qantas’ latest double rewards offer with its own ‘Pick Your Bonus‘ 2026 promotion, giving Velocity Frequent Flyer members the choice of double Status Credits or double Velocity Points on eligible flights. Qantas’ current offer is limited to flights between 12 May and 31 August 2026....
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QANTAS: Double Status Credits surprise, but only for Australia and New Zealand
Qantas has launched a short, sharp ‘double rewards’ offer for Frequent Flyer members. You can choose between double Status Credits or double Qantas Points on eligible flights within Australia and across the Tasman. The booking window is tight. You need to register and book between 12.01 am AEST on 5...
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WEEKLY REVIEW: Sunday 3 May, 2026
Greetings from Sydney. My month-long stay in the UK has come to an end, and I’m back home to enjoy the dwindling warmth of Autumn. It was a great time catching up with friends, seeing way too much theatre, and adding to my long list of galleries, museums, and artworks...
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QANTAS: More cuts to domestic flights but flights to Paris and Rome extended
Qantas has confirmed it will extend its 5% reduction in domestic capacity through to September, stretching what was initially a short-term cut from May–June into a full winter slowdown. Its low-cost sibling Jetstar is following suit, with both airlines also trimming flights across the Tasman and within New Zealand. For...
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Air Canada Aeroplan: Earn up to 3.5x points on select flights worldwide including Buenos Aires, Madrid & Singapore
Air Canada has released a new batch of Aeroplan bonus points offers for travelling on a selection of the airline’s routes in economy class for the most of 2026! With this latest set of offer you need to book by May 10th, 18th or 31st to earn the bonuses.  ...
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Save Up to 50% on Amazon with Amex Rewards Dollars (Targeted)
We’ve written about this deal before but it appears to be back! It appears to be targeted but if so, it seems widely targeted. Save 30% on Amazon, up to $30 in savings (offers vary), when you you purchase eligible products and use at least 1 cent in Amex Reward...
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Save $20 On TSA Pre✓ — But…
You can save $20.00 on enrollment in the TSA Pre✓ trusted traveler program during the month of May 2026, which can cost as little as $56.75 for five years... ...but you must...
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American Express Rewards Checking: $300 bonus for new customers
American Express is out with another bonus offer for its Rewards Checking account: Earn a $300 bonus when you open a new American Express Rewards Checking account and receive a direct deposit totaling $7,500 or more within 90 days. Note that you must be a current consumer cardholder for at...
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Chase Freedom Unlimited: $200 welcome offer + one year of 5% on gas / grocery (in-branch only)
The Chase Freedom Unlimited card is unique among Ultimate Rewards-earning cards in that it earns at least 1.5x on all spend and 3x-5x on purchases in bonus categories, including dining and drugstores. This can make it a very useful companion to the issuer’s premium cards. Doctor of Credit has reported...
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How To Apply For Amex Business Cards: Approval Tips & Best Options
American Express has a great portfolio of small business cards, and the cards often have large welcome offers. For that matter, a lot of card issuers have been focused on small business cards over the past several years, and you’ll often find that they have better welcome bonuses and benefits...
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The Only 2 U.S. Airports That Don’t Allow “Airport Pricing”
Paying $7 for a bottle of soda at the airport has become so normal that most travelers barely question it anymore. But two U.S. airports decided years ago that enough…
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Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Card: 100K miles after $10K in purchases
The Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Executive card is once again offering an increased 100,000-mile welcome bonus after $10K in purchases in the first 3 months. I think this will likely appeal most to those who yearn for Admirals Club access and the Loyalty Point boosts. The Offer & Key Card...
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‘New Fear Unlocked, Thanks’: Woman Checks Into Hotel Room. Then She Issues A Horrifying PSA About Hotel Shampoo Bottles. Is She Right?
“I worked cleaning hotel rooms. Can definitely say this happens."
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BofA Cards For Bilt Points, Chase Reserve 150K and Citi’s ThankYou Problem
Chase's trojan horse, BofA for Bilt, Citi backtracks on ThankYou features, Chase Sapphire 150K & why AT&T's new card might be good.
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Hyatt Guest Got A Broken Room, Then An Occupied Room — And Finally Slept On These Sheets
First the Hyatt room was hot, dirty and broken. Then the replacement room was already occupied. The third room finally had working air conditioning — but morning sunlight revealed the kind of stained bedding no guest should ever have slept on.
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JetBlue Match to Mosaic: Free Spirit elite members get improved status through May
JetBlue is reaching out to all of those stranded Spirit elite members in an effort to wrap them in the warm embrace of JetBlue Mosaic status. Until May 31st, Free Spirit Silver members who apply for a status match will be immediately given Mosaic 1, while Gold members will be...
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Cheers! Better Wine on American Airlines
American Airlines is upgrading their wine in premium cabins on select flights. American likes to claim they are known for their amazing wine program, but we’ve also seen American Airline serve $5 wine on international routes in premium cabins. You pay $5,000 to fly to London and get to enjoy...
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Spirit 2.0? Unlikely Viral Campaign Aims to Turn Defunct Airline Into Public Company
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines after 34 years has sparked an unlikely grassroots…
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The Surprisingly Useful Travel Card I Almost Wrote Off
One of the things I’ve given my wife, Sharon, a hard time about since I started collecting points and miles was her insistence on keeping a certain card. No matter…
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The best and cheapest way to get from HNL airport to Waikiki
You can go from HNL to Waikiki by train, taxi, Uber or bus, but the cheapest and best way from HNL airport to Honolulu / Waikiki Beach is ...
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Discover: Earn $50 bonus cashback when adding an authorized user
Discover is once again targeting some cardholders with an offer giving $50 bonus cashback when adding an authorized user and making a purchase. The Deal Earn $50 in bonus cashback when adding an authorized user to a targeted Discover card account and making a purchase. Key Terms Get $50 Cashback...
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Citi AAdvantage Globe Mastercard 90K Bonus Is Back!
Citi is once again offering the best welcome bonus of 90,000 miles for the Citi / AAdvantage Globe Mastercard.
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Earn 20,000 Bonus Points Per Stay With Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy
You can earn 20,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points per stay with a minimum of two consecutive nights at greater than 140,000 participating Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy properties worldwide now through Sunday, January 3, 2027 in addition to the typical five points per dollar you would normally earn... ...but you...
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How Should I Book SWISS Senses First Class? Any Creative Ideas?
After a couple of failures, Im curious if anyone has any good ideas that Im missing
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GHA Discovery status match from many hotel/airline/cruise programs is back
AwardWallet recently reported on the return of an interesting status match opportunity, albeit one that is not free. GHA Discovery (loyalty program of brands like NH Collection, Kempinski, Viceroy, SAii, and many more) is offering a paid status match through statusmatch.com, which refunds half the cost as rewards dollars that...
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Preferred Hotel Group I Prefer: Earn up to US$250 in reward certificates on stays around the world (May 7 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight has Preferred Hotel Group offering I Prefer members a US$50 reward for each different hotel property they stay at for up to 5 properties. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
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Earn Top-Tier Hotel Status Without Staying A Single Night — Blacklane Rides Now Count For GHA Discovery
GHA Discovery now lets you earn hotel elite status without staying a single night. The program’s new Blacklane partnership awards status and credits based on chauffeur rides — up to Titanium after 11 rides — and the benefits can stack with Blacklane rebates, vouchers and Citi Strata Elite’s $200 annual...
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JetBlue Just Quietly Updated its Boarding System
Airlines tweak their boarding processes all the time. But JetBlue’s latest changes quietly shift who boards first, how groups are called, and even when passengers can be denied boarding. Every…
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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Restarting Doha flights with Qatar Airways from June
Although Qatar Airways has resumed some of its Australian network flights as of 1 May, Virgin Australia’s wet-leased flights using Qatar Airways aircraft are not returning until June The return to the wet lease agreement is cautious because of the Middle East conflict. Virgin Australia has confirmed its Doha flights...
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QATAR AIRWAYS: Network begins to rebound restoring Australian flights
Qatar Airways is ramping up flights to Australia, restoring capacity after months of disruption caused by Middle East airspace closures. From May, the Doha-based carrier is progressively returning to a full schedule across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, with daily flights reinstated after a period of reduced services. Australian routes return...
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INTERNATIONAL FLYING: Middle East conflict and fuel crisis cuts one in four flights
Almost a quarter of international flights from Australia were cancelled in April. That’s according to the AFR, as airlines scrambled to deal with soaring fuel prices and widespread airspace disruptions. The trigger is the escalating conflict involving Iran, which has effectively shut down large parts of Gulf airspace since late...
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EMIRATES: Talk of First Class private suites with en suite bathrooms
Rumours are mounting that Emirates could be working on a new First Class concept featuring private suites with their own en-suite bathrooms. It sounds ambitious, but this is the airline that already put showers on board the Airbus A380 and introduced fully enclosed suites on the Boeing 777. If any...
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QANTAS: New open skies deal between Australia and Canada opens more flights and destinations
A new open skies agreement between Australia and Canada has removed limits on flights between the two countries, giving Qantas the green light to expand its services. The updated air services arrangement allows unlimited passenger capacity for Australian carriers, replacing the previous cap that effectively limited Qantas to a daily...
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FIJI AIRWAYS: Dallas USA flights dropped from September
Fiji Airways is reshaping its network, cutting its Dallas route while boosting capacity on other key services amid rising fuel costs. The airline will suspend flights between Nadi and Dallas Fort Worth from 7 September, marking a retreat from one of its longest and most operationally demanding routes. That removes...
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EMIRATES: A380s to get Starlink WiFi
The first Starlink-equipped superjumbo is now in service, marking the start of a rollout the airline says will extend across its entire fleet by mid-2027. And, it’s free. Emirates is ditching its current pay-to-use model, which charges up to around US$20, in favour of complimentary high-speed access for all passengers....
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Draft Future of First Class?
From Railway to Runway I juts tcked ofve r 1800 flights. of hthsoe, just 23 havebeejn fistc alss Some quick history. The class system in air travel, evolved from the British railways of the 1830s and originally aligned closely with the British Class System. Understanding this evolution from railways to...