Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Receive up to a 160% bonus when buying Avianca LifeMiles
Avianca LifeMiles are out with their next buy miles bonus. This time the promotion offers up to a 160% bonus and it appears it is the same for all members (Correct if I am wrong though!)  At 160%  you are paying 1.27 cents per mile and this time the highest...
Traveling For Miles
Deal: Earn up to 15,000 bonus points with Hilton for Business
Hilton for Business launched at the beginning of 2024 and since then we've seen the program offer a variety of promotions to encourage engagement (there was a good double elite nights promo last year). Right now, there's another engagement promotion in progress and this one is offering Hilton for Business...
Live from a Lounge
Air India 171: Black Box decoding begins in Delhi
The investigation for AI171 has started, at a snail's pace, albeit. Here is how far the investigation has gone so far. The post Air India 171: Black Box decoding begins in Delhi appeared first on Live From A Lounge.
TravelUpdate
Chase Sapphire Reserve glitch leaving applicants confused
Apparently, a glitch is leaving some Chase Sapphire Reserve applicants confused and stratching their heads...
TravelUpdate
Did CBP deport a tourist for sharing a bald JD Vance meme?
Did Customs & Border Protection deport a Norwegian national for simply sharing a meme in which JD Vance appeared to be bald?
Sam Chui
Qatar Airways CEO’s Open Letter To Passengers
Qatar Airways’ Group Chief Executive Officer Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer has written an open letter to passengers, addressing the recent flight disruptions caused by the tensions in the Middle East. At around 18:00 local time on Monday, 23 June, an unexpected and unprecedented closure of Qatari airspace forced Qatar Airways...
View from the Wing
Dripping Ceilings, Rotten Salads, And Crowded Lounges: American Airlines Premium Product Doesn’t Yet Justify The Premium Price
Service in the U.S. is sad, and often cabin maintenance is, too. And that gets back to the premium experience that carriers are trying to merchandise. In order to generate a revenue premium you need to offer a product that's valued at that higher price. Is it...
a group of people walking in the water
BoardingArea
How Rare Are Cruise Ship Overboard Incidents?
Frequent flyers often ask me how traveling by sea compares to flying, particularly when it comes to safety. Having explored data from multiple cruise lines, I've seen that the real story behind falling off cruise ships is different from what sensational headlines suggest. While some might read the news and...
One Mile at a Time
Chase Sapphire Preferred Review: The Best Value $95 Annual Fee Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is one of the most popular travel rewards cards out there, and for good reason. The card has a reasonable annual fee, great rewards structure, and offers valuable travel protection. In this post, I want to take an in-depth look at this card, and share...
Economy Class & Beyond
Lufthansa Group and ITA Airways enhance lounge access benefits for passengers with status passengers from 1st July
As ITA Airways continues to be further borgified by the Lufthansa Group, frequent flyer benefits continue to be extended. Lufthansa Frequent Travellers (sometimes known as FTL status)  will be able to use the ITA Airways lounges from July 1, 2025 and thus benefit from an even more comprehensive lounge network....
Miles For Family
Take this Line and Shove It (Literally): Shanghai Disneyland Hits and Misses
Yesterday, I wrote about our day at Tokyo DisneySea. Later on our same trip, my daughter and I spent a day at Shanghai Disneyland, my last Disney resort in the world to visit. The two parks could not have been more different. Shanghai Disneyland is more like the traditional Disneyland/Magic...
Eye of the Flyer
Save Money With These 10 Hotel Credit Cards Offering Annual “Free” Night Certificates! (UPDATED With New Welcome Offers!)
Many hotel credit cards offer annual “free” night certificates. (They’re commonly referred to as “anniversary nights” because most don’t trigger until the second year of card membership.) Right now, there are a bunch of limited-time offers for hotel credit cards, so I figured this is an excellent opportunity to update...
Traveling For Miles
Postcard Cabins is now part of Marriott Bonvoy (earn + burn points and collect elite night credits)
At the very end of 2024, Marriott purchased a hospitality brand called Postcard Cabins (once known as Getaway) which marked the hoteliers move into the outdoor leisure industry. Now, six months after the acquisition was announced, Postcard Cabins is part of the Marriott Bonvoy program. The post Postcard Cabins is now...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Qatar Airways Chaos: 100 Planes Diverted, 10,000 Passengers Stranded, 20,000 Diverted During Unprecedented Crisis
On Monday, Qatar Airways faced one of its biggest ever crisis events when Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at a US airbase just 80 miles to the south of its homebase at Doha Hamad International Airport. The airspace across Qatar, as well as Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United...
Live and Let’s Fly
Amazing Service Recovery From Qatar Airways After Iran Attack
Qatar Airways boasts that it got all 20,000 stranded passengers on their way within 24 hours after a brief airspace closure grounded all flights. That’s quite an impressive feat. Qatar Airways Rebounds Swiftly After Airspace Closure, Moves 20,000 Passengers in 24 Hours On June 23, 2025, Qatar closed its airspace...
One Mile at a Time
InKind Dining App Referral Offer: Up To $75 In Total Value
Promo: If youre new to InKind, follow this link to get $25 off your first dining experience of $50+
One Mile at a Time
Emirates Designing “Game Changer” Economy: Will It Become A Reality?
When airlines introduce innovative new seating products, the focus is almost always on premium cabins. Over the years, we’ve seen countless airline executives tout how they’re working on developing a revolutionary new economy product, but almost nothing ever comes of it.
Economy Class & Beyond
Delays on the Piccadilly Line – new trains entry-to-service delayed
For those of you looking forward to riding on the new Piccadilly Line trains (especially for those who travel from Heathrow into Central London), the rollout of the new trains has been delayed. Entry into service is now targeted for the second half of 2026.  The new rolling stock (2024...
ATX Jetsetter
Delta Announces Two New International Routes from Seattle (SEA)
Delta Air Lines has announced two new routes from its hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, going up against Alaska Airlines. The post Delta Announces Two New International Routes from Seattle (SEA) appeared first on ATX Jetsetter.
Frequent Miler
Intrigued by JetBlue’s epic mileage run opportunity
I didn’t see this coming! JetBlue is offering 350,000 points plus 25 years of status to anyone who flies JetBlue to 25 destinations by the end of this year. Stephen published the full details here. If we hadn’t already announced our 2025 team challenge, 100K Vacay, I’m sure this would...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Why Did the Elusive Black Rhinoceros Cross the Road in Kenya?
The elusive black rhinoceros is a critically endangered species native to Kenya and other countries in eastern and southern Africa — so much so that the Western Black Rhinoceros was officially declared extinct in 2011 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Despite that statistic... The post Why...
The Shutterwhale
Reminder: Withdraw Your Marriott Bonvoy Nightly Upgrade Awards Before Cancelling a Reservation
If you’re using Marriott Bonvoy Nightly Upgrade Awards, here’s a heads-up - make sure to remove them before cancelling your booking, even if it’s fully refundable.
Frequent Miler
21 more SLH properties are now bookable via Hilton Honors, with 4 properties removed
Back in March, I shared about some more Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) properties that Hilton had made bookable through its loyalty program. In the three months since then, Hilton has added another 21 SLH properties to the Hilton Honors program, while removing four. Here are more details...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
United Airlines Accused of Intimidating Flight Attendants From Taking Federally Protected Sick Leave
United Airlines has become embroiled in yet another controversy over how it treats its flight attendants after the Chicago-based carrier was accused of intimidating crew members from taking federally protected sick leave. In a leaked internal email shared by aviation insider xJonNYC on X and Bluesky, United has begun demanding...
Travel Codex
Explora Journeys Offers €1,000 Onboard Credit. But You Can Earn additional €300 + 5% savings!
If you’ve been dreaming of your next Explora Cruise or maybe even your first luxury escape, Explora Journeys—MSC Group’s premium luxury ocean travel brand—has just unveiled a compelling new offer that’s hard to ignore. Their new “Unique Summer Special” is designed for travelers who want to get more out of...
View from the Wing
Southwest Airlines Plans Europe Flights—CEO Teases New Nashville Route And Airline’s First-Ever Lounge
It looks like Southwest Airlines is going to start flying to Iceland. Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said he wants to fly transatlantic from Nashville, too. And he’s talking up sprucing up the experience and offering a lounge, too. Continue reading Southwest Airlines Plans Europe Flights—CEO Teases New Nashville Route And...
Your Mileage May Vary
AMEX Offers Alert: Earn Points on Amazon, Cash Back with Apple Pay
Taking advantage of AMEX Offers is one of the easiest ways to offset the ever-increasing annual fees on their cards. Fortunately, AMEX still comes through with some genuinely useful offers,…
One Mile at a Time
Bilt Rent Day Promotion July 2025: 25-100% Gift Card Redemption Bonus
The Bilt Mastercard (review) is a valuable no annual fee card that I applied for and hold onto. This allows you to pay your rent by credit card and earn rewards, even if your landlord doesn’t ordinarily allow no-fee credit card payments. For us homeowners, you can potentially even pay your HOA...
One Mile at a Time
Buy Avianca Lifemiles With Up To 160% Bonus (1.27 Cents Per Mile)
Buying miles & points strategically can represent a great value, especially for first and business class travel. The avianca lifemiles program has just launched its newest promotion on purchased miles (the program has offers more often than not).
Frequent Miler
Mosaic promo from JetBlue Vacations gives status you might’ve earned anyway
JetBlue Vacations launched a new promotion yesterday which is awarding Mosaic 1 status for anyone booking a $4,500+ vacation package to Europe for travel through the end of October, with that status lasting through December 31, 2026. If you already have Mosaic status, you’ll be bumped up to the next...
Monkey Miles
Here are all the banks offering a transfer bonus to partner programs
Here are all the banks offering a transfer bonus to partner programs (Updated August 1st, 2022) The post Here are all the banks offering a transfer bonus to partner programs appeared first on Monkey Miles.
View from the Wing
Lufthansa’s Radical New First Class: Upgraded Caviar, Tailored Stemware, and Boarding Straight From Your Driveway
While many airlines walk away from true first class, some – like Air France, Cathay Pacific, and Singapore Airlines – lean into it. The same is true for Emirates. The market for spending far more than business class isn’t a large one, but it’s lucrative. Continue reading Lufthansa’s Radical New First...