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Bilt Palladium & Citi Strata Elite Priority Passes now includes non-lounge experiences: Restaurants, spas, etc.
Update: Justin has confirmed in the comments below that restaurants, spas, etc. are now showing their Priority Pass account which they obtained from their Citi Strata Elite card. With both the Strata Elite and Bilt Palladium cards being World Legend Mastercards (a relatively new designation), it seems that it might...
Miles To Memories
(Now Live!) New $300 ChatGPT Credit On Select Amex Business Cards
The $300 ChatGPT credit is now live on a couple of select American Express business cards. How does it work & what does it actually get you?
View from the Wing
American Airlines Flight Attendants Get Florida Getaway For Credit Card Pitches
American Airlines flight attendants who perform best at onboard credit card pitches got rewarded with a Florida getaway. Plus: Delta and Amex describe their card partnership as “one P&L,” hotels turn Mother’s Day into a housekeeping excuse, and InKind moves from flat 20% back to dynamic rewards.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save Up to 15% On Airfares With Qatar Airways
You can save up to 15% on airfares with Qatar Airways seated in either economy class or business class to your choice of select destinations in the world which the airline serves... ...but you must...
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Amex Business Platinum and Business Gold adds up to $300 annual ChatGPT credit
Starting today, May 12th, new and existing US American Express® Business Gold Card and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders can get up to $300 in statement credits per calendar year on U.S. purchases of ChatGPT Business subscriptions. Enrollment in the benefit is required, and subscriptions are subject...
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Discover It cards moving to Capital One 7/27/26; more bonus spend categories, Capital One Offers access, & more
It’s been almost a year to the day since it was announced that Discover would be merging with Capital One. Details since then have been scant, but Discover cardholders—some of them at least—have discovered that their cards will be moving to the Capital One platform on July 27, 2026. There’s...
Live and Let’s Fly
United Airlines Returns To Venezuela, And The Reason Is Written In Oil
United Airlines is returning to Venezuela after nearly a decade, with flights set to resume between Houston and Caracas, two prime oil hubs. United Airlines Resumes Houston – Caracas Flights After Nearly A Decade United Airlines will resume nonstop daily service between Houston (IAH) and Caracas (CCS) starting August 11,...
One Mile at a Time
Chase Ink Business Unlimited Review: 1.5x Points & No Annual Fee
There are lots of great business credit cards, and many businesses leave a lot of rewards on the table by not using the right credit card. In this post, I’d like to take an in-depth look at the Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card, which is potentially the most compelling Chase...
The Points of Life
Fun Facts: Anguilla
A wise author once wrote, “International travel will teach you more about business, politics, and law than all the degrees combined” (Buy Everyone’s Advice Is Wrong . . . Including Mine). As I continue to travel, I continue to learn. I am constantly reminded that I do not know everything,...
You Are Travel
Hyatt Customer Support – Good or Bad? – My Honest Opinion
​tl;dr – My assessment of Hyatt’s customer support. What are your thoughts? ​The other day, I had someone…
The Bulkhead Seat
Lufthansa Moves to Take Majority Control of ITA Airways With 90% Stake
Back in January 2025, I wrote about Lufthansa receiving antitrust approval from the European…
The Bulkhead Seat
United to Resume Daily Nonstop Flights Between Houston and Caracas
United Airlines announced that it will resume nonstop daily service between its hub at…
One Mile at a Time
Lufthansa Group Acquires Majority (90%) Stake In Italy’s ITA Airways
In early 2025, we saw Lufthansa Group acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways, the national airline of Italy (formerly known as Alitalia). We knew that Lufthansa Group had the option to acquire a majority stake in the airline after some amount of time, and that’s now happening.
Eye of the Flyer
Talk Is Cheap(er): Business Platinum and Business Gold Add $300 ChatGPT Credit
Two heavyweight business cards just added a new perk worth up to $300 a year — and it's aimed squarely at anyone already paying for ChatGPT (or thinking about it). Here's how to stack it, who qualifies, and whether it's worth enrolling.
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Bilt Palladium Priority Pass now includes non-lounge experiences: Restaurants, spas, etc.
When Bilt launched its premium Palladium card earlier this year, one of its benefits was a Priority Pass membership for the primary cardholder and authorized users (albeit with a $95 annual fee for each authorized user card). In keeping with the vast majority of Priority Pass memberships that come as...
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Bilt Palladium Priority Pass now includes non-lounge experiences: Restaurants, spas, etc.
When Bilt launched its premium Palladium card earlier this year, one of its benefits was a Priority Pass membership for the primary cardholder and authorized users (albeit with a $95 annual fee for each authorized user card). In keeping with the vast majority of Priority Pass memberships that come as...
View from the Wing
Over 60 Wheelchairs For One Flight — Are Passengers Faking Disability To Skip Airport Lines?
Southwest’s switch to assigned seating may have cured many of its wheelchair “miracles,” but the airport line-skipping incentive has not gone away. A single U.S.-bound flight from Taipei reportedly had more than 60 wheelchairs waiting — proving that when everyone gets airport priority, nobody does.
One Mile at a Time
Choice Privileges Promotion Offers 8K Bonus Points After Two Stays
Choice Privileges has just launched its newest promotion, which members can start taking advantage of for stays as of tomorrow. It’s a pretty typical offer from the program, and has the potential to be pretty lucrative.
One Mile at a Time
Buy GHA Discovery Dollars (D$) For 15% Off: Intriguing, But Worth It?
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is an alliance of (mostly small) hotel groups that dont otherwise belong to major hotel loyalty programs, and GHA Discovery is the loyalty program of these hotels.
Live and Let’s Fly
Qatar Airways Makes Avios More Secure, But Far Less Flexible
Qatar Airways is tightening the screws on Avios redemptions, and while this is being framed as an anti-fraud move, it also represents a real loss of flexibility for Privilege Club members. Qatar Airways Adds New Avios Redemption Limits To Combat Fraud Currently, you can book an award from your Qatar...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Southwest Airlines Flight Diverts After Cockpit Windscreen ‘Shattered’ as it Cruised at 31,000 Feet Over Oklahoma
A Southwest Airlines flight from Albuquerque to Baltimore was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday afternoon after the cockpit windscreen on the Captain’s side of the flight deck suddenly shattered as the plane cruised at 31,000 feet over Oklahoma. The incident involved a 19-year-old Boeing 737-7 that was...
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How to keep airline / hotel points and miles alive (2026)
How do you keep your points and miles alive? What counts as a qualifying activity to extend the life of miles? Here are the policies for major US airline and hotel programs, as well as those that partner with credit card issuer transferable points programs This post has been extensively...
Points With a Crew
Which Chase Ink card is best? ($1,000 or 90,000 Points)
There are 4 Chase Ink cards with increased bonuses right now (up to $1,000 or 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points). The best Chase Ink card is probably...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Metropolitan Oakland International Airport Has Successfully Changed Its Name to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International Airport has finally successfully officially changed its name to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, which became effective as of Tuesday, April 28, 2026 when the trademark lawsuit over use of the name was legally resolved — and the terms of the agreement were memorialized in a formal...
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American Express Business Gold Referral
You can find the latest American Express Business Gold, Amex Biz Gold Referrals offers here.
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Amex Green 40k Referral (Leave Links)
American Express Green Card ( Amex Green ) is offering increased bonuses for referrals. Check out what the latest offer is and why we put it in our wallet
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American Express® Gold Card As high as 100k referral page
Check out what reader referral or one of our reader's referrals to the new American Express Gold Card
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Monster 300k! The Business Platinum Card® from American Expess Referral Page
American Express Business Platinum 95k Referral Offer
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American Express Platinum Card® as high as 175k referral page
American Express Platinum Referral Offer - leave you links so you can earn referral points as well
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Sixt offering prepaid fuel for $49.99 for rentals in the US for Sixt ONE members
Sixt Rent-A-Car is offering Sixt ONE members the opportunity to pre-pay for up to a full tank of fuel upon return for $49.99 for rentals picked up between now and May 31st, 2026. That’s not necessarily a great deal for a tank of gas, depending on the vehicle and the...
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Ends Today! Rakuten – 15-20x on a ton of stores with Big Give Week
Rakuten is running a flash sale
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Dulles Airport Could Finally Kill Its Mobile Lounges — But The Rebuild Plan Now Costs $22 Billion
Washington Dulles may finally get the rebuild travelers have wanted for decades: real rail-connected concourses, the end of its “temporary” C/D complex, and a move away from mobile lounges. The catch is the price tag has climbed to $22 billion — enough to push airport costs above $90 per passenger...