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Citi Strata Elite Credits Are Easy To Use — Here’s How To Max Them Out
Citi premium card looks complicated at first, but the real value is straightforward once you know how the credits post. The Strata Elite’s hotel, Splurge, Blacklane, Priority Pass, and Admirals Club benefits can make the first cardmember year far more lucrative than the $595 fee suggests.
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Melio: Pay business bills by credit card
Melio is a service intended to simplify paying business bills. Melio lets you pay bills with a credit or debit card for a 2.9% fee, or for free with bank-to-bank ACH transfers. Melio users can pay vendors via whichever method they prefer (e.g., ACH for free up to 5 times...
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Two Southwest Airlines Planes Nearly Collide Mid-Air As They Come Within 500 Feet of One Another Over Nashville
Two Southwest Airlines airplanes nearly collided mid-air close to Nashville International Airport (BNA) on Saturday after air traffic controllers appear to have accidentally directed one of the planes to cross into the path of the other aircraft. The extraordinary near-miss occurred at around 5:45 p.m. on April 18, when Southwest...
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Emirates Skywards: Earn 2x miles on flights to and from Helsinki (April 20 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight comes to us from Emirates who are celebrating their new route to Helsinki this fall with 2x Skywards miles. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
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Amex Is Offering Some Business Platinum Cardholders Nearly 1 Million Points To Keep Spending
American Express is targeting some existing Business Platinum cardholders with a massive new spending offer worth nearly 1 million Membership Rewards points, and it has nothing to do with opening a new account. The catch is that it requires serious volume and large transactions, but for the right cardmember it's...
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The $440,000 Business Class Upgrade On Delta Air Lines
We are often told that Delta Air Lines is the most premium airline in the world, but $440,000 for an upgrade to business class, even on a longhaul flight, strikes me as a bit too much. Delta Agent Says Upgrade To Business Class Costs $440,000! A traveler was flying from...
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Top 5 Hotel Bonus Points offers for April 2026
Here are our Top Hotel Stay Bonuses for this month! These are for stays that you credit to a hotel frequent guest program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re booking past this month. If none of the offers listed below...
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Guide To Delta One Lounges: Access, Locations, And More
While Delta is by many metrics considered the most premium airline in the United States, one area where the airline has historically lagged the competition is when it comes to premium lounges dedicated to international passengers. For nearly a decade, American has had Flagship Lounges and United has had Polaris...
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Southwest Is Now Charging For Window Seats That Don’t Have Windows
Southwest now charges for seat assignments, but at least some customers who paid extra for a window seat are finding themselves staring at a wall instead. United and Delta are being sued for market and selling these as well.
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Sean Duffy’s Claim That Higher Jet Fuel Prices Could Ultimately Lower Airfare Is Nonsense
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to put a positive spin on rising jet fuel prices. The problem is that his argument does not hold up. Higher costs do not magically lead to lower prices. Sean Duffy Claims Higher Jet Fuel Prices Will Make Airfare Cheaper. That Makes No Sense...
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More Easy Rewards: Fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Staples
Staples is again offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards from Sunday, April 19, through Saturday, April 25, 2026 (H/T: Melissa). The limit is nine per customer per day (although some stores may allow more). Different stores appear to have different policies regarding the variable-load cards that some Staples now...
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$50 New Member Referral Bonus With Rakuten
This is your chance to cash in on a $50 new member referral bonus when you sign up as a new member of Rakuten; and you will receive a bonus of $50.00 via referral when you spend a minimum of $50.00 within the first 90 days of your new membership, which is...
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United 737 MAX 8 Diverts After “Sequential Beeping” Triggers Bomb Scare
A United Airlines 737 MAX 8 diverted after a strange, very specific “sequential beeping” sound onboard triggered fears of a possible bomb. United 737 MAX 8 Diverts After “Sequential Beeping” Under Floor Triggers Bomb Scare United Airlines flight UA2092 from Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA) diverted to Pittsburgh (PIT)...
