Frequent Miler
Choice timeshare offer: Get 3 night stay & 40K points or $150 Mastercard gift card for $199 (+$50 gift card if booking quickly)
Choice has a new timeshare offer in conjunction with Bluegreen Vacations. In return for $199 and sitting through a 2+ hour timeshare presentation, you’ll get a three night stay and your choice of either 40,000 Choice Privileges points or a $150 Mastercard gift card. Also, if you buy one of...
Miles To Memories
Airline Bailouts Are Back — JAL/ANA Fees, Aeroplan Devaluation & Hotel Price Tracking
Airline bailouts incoming, higher fuel surcharges, new portable battery rules, another devaluation & hotel price tracking you'll want to use.
View from the Wing
Avis Rented Broken Car Seats For Her Babies — Then Told Her To Calm Down
A woman at the Atlanta airport Avis Car Rental melts down when she rented car seats as an add-on for her "babies" but the car seats "do not function" and she's trying to get help but the employee "reek[s] of marijuana." She says to call her "Karen" but don't...
Frequent Miler
Chase Points Boost is becoming a Points Bust: Some redemptions now only 1.15 cents per point
When Chase refreshed the Sapphire Reserve® card and launched the Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ card last year, it did away with 1.5 cent per point (cpp) redemptions via Chase Travel℠ and replaced it with a feature called Points Boost. Points Boost gives holders of those cards the opportunity to redeem...
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Wisconsin Dermatologist Checks Into Hotel. Then She Sees The Soap And Hair Care Bottles In The Shower: ‘You Know The Rules’
“What could happen?"
Points With a Crew
Should you buy Hilton points with (up to) a 100% bonus?
Buying points can be a great way to boost your balance, but only if makes sense financially! Does the new Hilton promotion fit that criteria?
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Iberia Club: Up to a 30% discount on select award flights worldwide (April 28 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight is this month's discounted award flight offers from Iberia Club who are offering up to 30% off the Avios required on select routes worldwide. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
Frequent Miler
Amex Blue Business Cash: $750 welcome offer, no lifetime language (targeted)
There is a targeted offer available for the Blue Business Cash card that will earn $750 in statement credits after $6,000 in eligible purchases in the first 4 months. While I prefer to prioritise all of the Membership Rewards (MR)-earning offers that Amex is throwing out like candy, this is...
One Mile at a Time
Atmos Rewards Credit Card Limited Time Bonus Offers & Eligibility Rules Explained
Link: Learn about the best credit cards for Alaska Atmos Rewards
Miles To Memories
Hawaiian Airlines Has Joined oneworld Alliance
Hawaiian Airlines has joined the oneworld® alliance. Hawaiian merged with Alaska Airlines last year, which has been part of oneworld since 2021.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Up to 70% Off Tours Worldwide With TourRadar
You can save up to 70% off of tours worldwide with TourRadar during what is being called MegaSale 2026 with thousands of deals from which to choose... ...but you must...
The Alviator
Why Are Some SAS Planes Registered In Ireland?
Some SAS shorthaul planes are registered in Ireland. That may be surprising for a Scandinavian airline whose hubs are in Denmark and Sweden.
Frequent Miler
Amex Membership Rewards 20% transfer bonus to Hilton Honors (1,000:2,400)
American Express launched a new transfer bonus today that’s boosting your points by 20% when transferring Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors. The Deal Get a 20% bonus when transferring Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors. Key Terms Expires May 30, 2026. Quick Thoughts Amex Membership Rewards normally transfer to Hilton...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Ryanair Will Use Locked-In Fuel Costs to Pressure Rival Airlines Suffering From Surging Oil Prices
Ryanair plans to use its advantageous fuel-hedging position to pressure rival carriers with lower airfares while they are forced to put up ticket prices due to the surging cost of oil, chief executive Michael O’Leary has said. Like many airlines in Europe, the Dublin-based low-cost carrier locks in a percentage...
View from the Wing
Bride Gets Kicked Out Of Four Seasons Miami While Trying To Tour Wedding Venue — [Roundup]
A bride gets kicked out of Four Seasons Miami while trying to tour it as a wedding venue, plus Ikea’s hotel, an Ohio hotel robber who politely thanked the clerk, Southwest charging for window seats but they don't have windows, and more.
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: The Cathay Pacific and American Airlines Lounges, Heathrow Terminal 3 – Still for the Friends
The Cathay Pacific and American Airlines Lounges, Heathrow Terminal 3 TRIP REPORT: Still for the Friends Time for the first two lounge stops – The Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge and the American Airlines Business Class Lounge. How are they both doing, and are changes afoot? Let’s go and take...
Miles To Memories
Rakuten Offering 15% Cash Back at Many Merchants During Big Give Week
Rakuten has revealed a new promotion coming up soon, called the “Big Give Week”, which will run for eight days.
One Mile at a Time
Royal Jordanian’s Strange Air Marshals: Sort Of Undercover But Very Obvious
Okay, I think I’ve ranted enough about my recent Royal Jordanian experience, between the bad soft product on the Boeing 787-8, and the awful hard product on the Embraer E190-E2. In this post I’d like to discuss a topic more broadly, which I can’t really make sense of.
Frequent Miler
Amex Blue Business Plus Offer: 75K points, no lifetime language (targeted)
Another targeted offer is available for the Blue Business Plus (BBP) card. Those folks who are targeted will earn 75,000 Membership Rewards points after $6,000 in purchases in the first 4 months. In terms of points per dollar spent, this is one of the best offers that we’ve ever seen...
Live and Let’s Fly
American Airlines CEO Rejects United Merger, Hints At Alaska Deal
Robert Isom has finally responded to Scott Kirby’s public merger fantasy, and while he ruled out United, he left the door open to other deals. American CEO Robert Isom Says No To United…But Yes To Alaska? American Airlines CEO Robert Isom reportedly told employees that a merger with United Airlines...
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Delta Passenger Refuses To End Phone Call — Entire Miami Flight Deplanes To Remove Them
A Delta passenger on a Miami–Atlanta flight reportedly refused to end a phone call or put their phone in airplane mode. The standoff ended with everyone being ordered off the aircraft. The rule may be imperfect and unevenly enforced, but once crew tells you to comply, the alternative is...
Miles To Memories
Wells Fargo Is On a Roll! Cathay Pacific Added as Latest Transfer Partner
Just two weeks after surprising everyone with the addition of Wyndham as a 1:2 transfer partner, Wells Fargo made another important announcement today.
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Ohio Woman Looks Up Southwest Flight From Indiana To Cancun. Then She Realizes It’s Cheaper To Fly American Airlines In First Class: ‘Why?’
"In case you needed proof that Southwest has officially lost it..."
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PSA: Beware moving points into Finnair: Points expire end of month if your account has had 18 months inactivity
A member of our Frequent Miler Insiders Group on Facebook reported an unfortunate situation. He had moved his Avios points from British Airways to his relatively new Finnair account. Then, a few months later, when his Finnair account reached 18 months old, his points disappeared. Finnair had determined that his...
Points With a Crew
Booking “IHG Rewards Eligible” Hotels via Chase Travel: Sure Feels Like a Scam (UPDATE: Points Posted)
Chase Travel has an option where certain hotels are listed as "IHG One Rewards eligible", promising elite benefits even if you book 3rd party. But it didn't turn out quite that way ...
Points Miles and Bling
PTF Toronto: The Best Thing About the Points World Is the People In It
The morning after the Points Travel Festival (PTF) in Toronto, I found myself on the airport shuttle sitting next to…
Live and Let’s Fly
JetBlue Passenger Holds Up Flight After Demand To Move Up Front Is Denied
A woman held up a JetBlue flight after her request to a move to seat in the front of the plane was apparently denied and she did not like the “attitude” of the flight attendants. Woman Holds Up JetBlue Flight After Demand For Better Seat Is Denied Video begins rolling...
Your Mileage May Vary
Sorry, You Can’t Sit With Us: 7 Lounge Access Mistakes That Get Travelers Turned Away
Lounge access is one of the best travel perks out there—but it can also be one of the most confusing. I’ve spent time in lounges around the world and overheard…
Miles To Memories
Yet Another Hyatt Devaluation, Up To 15x Hilton Points Deal Stacking, Loving Lousy Lounges & More
Plus racking up $6K in bank bonuses, some opinions on American Airlines, what still works for Amex airline incidental credits & more.
View from the Wing
American Airlines CEO Pitches New Strategy In Internal Meeting — Revenue, Premium Customers, And Growth
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom used an internal employee meeting to lay out a real shift in priorities. After years of chasing lower costs and more seats, American is now telling employees the way out is revenue: better customer experience, more premium demand, network growth, and a stronger AAdvantage program.
Frequent Miler
(Ends 4/30) Elevated Wyndham Earner & Earner Plus offers with Wyndham spend
Update 4/28/26: The increased welcome offers on the Wyndham Earner and Earner Plus cards are due to end on April 30. ~ The Wyndham Earner and Wyndham Earner Plus cards are out with newly-elevated offers, but this time around, you’ll need to be spending money at Wyndham properties to earn...
John The Wanderer
Holland America Evolution: A $500M Glow-Up for the Classics
This article is the Holland America Evolution fleet modernization program. It is about a staggering $500 million investment to upgrade six of the line’s most cherished vessels. On April 15,…