Bald Thoughts
United Flies to New Greenland Airport, Uber Launches Safaris, Airplane Coffee a Good Idea?
Welcome to The Morning Shave. We read a ton of travel articles each day for our research to share the best travel tips, tricks, and news with you. Here are the articles for Friday, November 29, 2024, that we think you should read. Don’t miss out on any new posts. Join...
One Mile at a Time
Buy United MileagePlus Miles With 100% Bonus (1.88 Cents Per Mile)
Strategically buying miles & points can represent a great deal, especially for luxury travel. United Airlines MileagePlus has just launched its newest sale on purchased miles. As usual, different members may be targeted for different offers.
View from the Wing
Revealed: How Black Friday Deals Manipulate Your Spending and What You Can Do About It
You need to stay disciplined. Do not buy things simply because they are a 'good deal' relative to their usual price. You wouldn't have paid that price anyway, so you aren't saving money compared to that price if you make a purchase. You know how I know you...
One Mile at a Time
Buy Air France-KLM Flying Blue Miles For 45% Off (1.68 Cents Per Point)
It can be a great deal to strategically buy miles & points for luxury travel. Weve just seen the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program launch a new promotion on purchased miles. While this offer isnt quite as good as some of the past deals weve seen from the program, it...
One Mile at a Time
Buy Air France-KLM Flying Blue Miles For 45% Off (1.68 Cents Per Point)
It can be a great deal to strategically buy miles & points for luxury travel. We’ve just seen the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program launch a new promotion on purchased miles. While this offer isn’t quite as good as some of the past deals we’ve seen from the program, it...
Deals We Like
Huge savings: Snag 20% off many merchant gift cards at Amazon
One of the better Amazon Black Friday promotions just launched where you can purchase a handful of third-party gift cards through their site at a 20% discount. Shop all Amazon Black Friday Deals Here While these are available all day, there’s a decent chance they can sell out. If you...
The Bulkhead Seat
Thrifty Traveler is Offering 50% Off Its Premium Subscription For Black Friday
Thrifty Traveler Premium is a flight deal alert service. It emails members cheap fares…
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Frequent Miler
Everything that was in Nick’s bag for Million Mile Madness
Our Million Mile Madness challenge is in the bag, but one question I got numerous times on social media was about what, specifically, was in my bag. I did a rapid-fire Instagram reel showing how and what I packed, but many people asked me for links to the various things I...
Eye of the Flyer
A Free Night in Hawaii: Staying at the Hyatt Place Waikiki
My wife and I needed somewhere for just one night following our ride on Delta Air Lines’ maiden Boston (BOS) to Honolulu (HNL) flight. I told the World of Hyatt Credit Card and had an annual anniversary night expiring in December. (All information about the World of Hyatt Credit Card...
Travel Codex
Review: Cathay Pacific A350-1000 Business Class, Taipei to Hong Kong
As I continued flying west across the globe, my next leg took me on Cathay Pacific A350-1000 Business Class. Color me surprised to find the brand spanking new jet on this short hop, but I sure jumped at the chance. As a reminder, I used 16,000 AsiaMiles plus HKD 285...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Air France Passenger Says He Has Been Left Disfigured After Business Class Seat Broke Loose From the Rails and Propelled Him Forward
An Air France passenger who was flying from Houston to Paris Charles de Gaulle says he was seriously injured and has been left disfigured after his Business Class seat came loose from its rails as the pilots performed an emergency stop on the runway. Sofiane Licir from Brazoria County, Texas,...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
50% Off Thrifty Traveler Premium 2024 Flight Deal Alerts — Today Only
You can save a significant amount of money on airfares throughout the year with Thrifty Traveler Premium 2024 flight deal alerts for 2024. A subscription to this service is now available for half price, which will save you even more money...
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Economy Class & Beyond
Malayisa Airlines takes deliery of its first Airbus A330neo
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo. This A330-900 is the first of 20 aircraft to be leased from Avolon by MAG, delivered with the flowing Malaysian flag livery. MAG’s A330neo is configured with a two-class layout, featuring 297...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Australian Regulators Grant Tentative Approval For Genius Loophole Found By Qatar Airways to Sidestep Flying Restrictions
Australian competition regulators have granted tentative approval for Qatar Airways to use a legal loophole to add additional flights to the country’s four biggest airports, over and above the 28 weekly flights the Doha-based carrier is currently able to operate. Last month, Qatar Airways announced that it had struck a...
Pizza in Motion
Exercise And Health Gear For Travel: Black Friday Specials
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2PAXfly
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Alliance with Qatar Airways gets interim approval from ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation for a collaborative venture between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways. Virgin Australia has applied to cooperate with Qatar Airways in an integrated alliance. Tickets on sale soon This decision allows the two carriers to begin marketing and selling 28...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Stopover in Turkey: Touristanbul by Turkish Airlines
As today, Thursday, November 28, 2024 is Thanksgiving Day in the United States — which is often nicknamed Turkey Day — what better topic is there to discuss than a stopover in Turkey: Touristanbul by Turkish Airlines.
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Frequent Miler
More easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards
Staples will once again be offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday, 12/1/24 through Saturday, 12/7/24. Note that there a new limit of nine per customer per day is listed, but some may be able to purchase more at their local store. The Deal Staples is...
Eye of the Flyer
Free Item + 20% Nomad Lane’s Stylish Travel Bags and Accessories
Nomad Lane — a travel bag and accessory company co-founded by Eye of the Flyer friend Kish Vasnani — is currently running a long weekend Black Friday-Cyber Monday sale. No promo code is needed — the savings are automatically applied. I have a v4 Bento Bag, designed for trips last...
2PAXfly
TASMANIA: Direct flights to Hobart from Asia provided by Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines, or a pipe dream?
Earlier this month, Pulse Tasmania reported that the Tasmanian Government were actively discussing with two airlines to provide international services to Hobart, once its runway upgrade is complete. The two airlines are Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines. The stage of discussions Discussions with Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff cover passengers and...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save Money With Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals 2024
You can save money with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals 2024. When I use affiliate links in articles here at The Gate With Brian Cohen, I not only hope to earn money to pay the bills here at its swank headquarters with multiple lounges, endless food and beverages, and...
Frequent Miler
Bilt Rent Day: 25-100% Bonus When Redeeming Points on Amazon
Bilt Rewards has announced its Rent Day promos for December, although the two featured promotions are actually valid for five days before the 1st as well. The headliner of the monthly promotion is that Bilt cardholders will be get up to a 100% bonus towards redeeming points for Amazon purchases....
