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So erhältst du mit der Amex Platinum Card sofort einen Hotelstatus bei Hilton, Marriott, Radisson, Meliá und GHA
Die American Express® Platinum Card und American Express® Business Platinum Card bieten wertvolle Kartenguthaben Vergünstigungen, ein richtiger Kartenvorteil wird jedoch oft übersehen: die Möglichkeit, einen kostenlosen Status bei Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, Radisson Rewards, MeliáRewards und GHA Discovery zu erhalten (Anmeldung erforderlich). Während der kostenlose Hotelstatus bei Marriott und Hilton der Amex Platinum Card...
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REVIEW: Autograph Collection Gewandhaus Dresden – Junior Suite
Mein ordentlicher Stay im Autograph Collection Gewandhaus Dresden … Dresden hat doch einige Hotels der internationalen Marken. Für mich ging es bei meiner Rückreise von meinem Qatar Business Flug von Doha nach Berlin (Review) für einen kurzen Stay ins Autograph Collection Gewandhaus Dresden. Das Hotel aus der Marriott Kette hat leider...
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Flying Blue beendet ITA Partnerschaft
ITA und Flying Blue gehen getrennte Wege … ITA befindet sich gerade in Integration als Airline der Lufthansa Group. Aus Skyteam ist man bereits ausgetreten, aber die Partnerschaft von Flying Blue und ITA ist noch weitergelaufen. Nun endet die mit 15.11.2025! Infos: „Am 15. November 2025 wird die Partnerschaft zwischen Flying Blue und...
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Neue PROMO: 4.025 Marriott Bonvoy Punkte pro Stay
Die neue große Marriott Bonvoy Promotion ist da … Marriott Bonvoy hat die nächste große Promotion rausgebracht. Einmal gibt es für 3 Stays jeweils 2025 Bonuspunkte. Wer die noch in den „Outdoors“ Hotels verbringt erhält dazu nochmals 2.000 Bonuspunkte. Bei der längeren Liste der Outdoor Hotels wären das pro Stay satte...
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One Mile at a Time
My Philosophy On Picking A Place To Live, And My Thoughts On Living In Miami
In this post, I’d like to talk a bit about how my experience traveling, and even living in hotels, has informed my decision of where to live. I call Miami home, and people often contact me when they’re thinking of moving here to ask my take. So let me share...
TravelUpdate
Chase declares “Best year ever”, thanks to the Chase Sapphire Reserve
The Chase Sapphire Reserve card was refreshed back in June. If I were to gauge the reaction to the refresh, then I’d say it was largely mixed. In this post, I outlined 7 reasons why I sat out and had no plans on going for the ‘new’ Chase Sapphire Reserve....
View from the Wing
Most Japanese Thing Ever: Railways Apologizes Because Train Driver Read A Book During A Stop [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb: Very Japanese: Hokkaido Railway Company apologizes for driver reading a book prior to departure. What’s the issue here? byu/frozenpandaman intransit Somehow I don’t think I ever saw the Port Authority docs approving Newark lounges for British Airways, Air France and La Compagnie. (pdf) Bilt will start offering...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Flight Attendants Stop Parents From Using FAA-Approved Baby Safety Harness — The Same One Their Union Says Could Save Lives
A family that went out of their way to make sure their child traveled as safely as possible, spending extra money on a separate seat and the only FAA-approved safety restraint system for infants, were barred from using it by a flight attendant who contradicted the advice of her own...
One Mile at a Time
Super Impressive: New Air France La Premiere LAX Ground Experience
Air France’s La Premiere first class is known for being among the best in the world. In terms of exclusivity and ground experience, it’s simply in a different league than anything else, and is more along the lines of what you’d expect in private aviation than commercial aviation. Along those lines,...
Frequent Miler
JAL Mileage Bank multi-city for JetBlue: A cheaper path to 25 for 25
JetBlue got a lot of press for the 25 for 25 promotion over the summer when the promotion launched. At the time, I wrote about how I planned to use around 600K Amex Membership Rewards points to book the lion’s share of the necessary flights (to about 20 destinations) for...
One Mile at a Time
United States Plans To Ban Chinese Airlines From Using Russian Airspace
The United States is planning on banning Chinese airlines from using Russian airspace on all flights to and from the United States, though as you might expect, there’s some pushback… US DOT wants to add airspace restrictions on Chinese airlines Since May 2022, Russian airspace has been closed to aircraft registered in...
One Mile at a Time
Singapore KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes Sale: 30% Off Award Tickets
Singapore Airlines offers its monthly KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes promo, whereby you can receive a 30% discount on award tickets in select markets. This is a fantastic opportunity to save on award flights on one of the world’s best airlines. There are several opportunities to save miles on tickets in economy, premium...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
A Private Shipping Company Is Rumored To Be Eyeing a Takeover Of Low-Cost Airline EasyJet
Shares in the British low-cost airline EasyJet jumped on Tuesday after reports emerged that a privately owned shipping company based in Switzerland was eyeing a partial or even full takeover of the carrier. Founded by Greek Cypriot Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995, EasyJet has grown to become Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline, although...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes – Save 30% on select KrisFlyer award flights
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer’s famous Spontaneous Escapes have been released for October and offer 30% off select award flights. These are the airline’s monthly discounted award flight offers that are only open for booking for the last few weeks of this month for traveling in the next month As is typically the...
ATX Jetsetter
Delta Won’t Fly Narrowbody Planes on Transatlantic Routes
Last week, Delta Air Lines held its Q3 2025 earnings call. During the call a senior Delta executive made some interesting statements regarding its plans for transatlantic flights and even took a swipe at American and United. Delta Won’t Fly Narrowbody Jets on Transatlantic Routes due to “Brand Issues” During the...
Points With a Crew
Hilton Honors American Express Surpass Card Review (Limited Time Higher Offer)
KEY LINK – Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card – Earn 155,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 in purchases on the Card in the first 6 months of Card Membership. $150 annual fee (see rates and fees). I’ve often said that one of the best ways to get a...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Fraud Alert on My Credit Card Was Legitimate. Again.
Despite vigilantly being as careful with my credit cards as possible, the fraud alert that I recently received on my credit card was legitimate, as three charges appeared on my credit card statement that I did not recognize. Fraud Alert on My Credit Card Was Legitimate. Again. Someone attempted to charge the...
One Mile at a Time
94th Aero Squadron: Miami’s Restaurant For Aviation Geeks (Who Knew?!)
I don’t typically review restaurants outside of hotels, but I’m going to make an exception here. A while back, I was talking to a friend here in Miami, who asked if I had eaten at the 94th Aero Squadron. I had never heard of it, so expressed confusion. “It’s right...
The Bulkhead Seat
Avelo Airlines Cuts Three Routes and Pulls an Aircraft From Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Avelo Airlines abandoned the West Coast back in July. This week it made a few more cuts on the East Coast including two routes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and one from Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP). Avelo is also pulling one of two aircraft that it housed in...
Frequent Miler
A quick chat with Pauline Frommer of Frommer’s Travel Guides and Frommer’s Travel Show | Coffee Break Ep73 | 10-14-25 | Podcast
Recently, Greg got to appear on the Frommer’s Travel Show, and now Pauline is here to chat with our audience about some of the unexpected tips you might find in Frommer’s guidebooks as well as the fascinating origins of the Frommer’s Travel Guides. A quick chat with Pauline Frommer of Frommer’s...
Your Mileage May Vary
Everyone’s Cruising. Here’s Why You Maybe Shouldn’t
The cruise industry is definitely having a moment, as it grows by leaps and bounds. I mean, take these statistics into consideration: By the end of 2025, an estimated 37.7 million people will have cruised, up from 34.6 million in 2024. In the past 2 years, 31% of passengers were first-time cruisers 82%...
The Bulkhead Seat
A Growing Number of US Airports Refuse to Play Politically Charged TSA Video
A few days ago, I wrote about a new video released by Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem. It was to play on a continuous loop at TSA checkpoints around the country. The 36-second message blames the Democrats for the funding impasse that has left airport staff unpaid and passengers facing...
Travel With Grant
Alaska Airlines / Atmos Rewards Summit Cardholders: How to Share Points with up to 10 Accounts for Free
Good afternoon everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable Indigenous Peoples’ Day or a festive Canadian Thanksgiving (both celebrated on October 13 this year).  Speaking of giving thanks, I want to thank the Atmos Rewards team for adding one of my favorite perks (free point sharing) to the Bank of America...
Economondo
Not Quite SAS! Flying on an Xfly CRJ-900: Ostersund to Stockholm Arlanda
Following an exciting flight over from Umeå Airport onboard Jonair’s Citation 560XL Citation Excel, it was time to get back to reality and join the masses for my next hop down to the Swedish capital. From the Citation, I had been escorted out through a gate and into the airport’s...
Hawaii Calling
Best Time to Visit O‘ahu: Weather, Crowds & Culture
If you’ve ever tried to figure out the best time to visit O‘ahu, you’ve probably realized there’s no single right answer — it really depends on what kind of trip you want. Maybe you’re dreaming of calm beaches and clear snorkeling water, or maybe you want to see the legendary...
Frequent Miler
Save 10% on Qatar flights + earn up to 6K bonus Avios via Hilton partnership
Qatar Airways and Hilton are running a joint promotion, although it’s a bit of a weird one because there’s very little about it that’s joint. When booking paid Qatar Airways flights, you can get both a 10% discount and up to 6,000 bonus Avios, but there are no bonus Hilton points...
Miles To Memories
Early Morning Flights: The Masochistic Travel Habit I Won’t Give Up
Early Morning Flights Matthew at Live and Let’s Fly recently published a thoughtful article about quiet airports.  It spurred my recollection of what I’ve occasionally asked myself to inform decisions over the years.  If I want or need to be in a particular place, how can I make that experience more...
You Are Travel
Comedians Perform at Saudi Arabian Comedy Festival and the Internet Gets Loud – My Thoughts
tl;dr – Opinions are all over the place on this, but there’s one thing that stands out to me. In case you missed it, a few weeks ago, the internet lost its collective sh*t when Saudi Arabia hosted the Riyadh Comedy Festival, inviting several famous comedians to the Gulf Nation to...
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25% RABATT bei Hilton Asien
Hilton Asien lockt mit einem Rabatt … Hilton hat für die Region Asien und Pazifik einen Sale gestartet. Man verspricht 25% Rabatt auf den stornierbaren Zimmerpreis. Bedingungen: „Valid for Hilton Honors Members only. Offer is subject to availability at participating hotels & resorts within the Hilton Portfolio throughout Asia Pacific for stays booked...
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60% Rabatt auf ausgewählte Iberia Plus Einlösungen
Bei Iberia Plus Meileneinlösungen sparen … Iberia Plus hat erneut einen 60% Rabatt auf Einlösungen bei Iberia laufen. Bei diesem Durchgang sind ausgewählte Strecken in Eco und Business reduziert. Bedingungen: „Redemption Campaign – October 2025Offer of up to 60% Avios discount on the purchase of redemption tickets on Iberia Group routes (Iberia, Iberia...
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British Airways hat zwei wunderschöne neue Lounges in Dubai und Miami eröffnet
British Airways legt die eigene Messlatte für ein Premium-Flughafenerlebnis höher und eröffnet die ersten beiden Lounges mit einem neuen Designkonzept am Miami International Airport (MIA) und am Dubai International Airport (DXB). Die beiden neuen Lounges sollen einen ersten Schritt im neuen Premium-Fokus der britischen Fluggesellschaft markieren, die Teil eines 7 Milliarden...
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DEAL: Etihad Business Medan – Abu Dhabi (Oneway): 420 Euro
Mit der Etihad Business von Medan nach Abu Dhabi … In letzter Zeit tauchen regelmäßig günstige Etihad Oneways abgehend von Asien auf. Derzeit fliegt man kurzfristig sehr günstig von Medan in Indonesien nach Abu Dhabi. Reisezeitraum: „VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/BEFORE 11NOV 25.“ Sale: „TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 19OCT 25.“ Buchungsklasse: P (Etihad Business) Die Flüge...
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EXZELLENT: Qatar 787 Business Doha – Berlin
Um 650 Euro von Mumbai über Doha nach Berlin … Doha (DOH) – Berlin (BER)Qatar Airways 787-9 BusinessDeal: sehr günstiger DealChampagner: Charles Heidsieck und Duval Leroy Rose Qatar Airways hat regelmäßig sehr gute Business Deals von Indien nach Europa laufen. Bei 650 Euro in der Qatar Business von Mumbai nach Berlin dankt...
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So sieht das neue Design der British Airways Lounges aus
Bei British Airways gibt es frische Lounges … British Airways hat neue Lounges in Miami und Dubai eröffnet. Die Lounges spiegeln das neue Loungedesign der Airline wieder. Beide Lounges bieten auch einen First Bereich (= Concorde Room). British Airways Lounge in Miami British Airways Lounge in Dubai Concorde Rooms in Dubai oder Miami Quelle: Pressemitteilung Das...
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DEAL: Qatar Business Delhi – Wien (Oneway): 740 Euro
Mit der Qatar Business von Delhi nach Wien … Qatar Airways hat einen exzellenten Sale abgehend von Delhi laufen. Also eigentlich greift Qatar Airways Indigo mit einem Wetleas unter die Arme, das führt aber auf dieser Streck zu sehr interessante Oneways mit Qatar Airways selbst. Oneways – auch in Qsuite Business...
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Du kannst aktuell Marriott Punkte mit bis zu 40% Bonus für nur 0,77 Cent kaufen
Marriott Bonvoy hat gerade eine neue Aktion veröffentlicht, die praktisch sein kann, wenn dir noch wenige Punkte für deine nächste Einlösung fehlen. Bis zum 7. Dezember 2025 erhalten ausgewählte Marriott Bonvoy Mitglieder bis zu 50% Bonus beim Kauf von 2.000 oder mehr Punkten. Im Idealfall sinken die Kosten pro Punkt auf...