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As Airports Shut Across The Mideast, These Airlines Kept Flying After Losing Their Home Bases To War
As airports across the Middle East shut down because of the Iran war, Gulf Air is doing something few national carriers ever have to do: moving planes and passengers to another airport and continuing service from there. It sounds extraordinary, but history offers several examples of airlines that lost their...
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Woman Sues Singapore Airlines After She Was Served ‘Tainted’ Inflight Meal That Resulted in Full Blown Allergic Reaction
A Northern California woman is suing world-renowned Singapore Airlines after she claimed she was served a ‘tainted’ in-flight meal that led to her suffering a full-blown anaphylactic shock that could have been deadly if it wasn’t for her husband’s instinct to quickly administer a life-saving EpiPen shot. Tinyan Lawrence has filed...
Frequent Miler
Targeted Barclays cardholder promos: Earn bonus points when adding authorized users
Barclays is sending targeted emails to some cobranded cardholders, offering 2,500 bonus points in return for adding one or more authorized users and having them spend $25 or more. The Deal Earn 2,500 bonus points on targeted Barclays cobranded cards when adding one or more authorized users and they spend...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Top 5 Hotel Stay Bonuses for Airline Programs – March 2026
Here are our Top 5 Hotel Stay Bonus Airline Mile/Point offers for this month! This post is for bonuses that you credit to an airline frequent flyer program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re book past this month. If none...
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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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Barclays Aviator to Citi transition April 2026: What we know and what we don’t
Update 3/11/26: More details have been announced for Aviator Silver cardholders; you can see that update below here. Thanks to reader Jeff for the heads up. ~ We now have a clearer picture as to the details regarding the transition of Barclays Aviator and Aviator Silver cardholders to Citi accounts....
One Mile at a Time
Guide To World Of Hyatt Club Access Awards: What Are They Useful For?
World of Hyatt’s Milestone Rewards program offers perks for every 10 elite qualifying nights that members earn in a calendar year, all the way from 10 nights to 150 nights. The Milestone Rewards perk that has historically been the least valuable is club access awards. However, thanks to these certificates...
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American Airlines Flight Attendants Union Brings Back Strike-Threat Pins — But Still Will Not Say What It Wants
A Discover-optimized lede for this would be: American Airlines flight attendants are being told to wear the red pins again — the same symbols used during the union’s strike-threat campaign — even though they already won a new contract and the union still is not clearly saying what, exactly, it...
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Citi Strata Elite Arrives In A Premium Box — But The Real Value Is 75,000 Points And Faster American Airlines Miles
Citi Strata Elite arrives in a surprisingly premium package, but the real value is what the card earns. The current offer delivers 75,000 points and credits worth up to $1,200 in the first year, and its points now transfer to American Airlines AAdvantage.
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Thrifty Traveler Premium price is going up; lock in current price + $20 additional discount
Thrifty Traveler has announced that it’s increasing the price of both its Premium and Premium+ subscription services from Saturday March 14, 2026. That means you still have a few days to lock in the current pricing for the lifetime of your subscription, plus you can get an additional $20 discount...
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Why I Chose A Middle Seat In Economy Over First Class On American Airlines
Sometimes the best upgrade is the one you do not take. Why I Turned Down A First Class Upgrade On American Airlines Recently I flew from Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX) on American Airlines. Before departure, I had the option to upgrade to first class for $189. Normally, that...
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Avelo Airlines Dropped Controversial ICE Flights… Now It’s Being Fined Over Flight Attendant Drug Tests
A couple of months after announcing that it was ditching its controversial ICE deportation contract, Houston-based Avelo Airlines is being fined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over flight attendant drug testing. According to the FAA, the airline failed to include 10 of its flight attendants in its drug and...
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Capital One Venture X Business Credit Card Review (2026)
The Capital One Venture X Business is very similar to the consumer Venture X, and both provide plenty of value for their annual fees. Capitol made some changes to lounge access for both Venture X and Business cards, and the benefits now align much more closely than they did before....
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer: 50% bonus miles on points conversions from ALL Accor Live Limitless (Mar 11 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight rewards those transferring points from ALL Accor Live Limitless to Singapore Airlines with 50% extra KrisFlyer miles! Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
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Airport Worker Stole Their AirPods — Their Revenge Is Still Going Strong 6 Months Later
Most travelers assume airport and airline employees are screened carefully enough that theft isn’t something they need to worry about. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Over the years there…
