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Flying Blue Promo Awards April 2026
Die Flying Blue Promo Awards für den April … Es gibt wieder einen neuen Durchgang der Flying Blue…
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FAZ Digitalabo: 25.000 Miles and More Meilen: 310 Euro
Über ein Digitalabo Miles and More Meilen kaufen … Es gibt wider ein Digitalabo für die FAZ. Wir…
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Why This Premium Credit Card Makes Sense Despite Its High Annual Fee
Over the last few years, issuers have ramped up annual fees, but with this premium credit card it still makes sense to renew every year.
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Government of India pulls back on its free seat selection mandate
The Ministry wanted that most seats become non-chargeable, 12 years after they allowed all seats to be charged. And then they recalled their rules.
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Mount Everest Guides Accused Of Poisoning Climbers In $20 Million Rescue Scam [Roundup]
Mount Everest guides are accused of poisoning climbers to trigger costly helicopter evacuations in a $20 million insurance scam. Also: Hyatt offers 20% points back in Las Vegas, Delta’s Minneapolis Delta One Lounge moves closer, Amex drops Etihad, and United is apparently pouring a legit $150 bottle in business...
One Mile at a Time
Lufthansa Airbus A380s Getting New Business Class, But Not Allegris Seats
For a couple of years now, we’ve known that Lufthansa plans to introduce new business class cabins on its Airbus A380s. While this project was first supposed to start in 2025, that timeline was ultimately delayed. In January 2026, the airline formally announced when these planes would be retrofitted. There’s...
Eye of the Flyer
First-Time Cruiser? How Long Should Your Very First Cruise Be? 3, 5, 7 Days or Longer? We Have the Answer
Planning your very first cruise comes with a long checklist of decisions: the embarkation port, the itinerary, the cruise line, the type of cabin. But one question that doesn’t get nearly enough attention is: how long should that first cruise actually be? Get it wrong, and you risk turning your...
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Nigerian Airline Restarts Once-Monthly 777 Caribbean Flights — Threatens Critic For Calling It Unworkable
Air Peace says it will restart once-monthly Boeing 777 flights from Lagos to Antigua and Barbados starting May 24 — a schedule that doesn't work for vacations, business trips, or even roundtrips. And when a veteran airline executive pointed that out, the carrier responded with legal threats.
One Mile at a Time
Portugal To Privatize National Airline TAP, Sell 44.9% Stake: Two Airline Groups Bid
In the summer of 2025, the government of Portugal relaunched a project to privatize national carrier TAP Air Portugal, with the goal of selling a large stake within a year or so. All too often, not much comes of this, though it seems like this is moving along. Two major...
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My American Express bonuses are posting with blazing speed
I’ve recently been in a position to spend toward some Amex bonuses, and one thing has really surprised me: Amex bonuses are posting with blazing speed. In our case, that has applied to both welcome bonuses and spending bonuses, both in terms of Membership Rewards points and co-branded bonuses. This...
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United Airlines Raises Checked Bag Fees By Up To $50 Per Bag
United Airlines is raising checked bag fees, with a $10 increase across the board for most North American and Latin American itineraries. The move, which takes effect for tickets purchased starting April 3, 2026, marks the first increase in two years. United Airlines Raises Checked Bag Fees Under the new...
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United Increases Checked Bag Fees By $10-50, Blames Higher Fuel Costs
Earlier this week, JetBlue became the first airline in the United States to increase checked bag fees in recent times. This is an area where JetBlue tends to ”lead,” and there’s now an update, as one of the ”big three” carriers has followed JetBlue’s lead.
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WESTERN SYDNEY AIRPORT: Air New Zealand to land first
Western Sydney International (WSI) hasn’t even opened yet, but the race to be first on the departures board seems already underway. Last week Singapore Airlines announced its first flights in November 2026, and now Air New Zealand is going to beat them to the baggage claim. From October 26, the...
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Get 5X HDFC Bank Points on Adani Duty Free Shopping
HDFC Bank Credit Card Customers can get a pretty good deal on their Duty-free Shopping. The Bank and Adani Airports are offering 5X Reward Points on purchases.
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United Airlines Hikes Checked Bag Fees By $10 as the War in Iran Affects Oil Fuel Costs Around the World
United Airlines has confirmed that it is hiking its checked baggage fees by as much as $10 per bag in a stealth move by the Chicago-based carrier designed to try to offset the surging price of jet fuel around the world. The price hike, confirmed by Reuters journalist David Shepardson,...
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Delta One Lounge MSP Update: New Plans Emerge! (April 2026)
A new report suggests Delta Air Lines may finally bring its ultra-premium Delta One Lounge concept to Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP) — something we wrote about back in 2024. According to The Minnesota Star Tribune‘s Bill Lukitsch, Delta is eyeing “a 20,000-square-foot space above Concourse G” at the Twin Cities’ major...
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Cool: Spirit Airlines Passengers Capture Video of Artemis Rocket Launch
NASA’s Artemis rocket launch marks a giant step forward in returning humans to the…
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Stayed at the Fairfield Inn near Mall of Georgia in north Atlanta
I was just under an hour north of Atlanta so I stayed at the Fairfield Inn on Mall…
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(Maybe not?) FedEx being removed from Flexible Business Credit on American Express® Business Gold Card from 10/1/26
Update: We were previously advised that FedEx will be removed from the Flexible Business Credit on the American Express® Business Gold card after October 1, 2026. We’ve now been advised that this was shared in error, so we’ve updated the card details accordingly to remove that. What’s not clear is...
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United Raises Checked Bag Fees To $50 — Congress Rewards Airlines For Shifting Fares Into Untaxed Fees
United is raising checked bag fees to $50 for new tickets, another $10 increase that follows JetBlue’s latest move and will likely be copied across the industry. What makes this worse than a normal fare hike is that bag fees are largely exempt from the 7.5% federal excise tax on...
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Save Up to 50% on Amazon with Amex Rewards Dollars (Targeted)
Act fast if you want to save up to 50% on your Amazon purchases, possibly even including gift cards. Find out how by ...
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British Airways Is Forcing Its Employee Football Club To Drop The Name — Ending An 80-Year Link
British Airways is forcing the employee football club that has carried its name for more than four decades to rebrand, ending a link that stretches back to BOAC staff teams in 1947 and cutting off ties to its own workforce history.
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Check In: Q1 2026 Elite Status Pacing
Somehow 2026 is already more than 25% done. The time is flying by (no…
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What Is “Medical communications – crew use only”?
On the ceiling in the passenger cabin aboard an airplane above a row seats in front of mine during a recent flight were two ports that were marked “Medical communications - crew use only”, which I personally had never seen before. The ports that are marked “Medical communications - crew use...
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Holy Smokes – 300k offer! The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
American Express Business Platinum is offering a 100k welcome offer after you spend $15k in 3 months.
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Die italienische ITA Airways übernimmt das Miles & More Vielfliegerprogramm und tritt der Star Alliance bei
Die italienische Fluggesellschaft ITA Airways ist der Vollmitgliedschaft in der Lufthansa Group zwei Schritte näher gekommen. Ab dem 1.…
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LOT Miles and More Meilenschnäppchen April 2026
Die LOT Miles and More Meilenschnäppchen sind da … Im April hat LOT für die Business Langstrecke genau…
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Meine Notlösung: Hyatt Regency Casablanca – Suite
Das Hyatt Regency wurde meine Rettung … Nach einer überaus entspannten Woche im St. Regis im Norden Marokkos…
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ITA tritt am 01.04. Star Alliance bei
Eine neue Airline zu Star Alliance … Mit April wird Miles and More das Meilenprogramm von ITA. Nun…
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Lefay wird Marriott Bonvoy Marke
Marriott hat eine neue coole Marke … Das Lefay Hotel am Gardasee (Review) oder jenes den Dolomiten (Review)…
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Marriott erweitert Portfolio um diese italienische Luxus-Wellnesshotelmarke
Marriott wächst weiter: Mit Lefay kommt die 39. Marke ins Marriott Bonvoy-Portfolio und erstmals eine, die sich vollständig…
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45% RABATT bei Flying Blue Meilensale
Bei Flying Blue Meilen kaufen … Flying Blue verkauft mal wieder Meilen. Gerade die explodierenden Ticketpreise lassen den…
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Ein strahlender Palast: St. Regis La Bahia Blanca Tamuda Bay – Suite
Mein exzellenter Stay in Tamuda Bay … Nach dem Besuch der Hauptstadt von Marokko und dem Ritz-Carlton dort…