Miles For Family
Beijing, China: Airport Confusion, No Photos, and We Don’t Speak Russian
This is a continuation of my Japan/China trip report. See also Back from China and Japan Trip! 5 Takeaways, Worth it: JAL Premium Economy Award Seats, Better Than Expected: AA Premium Economy Shanghai PVG to DFW, Hits and Misses from our day at Tokyo DisneySea, Take this Line and Shove...
Traveling For Miles
TODAY: Earn up to 4x on Apple purchases through shopping portals (select products)
Shopping through online portals can be a great way to boost a loyalty account balance, save some cash, or to prevent a loyalty balance from expiring. Right now a number of shopping portals are offering improved earnings rates for select purchases made with Apple, so this may be a good...
TravelUpdate
New Chase credit card bonuses, Hilton devaluation, discounted Singapore award tickets & more…
As we approach the upcoming announcement about the Platinum Cards by Amex, Chase has launched two new credit card bonuses. That and more as we wrap up stories from the week gone by. New Credit Card Bonuses: Earn 90,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points with these offers! Chase has now launched two brand...
One Mile at a Time
China Eastern Launching 29-Hour “Direct” Flight, The World’s Longest
SkyTeam member China Eastern is launching a new fifth freedom flight, which is part of the world’s new longest “direct” flight. This is quite a journey… China Eastern adds Auckland to Buenos Aires route As of December 4, 2025, China Eastern will launch 2x weekly flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Auckland (AKL)...
View from the Wing
29 Hours, One Seat: World’s Longest ‘Direct’ Flight Shanghai To Buenos Aires Coming In December
China Eastern will operate a 29-hour twice-weekly “direct” flight from Shanghai to Buenos Aires, via Auckland. On paper this becomes the world’s longest “direct” passenger flight — with a return block pushing ~29 hours. “Direct” here means one flight number and the same aircraft the whole way, even with...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Why You Can’t Compare Appearance Standards At Emirates With British Airways And Its Bizarre Coffee Ban
Last week, British Airways created yet another public relations nightmare for itself when new uniform and appearance guidelines for pilots and cabin crew insisted that grabbing a coffee from an airport concession was strictly forbidden, while only water could be consumed if done so ‘discreetly.’ Get the full story… No More Starbucks:...
TravelUpdate
Leaked! Details of the new Amex Business Platinum Card
Last week, I wrote about some of the speculations and predictions ahead of Amex’s big refresh of the personal and business versions of the Platinum card. As per Doctor of Credit, these leaked details and screenshots show us which benefits may be offered on the Business Platinum Card after the...
Eye of the Flyer
90,000 Bonus Points for One of Our Favorite Credit Cards! (Limited Time!)
One of our “absolutely must-have!” rewards credit cards is running its best-ever welcome offer right now. And, no, it doesn’t have an annual fee. Both the Ink Business Cash® Credit Card and Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card feature same the promotion: earn $900 bonus cash back (awarded as 90,000 bonus Chase points)...
Traveling For Miles
Register now for the Chase Freedom Flex® 4Q 2025 bonuses
With just over two weeks left in the third quarter of 2025, Chase has revealed the 4Q 2025 category spending bonuses for the Chase Freedom Flex® credit card and the legacy Chase Freedom credit card (no longer open to new applicants). Registration for the new bonus categories is now open. Other...
Frequent Miler
Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards Complete Guide (2025)
Atmos Rewards (previously Alaska Mileage Plan) will soon be the combined loyalty program for Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines. The old Mileage Plan was long considered to be one of the best loyalty programs around, and Alaska miles were coveted throughout the world of points and miles. Even though it was...
One Mile at a Time
Hotel Bedding: How Dirty Are Decorative Pillows, Duvets, Etc.?
I’d consider myself to be a selective germaphobe, though I usually do a good job compartmentalizing things, and take the approach of “what you don’t know can’t hurt you. At the same time, curiosity sometimes gets the best of me, even when it shouldn’t. We all know that hotel bedding is...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: British Airways A320 Economy Class [2025]
We took our familiar evening flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Basel (BSL) on British Airways, this time on an Airbus A320 in economy class. While nothing remarkable, the experience was solid. British Airways A320 Economy Class Review [2025] You might enjoy comparing this review to the same route in 2021 and...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
American Airlines Spends $32 Million on Flight Attendant ‘Boarding Pay’ in Just Five Months
American Airlines has paid out $32 million in ‘boarding pay’ to flight attendants in just five months between April and August 2025 – the first time that crew members at the Fort Worth-based carrier have been paid for the boarding process. Until April 2025, flight attendants were only paid for the...
One Mile at a Time
Chase Freedom Flex 5x Points Categories Q4 2025: Register Now
The Chase Freedom FlexSM Credit Card (review) is an incredible no annual fee card belonging to Chase’s Freedom portfolio, which can help you maximize your points, thanks to its quarterly bonus categories. With a new quarter being around the corner, Chase has just opened registration for its Q4 2025 bonus categories,...
One Mile at a Time
Chase Freedom Flex 5x Points Categories Q4 2025: Register Now
The Chase Freedom FlexSM Credit Card (review) is an incredible no annual fee card belonging to Chase’s Freedom portfolio, which can help you maximize your points, thanks to its quarterly bonus categories. With a new quarter being around the corner, Chase has just opened registration for its Q4 2025 bonus categories,...
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...
One Mile at a Time
Today Only: Up To 4x Bonus Airlines Miles On Apple Purchases
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles and points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link, you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn for credit card spending. Whenever I make an online purchase, I always...
2PAXfly
SYDNEY AIRPORT: Taxis to city a flat AU$60 fare – no more AU$100 surprises
We’ve all been there. You land, drag your suitcase out, hop into a cab, and before you hit the CBD, the meter’s already off to the races. Sometimes you’re out $100 for the very pedestrian 13-kilometre slog into town. And then they add all those extra fees. Well, from 3 November...
2PAXfly
AIRLINE LOYALTY: Frequent Flyer Frenzy — How Australians can still win at the points game
When the mainstream press starts publishing articles about airline loyalty programs, you know that Australians are hooked on frequent flyer points. More than 30 million signed up to Qantas Frequent Flyer or Virgin Velocity schemes, swiping credit cards and topping up supermarket dockets in the eternal chase for ‘free’ flights....
ATX Jetsetter
Delta is Launching Flights Between Austin and Miami
Delta Air Lines is growing in Austin once again. The Atlanta based carrier has added its 30th destination from the Central Texas airport with the introduction of new service to Miami. Delta Will Start Flying Between Austin and Miami Delta has been growing in Austin like a weed in recent years....
Travel With Grant
California Newborns: Claim Your $175 College Savings Boost with CalKIDS + ScholarShare 529
Good afternoon everyone, I hope you had a great weekend.  A few years ago, when Laura completed her Master’s Degree, I helped her open a 529 college savings account so she could earn miles and points by buying Gift of College gift cards and using them to pay for tuition. Fast...
Points With a Crew
Amex Delta Gold vs. Delta Gold Business – which is better? (Up to 90,000 Sky Miles)
KEY LINKS Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card – Earn 80,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $150 (see rates and fees ) Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
How to Detect Counterfeit United States Currency — and What to Do If You Have Any
Note: This article pertaining to How to Detect Counterfeit United States Currency — and What to Do If You Have Any was originally published on Friday, September 4, 2015 at 11:36 in the morning and has been updated. Thankfully, I have never encountered an experience where I went to pay for...
One Mile at a Time
Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Card: Best New Airline Credit Card In Ages?
Link: Apply now for the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card Alaska & Hawaiian recently launched their new combined loyalty program, named Atmos Rewards, and it’s extremely compelling. To coincide with this, we’ve seen the loyalty program launch a new premium credit card, named the Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card...
Josh Trips
My current credit cards and how I use them
I started off the year with 12 credit cards in my wallet, but am down to 11 cards after getting rid of one my Chase Ink Business Preferred cards and the American Express Hilton Honors Business card and adding the Atoms Rewards Ascent card. Below are the cards that I...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
China Eastern Airlines Will Launch Longest Direct Flight In The World Clocking In At A Bum Numbing 29 Hours
China Eastern Airlines will smash the record for the world’s longest direct flight with plans to launch a new service between Shanghai and Buenos Aires in December, covering more than 10,600 nautical miles and clocking in at a bum-numbing 29 hours for the return flight. Although the flight will make a...
Your Mileage May Vary
My Most Embarrassing (And Gross) Travel Mistake
A long while ago, my husband Joe wrote about his most embarrassing travel mistake. I never paid back the favor with my own embarrassing travel story but hey, why not? Just as his embarrassing trip involved Japan, so does mine, albeit a different situation and, in fact, an entirely different...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
The 5 best Hotel Bonus Points offers for September 2025
Here are our Top Hotel Stay Bonuses for this month! These are for stays that you credit to a hotel frequent guest program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re booking past this month. If none of the offers listed below work...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
The 5 Best Hotel Stay Bonuses for Airline Programs for September 2025
Here are our Top 5 Hotel Stay Bonus Airline Mile/Point offers for this month! This post is for bonuses that you credit to an airline frequent flyer program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re book past this month. If none of...
View from the Wing
Amex Platinum’s Biggest Overhaul Ever Hits Sept. 18—Record Fee, New Perks [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb: Rakuten has the most generous shopping portal initial bonus right now, a best-ever offer of $50 if you spend $50 shopping online at a store you click on through their portal. The referrer gets $50 as well. And the offer for new...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 landing at London Heathrow
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.  This week, we have a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 landing at its home base of London Heathrow, completing another long-haul trip. Virgin Atlantic operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A350-1000. The airline also operates the Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900neo and...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
The 5 best Car Rental Bonus Miles and Points offers for September 2025
Here are our Top Car Rental Bonuses for this month. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for rentals you need to book further down the road! Keep in mind sometimes the rates paid for some of these offers may cost more than other...