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Can Allegiant and Sun Country Turn Flip-Flop Flying Into a Powerhouse?
Allegiant Air and Sun Country Airlines announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that would combine the two carriers into a larger leisure-focused airline in the United States. Under the terms of the deal, Allegiant will acquire […]
Points With a Crew
Should you expect hotel fire alarm compensation?
If the fire alarm goes off at your hotel, should you expect hotel fire alarm compensation. What do you think should happen in a situation where ...
Miles For Family
New Disney Credit Card Leaked, 35 Hyatt Brands and More
Happy Friday! New Disney Inspire Card: Signs for a new Disney credit card were spotted at Epcot this week with a $600 bonus (through e-gift card and statement credit) after $1000 in spending. Annual fee unknown. This card is not online yet. See this post on Doctor of Credit. Hyatt...
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Time to Switch my Priority Pass Account
I’ve been spoiled with the Capital One Venture X benefits these past few years. The card has allowed my family of 5 to enjoy the Capital One Lounge at DFW many times before our flights (two cardholders plus one authorized user and 2 free guests). Plus, my Priority Pass account...
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What Hotel Workers Wish You Knew About Their ‘Free Breakfast’
Different people have different reasons for where they decide to stay when traveling. It could be cost or distance to whatever they’ve traveled for. Maybe they have status or points…
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5 Biggest Mistakes Newbies Make in Miles and Points Hobby
It’s a new year, and with that brings a group of newbies ready to start using miles and points from credit card rewards to book free travel. If this is you, welcome to the hobby! To get started, see my post Beginner’s Guide: 7 Steps to Free Travel with Miles...
Points With a Crew
What’s the worst hotel you’ve ever stayed at?
Now I once stayed in a hotel where the front desk said the only room they could give me was one that had (and I quote) "something wrong with it". I took the room, but it ended up being the worst hotel ....
Miles To Memories
Making Lemonade When Reasonable Award Flight Redemptions Don’t Exist
I don't find making award flight redemptions particularly enjoyable. That's come back at me recently, and here's now I'm overcoming it. The post Making Lemonade When Reasonable Award Flight Redemptions Don’t Exist appeared first on Miles to Memories.
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Best Uses of Bilt Cash For My Situation
After a confusing rollout of Bilt 2.0, I bit the bullet and applied for the Bilt Palladium card. In a nutshell: 50,000 bonus points, $300 in Bilt Cash + Gold Status after spending $4000 in first 3 months $200 in Bilt Cash annually 2X points plus 4% Bilt Cash on...
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Booked: Award Flights Home from Asia
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I booked business class award seats for my son and his friend to Asia for their Thailand trip over Christmas/New Year holidays. But, I still had to find award seats back to the USA. I planned to try my hardest to get...
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Bilt 2.D’oh, New Chase Sapphire Rules and More
Happy Monday and MLK Day! Bilt 2.D’Oh. Why you should be cautious of their new cards setup: If you can stand any more news about the new Bilt 2.0 rollout, this post on Frequent Miler explains the new changes that were rolled out after the 2.0 rollout and provides more analysis...
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Bilt 2.0: Should I Stay, or Should I Go?
I’ve been in Bilt 2.0 overload the past few days. As you probably heard, Bilt just officially launched 3 new credit cards that replace the old Bilt 1.0 Wells Fargo credit card. And if you’re a newbie who’s totally confused about what Bilt even is, here’s a brief recap: Bilt...
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The New Credit Cards I Picked Up in 2025: Keep, Drawer, or Cancel?
Every year, I end up picking up a few new credit cards. And each one has a specific reason. Maybe a card has a huge welcome offer. Maybe there’s a…
Live and Let’s Fly
Passenger Loses It And Screams Back At Crying Baby On Flight
An adult passenger responded to a screaming baby by screaming right back at her. Is this kind of behavior ever defensible? Passenger Screams Back At Crying Baby On Flight… A resurfaced video of a plane passenger screaming back at a crying child has blown up online and reignited a long-running...
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LA28 Olympics Ticket Draw Opens Today!
I am bound and determined to travel to California in July 2028 to watch the Olympics in person! After trying multiple times to attend the Olympics in the past only to have my plans always fall through, LA28 is going to be the one I just can’t miss. And today,...