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Choose Your Promotion Summer 2026 With IHG One Rewards
Choose your promotion summer 2026 with IHG One Rewards, through which you can earn bonus points as a result of staying at participating hotel and resort properties worldwide between Wednesday, May 20, 2026 through Monday, August 31 2026...
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Frequent Miler
IHG promo: Earn 2K points every 2 nights or 8K points every 4 nights (your choice)
IHG One Rewards has opened registration for its new promotion which is similar to one they’ve offered in the past. You get the choice between earning 2,000 bonus points every two nights or 8,000 bonus points every four nights. The Deal Earn the following bonus points with IHG’s latest promotion:...

View from the Wing
You Can Now Buy A Pre-Dented Suitcase — So Your Bag Looks Destroyed Before The Airline Gets It [Roundup]
A pre-dented suitcase is now something you can buy on purpose — because apparently looking like your bag has already survived years of airline baggage handling is a travel aesthetic. Also: Amex’s JetBlue transfer bonus disappoints, Singapore Airlines adds Starlink slowly, and Etihad turns amenity kits into collectibles.

Miles To Memories
Refreshed JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard Now Offers 100K Bonus
Barclays and JetBlue have launched the refreshed JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard® with a welcome bonus of 100,000 points. This card only launched early last year with a $499 annual fee, but a month ago it was announced that new benefits are coming.

View from the Wing
Best Rewards Card Offers Right Now — Up To 200,000 Points In Bonuses For Premium Travel [May 2026]
May 2026 brings a fresh round of best-ever credit card offers, with several new bonuses added and others already gone. Here’s the up-to-date list of the most lucrative deals still available.

Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: The Hyatt Regency O’Hare – Still for the Friends
The Hyatt Regency O’Hare TRIP REPORT: Still for the Friends Time for a classic hotel stop on the Economy Class and Beyond roster- the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. But is there change afoot? And if the hotel offered a low-floor room, should you take it? Still for the friends But first....

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Delta Air Faces Class Action Lawsuit For Trying to Deceive Passengers Who Bought a Fully Refundable Ticket to Accept an Expiring e-Credit
Delta Air Lines is using ‘dark patterns’ to deceive passengers who purchased fully refundable tickets at a premium to accept an expiring e-credit that allows the Atlanta-based carrier to profit unjustly from its deception, a new class action lawsuit against the airline alleges. The lawsuit is being brought by a...

Live and Let’s Fly
Review: United Airlines 777-300ER Polaris Business Class San Francisco To Hong Kong (2026 Vs. 2018)
This is a fun review because I’ll be reviewing the same United Airlines Polaris Business Class cabin on the same aircraft (777-300ER) on the same route (SFO-HKG) with the same flight number (UA869), but eight years after my first review, which you can find below this one. United Airlines 777-300ER...

One Mile at a Time
Park Hyatt Hotels & Resorts: My Favorite Luxury Points Hotel Brand, But…
In recent times, Ive been writing a series about some ofthe worlds popular luxury hotel groups, both big and small. Recently, I wrote about the Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis brands, which are two of Marriott’s most popular luxury hotel groups.

Frequent Miler
Eat out, earn more: Guide to card-linked dining programs for airlines, hotels & more
One of the ways to earn points, miles and/or cashback on your everyday spend is to link your payment card(s) to dining programs that offer rewards. When paying for meals at participating restaurants with one of those linked cards, you earn bonus rewards through that dining program. Once you’ve registered...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Best Western Rewards: Earn 1,000 bonus points per night in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (May 6 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight is Best Western's 1,000 bonus points per night promotion for stay in select European countries as well as Africa & the Middle East. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

View from the Wing
Why Airlines Keep Going Bankrupt Even When Flights Are Packed
Airlines can fill planes and still be terrible businesses. The same competition that gives passengers cheaper fares and more choices also makes capacity hard to manage, prices easy to undercut, and profits fragile — which is why airlines keep searching for moats in hubs, loyalty programs, credit cards and premium...

Frequent Miler
Targeted Barclays cobranded card offers: Add authorized user & get 5K bonus points when spending $200 (+ other offers?)
Barclays is sending out targeted emails to cobranded cardholders offering bonus points or miles when adding an authorized user and they spend a nominal amount on their card. The Deal Barclays is offering bonus points for adding authorized users, such as: Add an authorized user on a Wyndham Rewards Earner...

Economy Class & Beyond
Etihad introduces new destination-focused amenity kits
It’s time for a new amenity kit- this time from Etihad. And for those who want to collect them all, you’re going to have fun with this- as the airline rolls out the Destination Collection. The Destination Collection draws inspiration from destinations across the airline’s global map, transforming a functional...

Frequent Miler
Preferred Hotels promo: Earn $50 hotel cert for every 2+ night stay at a different hotel (Max $250)
Preferred Hotels and its I Prefer loyalty program are running an interesting new promotion that can be pretty rewarding. For every stay of two or more nights through the end of August 2026, you’ll get a $50 hotel certificate for every different property you stay at, up to $250 in...

Live and Let’s Fly
Delta Eliminates Beverage Service On Hundreds Of Short Flights, Expands It On Longer Routes
Delta Air Lines is cutting inflight snack and beverage service on hundreds of short flights, and while this is hardly catastrophic on its own, it feels like another small step in the wrong direction for an airline that markets itself as the most “premium” U.S. carrier. At the same time,...

Travel Codex
The Seabourn Venture: An Antarctica Expedition
Antarctica is a place of extreme beauty and harsh environments, where the frozen wilderness stretches as far as the eye can see. For adventurers who seek to explore this land of ice and snow, Seabourn Antarctica Expeditions cruises on the Seabourn Venture provide the perfect way to travel in style...














