Frequent Miler
$50 Shell gift card for $45 at BestBuy.com (free shipping)
Bestbuy.com is currently offering a physical $50 Shell gas gift card for $45. That may be of particular interest to those who have a Citi Strata Elite card and have chosen Best Buy for their splurge credits, since a purchase like this should qualify. The Deal Best Buy is offering...
The Points of Life
Travel Lesson: Don’t Forget Your Duty Free
Yesterday I wrote about how much I learn from traveling (see Fun Facts: Anguilla). Cultural learning is separate from Travel Lessons, where I chronicle mistakes I make that can derail my trip. The latest lesson is remembering your duty-free purchases. At The Gate Some airports deliver your duty-free purchases to...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Big Summer Sale With LOT Polish Airlines
Take advantage of the Big Summer Sale with LOT Polish Airlines with which you can fly between the United States and Europe for as low as $605.00 round trip with your choice of no fewer than three different fare classes...
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Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Air Canada Aeroplan: Receive 2x points on transfers from Coast Hotels Coast Rewards (May 13 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight is the annual transfer bonus from Coast Hotels to Air Canada where members can get 2x Aeroplan points on all transfers. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
One Mile at a Time
$500 Chase Sapphire Reserve Hotel Credit: How To Use & Eligible Hotels
The Chase Sapphire Reserve Card (review) and Sapphire Reserve for Business (review) are two popular premium credit cards, each with a $795 annual fee. Both cards have phenomenal welcome bonuses, and lots of perks that can help justify the annual fee.
View from the Wing
American Airlines 777 Cockpit Windshield Shatters Over The Atlantic, Forcing JFK Diversion
An American Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Munich turned back over the Atlantic after the first officer’s cockpit windshield shattered, forcing a diversion to New York JFK. The photo looks terrifying, but 777 windshields are built in layers and so there's no penetration, depressurization, or immediate danger.
View from the Wing
Biggest Ever Chase Sapphire Reserve 150,000 Point Bonus — And Rewards Actual Spending
Chase Sapphire Reserve now has a record 150,000-point bonus, but the bigger story is that this is still a premium travel card built for actual spending. With strong earning on direct travel and dining, useful protections, valuable transfer partners, and better-than-usual lounge access, the $795 card is not just another...
Frequent Miler
30% off select Turkish Miles & Smiles economy class award tickets
Turkish Miles & Smiles is offering a 30% miles discount on select economy class routes between Türkiye and the U.S. and Mexico. You’ll need to book by May 22nd and travel between October 1st and December 10th of 2026 to take advantage of this deal. The Deal Turkish Miles &...
Economy Class & Beyond
Qatar Airways restores connectivity to Abu Dhabi
Qatar Airways is continuing to restore its network across the Middle East, with the airline resuming its double-daily passenger flights to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The reintroduction of Abu Dhabi services, now in operation, expands Qatar Airways’ operations in the UAE to three destinations, alongside...
Frequent Miler
Targeted: 120K membership rewards points with upgrade offer
Miles Earn and Burn has shared a link to a targeted upgrade offer that provides the opportunity to earn 120,000 American Express Membership Rewards points after $10,000 in purchases in the first three months when upgrading to The Business Platinum card from American Express. It’s not clear to me how...
Live and Let’s Fly
I Tried Caviar In American Airlines Business Class
In honor of its centennial anniversary, American Airlines offered a limited-time caviar course in business class…which I had the chance to try on a recent flight. Taste Test: American Airlines Served Caviar In Business Class For 100th Anniversary This year, American Airlines is rolling out a centennial-inspired menu to celebrate...
View from the Wing
Frontier Passengers File $10 Million Claim Against Denver For Failing To Stop Runway Suicide
Frontier passengers traumatized after a suicidal trespasser walked into their jet’s path on a Denver runway have filed a $10 million claim against the city, arguing airport security should have stopped him before takeoff. Their trauma is real — but making taxpayers liable because someone scaled a barbed-wire fence and...
Frequent Miler
American Express adds $300 in ChatGPT credits on Business Platinum and Business Gold cards
American Express added new credits for ChatGPT Business to both The Business Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Business Gold Card. Interestingly, those credits are well set up to be able to get at least six months of ChatGPT Business’s paid subscription model rebated. If you and...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn 2x ALL Rewards Points + save up to 30% on stays at Novotel Hotels in the Americas
Accor Hotels’ Americas Super Sale has them offering up to 30% off stays at Novotel Hotel locations across the Americas. If you book stays via the app you’ll also earn 2x ALL Rewards points The sale offers a 10% discount for stays of 1-2 nights, 15% for stays of 3-4...
Economy Class & Beyond
EVA Air to implement Panasonic ARC Maps
Panasonic Avionics Corporation has been selected by EVA Air to install ARC, its 3D in-flight map platform, across the airline’s Boeing 787, 777-300ER, and its upcoming Airbus A350-1000 fleets. EVA Air will be the first Taiwanese airline to launch Panasonic Avionics’ Arc 3D Flight Map software. ARC will offer a moving...
Live and Let’s Fly
Unreal: Frontier Airlines Blames Passenger For Not Defying Flight Attendants’ Order To Leave Bags Behind During Evacuation
A Frontier passenger who claims she did exactly what she was supposed to do during an emergency evacuation, leaving her bags behind as instructed, says a Frontier customer service agent later told her it was her fault for not taking her belongings with her. Frontier Passenger Says Airline Blamed Her...
Traveling For Miles
Amex adds ChatGPT credits to two flagship business cards
Amex has announced a small but reasonably important update to the Business Platinum® Card from American Express and the Business Gold Card from American Express.
The headline news is the addition of a new statement credit for ChatGPT Business subscriptions, marking the first time we’ve seen Amex add a dedicated AI-focused...
