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Guía de Hilton Honors 2026: niveles Silver, Gold y Diamond, cómo ganar y canjear puntos, cuánto valen y cuándo conviene transferir desde Amex
Hilton Honors redujo en 2026 los requisitos para alcanzar Gold y Diamond y estrenó Diamond Reserve. En esta guía explico cómo ganar y canjear puntos, cuánto valen y cuándo compensa transferirlos desde Amex España.
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Asientos del A321XLR de Iberia: business y turista
Volé en business y turista del A321XLR de Iberia para contarte cómo es el asiento Thompson Vantage, qué filas tienen más espacio y cuáles conviene evitar en cada cabina.
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Transferí puntos por una plaza premio fantasma: ¿se pueden recuperar?
Un viajero transfirió 60.000 Membership Rewards a Flying Blue por una plaza Business que resultó ser fantasma. Flying Blue reconoció el error y los puntos volvieron a American Express. Explico qué pasó, cuándo una reversión puede ser posible y cómo reducir el riesgo antes de transferir.
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Comprar puntos Aeroplan: promoción vigente y cuándo compensa
Aeroplan vende puntos, pero al precio habitual casi nunca sale a cuenta. Te cuento cuánto cuestan de verdad, cómo calcular si ahorras y en qué casos comprarlos compensa para volar en Business con Star Alliance.
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Points With a Crew
Should you sign up for the Capital One Venture or Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card?
Chase and Capital One both offer great mid-tier credit cards for travel points and miles. Which card is better?
One Mile at a Time
Starlux Airlines Might Have The World’s Strangest First Class Lounge…
A firsthand look at Starlux Airlines' first class lounge in Taipei, a space-themed, oddly designed experience that doesn't quite match the airline's excellent onboard product.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Watch Out With Manual Transmission Vehicles On The Opposite Side Of the Road
When I rent a vehicle outside of the United States, I am typically not concerned as to whether it is equipped with an automatic transmission or a manual transmission — and I have driven on the left side of the road in at least fifteen different countries, so I have...
Frequent Miler
Save on Turo rides with Amex Offer, Chase Offer, & Citi Offer
There are currently several card-linked offers available through different banks that can save you money when booking car rentals through Turo. The Deals Save on Turo rides through the following targeted spending offers: Amex Offer – Spend $150+ & get $30 back Chase Offer – Spend $150+ & get $30...
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Air Canada’s Credit Card Gets You A Free Checked Bag And Priority Boarding On United—Even In Basic Economy
Air Canada’s credit card can get you a free checked bag, priority check-in and earlier boarding on United—even when you buy basic economy. That's in addition to all the Air Canada and Aeroplan (and Hyatt) benefits.
One Mile at a Time
Citi AAdvantage Executive Card Review: Is The Admirals Club Perk Worth It?
A full breakdown of the Citi AAdvantage Executive Card's welcome bonus, Admirals Club membership, elite status earning potential, and other card perks.
Frequent Miler
Away Chase Offer: Get $50 back when spending $295+ on luggage, bags, & accessories
There’s a new, targeted Chase Offer available for Away that’s giving a $50 statement credit when spending $295 or more on luggage, bags, and accessories. The Deal Spend $295+ in a single purchase with Away & get $50 back as a statement credit with a Chase Offer. Key Terms Expires...
Miles To Memories
Spiegelworld’s $40 Million Failure, Inside Crockfords West & the Town Buried Under Lake Mead!
Reviewing a suite at Crockford's West using FHR in Vegas, the big Spiegelworld $40M failure completes, Lake Mead's buried town & Boring grows again.
One Mile at a Time
Flydubai Upgrading All Boeing 737 Business Class Seats To Flat Beds
Flydubai will retrofit 21 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, ditching its odd regional recliner seats for the flat bed business class found across the rest of its fleet.
View from the Wing
Iranian Boeing 737 Cabin Collapses Around Passengers
Passengers grip seatbacks and duck as overhead panels break loose inside a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737. The jet returned to Mashhad after reported tire and engine trouble, with no passenger injuries reported. The video raises maintenance questions just as new U.S. restrictions make Iran’s longstanding parts shortage harder to address.
Live and Let’s Fly
Where Locals Go At Night In Nuuk, Greenland
After dinner at Café Inuk, I walked back toward central Nuuk and found one of the few places still bustling late in the evening: a café filled almost entirely with young locals. A Late Evening Among The Locals In Nuuk One mildly frustrating aspect of visiting Nuuk during summer is...
The Bulkhead Seat
EL AL Debuts New Assaf Granit Menu on Flights From the US to Tel Aviv
EL AL Israel Airlines has introduced a new inflight menu for passengers traveling to…
Points With a Crew
Kickstarter: 4URPC 15.6″ Wireless Touchscreen Portable Monitor
4URPC is a 15.6" wireless touchscreen monitor that can double as a second display or a standalone monitor. It's on Kickstarter, but only for a few more ...
The Bulkhead Seat
American Airlines Surprises Some Passengers With Free AAdvantage® Gold Status
American Airlines appears to be rolling out a new onboard surprise for some travelers:…
Your Mileage May Vary
We Stayed in the Less Glamorous Side of London’s St. Pancras Hotel
When we reviewed the St. Pancras hotel after our first stay in 2019, I wondered whether we would have enjoyed it nearly as much without our upgrade to a junior…
Frequent Miler
Q4 2026 activation links for cards offering 5% in rotating categories
Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex, Discover It, US Bank Cash+, and Citi Dividend cards all have rotating quarterly categories that earn 5% back, and the new categories for Q4 2026 are now live. Below are the details of each card’s categories from October 1 to December 31, 2026, along with...
The Bulkhead Seat
Reminder: Negative Change to United Million Miler Companion Benefit is Coming Soon
Back in March 2025, I wrote about a huge change that United Airlines was…
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
American Airlines is Struggling With Broken Business Class Seats On Its Brand New Airbus A321XLR Airplanes
American Airlines is reportedly facing a frustrating new issue with its brand-new fleet of Airbus A321XLR airplanes – a narrowbody aircraft that can fly long-haul international routes at a fraction of the cost of a traditional widebody: The lie-flat Business Class seats keep on breaking, and American has to fly...
One Mile at a Time
Flying Through Istanbul In A Wheelchair: A Firsthand Account Of Chaos
A firsthand account of transferring through Istanbul Airport with a wheelchair passenger—repeated waits, overcrowded buggies, and companions left to fend for themselves.
Miles To Memories
Save $60 at National Car Rental with new Amex Offer
If you find this National Car Rental Amex Offer and add it to an eligible card, you can save up to 20% on your next rental.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save Up to 20% on Select Flights With Vueling Airlines
Purchase tickets and save up to 20% on select flights with Vueling Airlines for travel between Thursday, October 1, 2026 and Sunday, January 31, 2027. No promotion code is required... ...but you must...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save Up to 35% on Your Next All-Inclusive Stay With Marriott Bonvoy
If you need new luggage or a replacement bag for the next time you travel, you can save money with this Luggage Labor Day Sale for this year on your purchase of select items from 15 different companies — some through their sales for a limited time; and others which...
ATX Jetsetter
Introduction: September Sun in Italy and Spain
For this trip, we're off to Italy and Spain to celebrate a wedding and catch some sun along the coast!
View from the Wing
American Airlines Flight Attendant Threatens To Call Police On Passengers—Then Finds Missing Phone On The Floor [Roundup]
An American Airlines flight attendant accused passengers of taking her missing phone and warned that police would meet the plane. After it turned up on the floor, she still called someone a thief. Also: progress on Austin’s new Admirals Club, Sharon Stone’s airline ambassador role, and a stomach-turning discovery aboard...
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Madrid-Río de Janeiro con Iberia desde 662 € ida y vuelta
Vuelos Madrid–Río de Janeiro con Iberia desde 662 € ida y vuelta, con varias fechas disponibles en marzo y abril de 2027. Reviso combinaciones, equipaje y cuándo conviene elegir el vuelo directo.
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Marriott Bonvoy: cómo funciona, niveles y cuánto valen sus puntos
Marriott Bonvoy permite ganar puntos, reservar noches premio y transferir saldo a programas aéreos. Analizo cuánto valen sus puntos con 28 búsquedas propias, cómo funcionan los niveles Elite y cuándo merece la pena canjear.
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Iberia Emerald Lounge Sorolla: quién puede entrar y qué ofrece la nueva sala de la T4
Iberia abrió el 10 de septiembre de 2026 la Emerald Lounge Sorolla en Madrid-Barajas, una sala de 800 m² y 128 plazas para los niveles altos de Iberia Club y oneworld Emerald. Te explico quién puede entrar, qué vuelos la usan y qué opinan los primeros viajeros.
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British Airways ofrece Balance Boost al 500%: compré 5.000 Avios por 55,50 €
British Airways ha activado Balance Boost de hasta el 500% hasta el 16 de septiembre. Lo probé con 1.000 RevPoints de Revolut: la transferencia generó 1.000 Avios elegibles y me permitió comprar otros 5.000 por 55,50 €, a 1,11 c€ por Avio.
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Aeroplan: guía completa para viajar desde España y Latinoamérica
Todo sobre Aeroplan, el programa de Air Canada: cómo conseguir puntos, entender la tabla de precios, aprovechar los stopovers y encontrar buenos canjes desde España y Latinoamérica.
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Flying Blue Light, Standard y Flex: diferencias y cuál conviene elegir
Flying Blue ya ofrece billetes premio Light, Standard y Flex. Los probé en cuatro rutas para comparar millas, cargos, equipaje, flexibilidad y sala VIP, y comprobar cuándo vale la pena pagar más.
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Qatar Privilege Deals: vuelos premio con hasta 25 % menos Avios
Cada mes Qatar Airways rebaja hasta un 25 % en Avios una selección de vuelos premio. Aquí tienes las ciudades de la ronda vigente, cómo reservarlas si tus Avios están en Iberia o British Airways, y lo que encontré buscando Madrid–Colombo en Business: 48.750 Avios en lugar de 65.000.
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Atmos Rewards me mostró dos plazas Business de Iberia que Iberia Club no encontraba
Busqué un Business Buenos Aires–Madrid para el 17 de septiembre en Iberia Club, en el calendario de Avios y en British Airways: nada. En Atmos Rewards, el programa de Alaska Airlines, había dos plazas y llegué hasta la pantalla de pago.