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Delta’s Selling First Class For $26 More Than Coach — Only 12% Of Seats Now Go to Upgrades, And Loyalty Is Dead
Delta is now selling first class from just $26 more than coach. Only 12% of premium seats still go to upgrades—a number that shows how little airline loyalty is worth today.
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This King Bed Standard Hotel Room Costs $10,700 For Tonight – Over $10,000 More Than Regular Prices
This "standard" king bed hotel room costs over $10,000 for tonight. But it is a view like no other hotel room for a once-in-a-lifetime night.
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One Mile at a Time
Yay, I Finally Saw The Northern Lights, But One Thing Surprised Me
We just wrapped up a trip to Iceland. We had an absolutely amazing time, despite a terrible storm, and I’ll of course write a detailed trip report when I’m back home. As I hinted at in my post about The Retreat at Blue Lagoon, I finally saw the Northern Lights...
One Mile at a Time
The Retreat At Blue Lagoon’s Electronics Ban: Refreshing Or Extreme?
I wrote about my experience at The Retreat at Blue Lagoon, the ultra-luxury hotel at one of Iceland’s most famous tourist attractions. In this post, I’d like to talk about what’s no doubt the property’s most controversial policy, which I’ve seen some complaints about online. Is it a nice counter...
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Las Vegas Thought Tourists Would Pay Anything — Here’s Why The City’s Now Paying the Price
Las Vegas built its comeback on high-roller spending and relentless fees — but the gamble is finally catching up. Visitor numbers are plunging, hotel rates are slipping, and the city that thought tourists would pay anything is now paying the price itself.
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
Fun With Borders: Georgia and Tennessee
Not knowing how my experience would turn out at Katz’s New York Deli in McCaysville in Georgia, I did not want to base my driving 178 miles for greater than three hours round trip on just one thing — so I thought I would wander around the two towns which...
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When The President Flew On United Airlines: The Story Of Executive One
On December 26, 1973, President Richard Nixon made aviation history by becoming the only sitting U.S. President to fly on a regularly scheduled commercial airline flight. When President Nixon Flew Commercial On United Airlines The 1973 oil crisis began when OPEC cut off oil exports to nations that backed Israel...
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Get ITC Hotels “Club ITC” Elite Status by Status Matching your Hotel or Airline Status
Club ITC is offering a status match opportunity to their Gold Tier level (their mid-tier), where you can match any hotel or any airline Gold/Platinum/Diamond status, etc, to get the status match. Details inside.
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Comparing First Class Chicken Meals, First Time Cruising Norwegian, Royal Caribbean Loyalty Updates, New Chicago Seminars and Saving on Hyatt Stays
If you are flying domestically in first class you are likely going to have chicken as a standard choice. Even so, can one airline be better at this than another. Michael this week compares Delta to United. Who do you think won? If you have never ever been on an...
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‘You’re F—ing Incompetent’: Rep. Nancy Mace’s Charleston Airport Meltdown After Officers Miss Her Curbside Escort
A police report says Rep. Nancy Mace unleashed a profanity-laced tirade at Charleston International Airport after officers failed to meet her curbside for an escort. She later claimed all elected officials use the crewmember access point—which is not accurate.
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Bilt Rent Day: Etihad Airways Transfer Bonus + Up To 6X Points On Dining, 4X Points On Travel
If you hold a Bilt Mastercard, you can earn even more points, particularly on travel and dining…but only on the first day of each month, what Bilt calls “Rent Day.” Today, there’s also a bonus on transfer to Etihad Airways. Bilt Rent Day – Up To 6X Points On First...
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IHG Destination Deals Promotion: Save up to 30%
IHG is offering up to 30% discount with the “2025 Destination Deals Promotion” on stays in 65 locations. All bookings under this promotion must be made by 2nd November 2025. IHG 2025 Destination Deals Promotion: Basics If you have upcoming stays planned at IHG, then the IHG 2025 Destination Deals...
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Flying Blue Promo Rewards [Nov’25]
Flying Blue Promo Rewards are launched on 1st working day of the month. Promo Rewards is a great way to use flying blue miles for KLM & Air France Flights. However, it is not available for SkyTeam Alliance or Partner flights. All KLM & Air France flights would be via...
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Accor Airline Partners: Everything you need to know
Marriott is popular among travellers for transferring points to airlines, as it has a long list of partners and offers an additional 5,000 miles for every 60,000 points transferred. But Accor already has a good transfer ratio in most cases. The number of Accor Airline Partners isn’t too large, but...
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Delta’s Costly Sustainable Aviation Fuel Elite Status Buy Up Promo
It’s not unusual to see airlines give loyalty program members the opportunity to buy up to the next elite tier if they don’t quite qualify naturally. Along those lines, the Delta SkyMiles program has just launched such a promotion, with an interesting twist (thanks to Joe for flagging this).
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Should Economy Class Passengers Be Allowed to Use Premium Class Lavatories?
On a number of flights of which I was a passenger in 2025, I have seen numerous times when passengers who were seated in the economy class cabin use the lavatories that are reserved for passengers who are seated in the premium class cabin — but should economy class passengers...
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The Trafalgar St. James London (Hilton Curio Collection): Bottom Line Review
Hilton Honors maintains a massive footprint in London, with 65-70 properties bookable with points. Many of these are exactly what you’d expect from a Hilton or Doubletree: large hotels with comfortable, if unremarkable, rooms; familiar, but without much in the way of personality or character. One exception is The Trafalgar...
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Triple dipping credit card coupons | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep330 | 10-31-25
In this episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we’ll reveal a trick for booking 2 people at single-person award rates, Wyndham & Vacasa are breaking up and breaking our hearts, and we’ll talk about how to triple dip towards thousands of dollars in credits. Triple-dipping credit card coupons Watch...
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The Retreat At Blue Lagoon: One Of My Favorite Hotel Stays Ever!
Were currently wrapping up an awesome trip to Iceland. While I’ll of course have a full review upon returning home, I’m sharing a few ”live” highlights. I already wrote about our experience at the Reykjavik EDITION, which is a solid Marriott hotel.
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Hilton Timeshare Offer: 3 nights & 100K points, starting at $199 (includes Hawai’i options)
Hilton Grand Vacations is currently offering a good vacation package that requires attending a two-hour timeshare presentation. You get 2-4 nights of lodging in one of several specific locations and 100,000 Hilton Honors points for as low as $199 + tax. Thanks to Grant over at Travel with Grant for...
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Southwest Just Launched A Points-Earning Debit Card — Here’s Why This New Trend Will Reshape Travel Rewards
Southwest’s new debit card lets members earn Rapid Rewards points — and even Companion Pass credit — on everyday spending. But the real story is what it signals: a new wave of debit-based loyalty products that could upend how travel rewards work.
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