Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Top 5 Car Rental Bonus Mile and Point offers for June 2026
Here are our Top Car Rental Bonuses for this month. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for rentals you need to book further down the road! Keep in mind sometimes the rates paid for some of these offers may cost more than other...
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United May Block Middle Seats On New Airbus Jets To Fly With Fewer Flight Attendants
United may block middle seats on new Airbus jets so the planes can be certified with fewer flight attendants. The move could create a European-style premium economy row, but the real payoff may be cutting crew costs.
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Why Canceling A Hotel Or Airline Credit Card Usually Doesn’t Erase Your Points
Canceling a travel credit card can be stressful, especially if you aren’t sure what happens to the points. I see this question come up all the time in travel and…
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Buy Hilton Points For 0.5 Cents Each
Hilton has returned with a new sale offering members an up to 100% bonus when purchasing Hilton Honors points. That means you can buy Hilton Honors points for 0.5 cents per point (cpp) with this sale. Note that the 100% bonus is sometimes targeted, so it’s possible that you’ll see...
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Delta’s Former President Explains How First Class Upgrades Vanished And Paid Premium Seats Took Over
Former Delta President Glen Hauenstein explains how Delta turned first class from an upgrade giveaway into a profit center, why low-cost carriers struggle to go premium, and how Delta will address its own product slipping.
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United Airlines is Reportedly Working On a New Economy Product With a Blocked Middle Seat to Reduce Flight Attendant Requirements
United Airlines is reportedly working on a new Economy product that uses a fixed tray table to block out the middle seat in a row of three in order to reduce the number of flight attendants that are required to work on its soon-to-debut ‘Coastliner’ Airbus A321neo jets. The Chicago-based...
One Mile at a Time
Happy Birthday, Mom… I Love You, And Miss You Every Day
I apologize in advance if I’m being too sappy, so by all means please skip this post, if it doesn’t interest you… I totally get it. But I find writing stuff down to be cathartic, and I guess you could say that OMAAT is my journal, in a way, so...
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Review: T’way Air Airbus A330-200 – Jeju to Seoul Gimpo
Flying on a T'way Airbus A330 from Jeju to Seoul
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Amazon Music Unlimited 3 Month Trial (Includes Audible)
Amazon is currently out with an offer for Amazon Music Unlimited - different people apparently have different promotions, but a common one is for $0.99 for 3 months
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6 Easy Ways To Get Kicked Off A Cruise Ship
Most cruise passengers never come close to getting in trouble. But every sailing has a few people who decide the rules don’t apply to them—and sometimes their vacation ends a…
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Marriott’s Newest Trailborn Location Offers Ski Access and Proximity to Two Major National Parks
​tl;dr – This is the fifth Trailborn location. ​Last year, Trailborn joined Marriott’s platform, allowing travelers to book…
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TopCashback: Get a 2% bonus when cashing out earnings to Venmo (ends 6/12)
TopCashback is running a flash promotion that’s boosting your shopping portal earnings by 2% when cashing out to your Venmo account. You’ll have to be quick though because this limited time increase ends on June 12 at 1pm PT. The Deal Get a 2% bonus when redeeming TopCashback earnings to...
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United-American Merger Talk Still Alive As American Airlines CEO Fights It At Shareholder Meeting
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom pushed back against a United merger at the shareholder meeting, showing Scott Kirby’s pressure campaign still has not gone away.
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Transfer Chase Points to Virgin Atlantic with 30% Bonus
Eligible cardholders can get a bonus of 30% when transferring Chase Ultimate Reward to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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Eat Around Town: 6,000 Bonus Marriott Bonvoy Points for New Members; and 750 Points Per Qualifying Dine
You can earn Marriott Bonvoy points when dining at participating restaurants, bars, and clubs as a member of the Eat Around Town by Marriott Bonvoy dining membership program ever since October of 2019 — and two promotions are currently in effect for a limited time through which you can earn...
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Review: Inaugural Air Canada A321XLR flight from YUL to YYZ
It’s Jun 9, 2026, and I have just completed the inaugural AC A321XLR flight from YUL to YYZ in the…
One Mile at a Time
Hyatt Is Cashing In On Loyalty: Smart Business Decision, Or Will It Backfire?
World of Hyatt has long been my favorite major hotel loyalty program. I feel like Hyatt tries harder than the competition when it comes to delivering on benefits, and also offers more in the way of confirmed perks that can meaningfully improve the stay experience of members.
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Marriott/Outside partnership: Earn 1,000 bonus points with subscription, 50 bonus points per activity, & more
Marriott recently launched a new partnership with outdoor activity company Outside. As part of the partnership you can get a 14 day free trial of the Outside+ Adventure Pass, 1,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you have an existing subscription, 2,000 bonus points for becoming a first time subscriber, 50...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: BA964 London Heathrow to Hamburg (CLUB EUROPE) – More Innovations in Hamburg
BA964 London Heathrow Terminal 5 to Hamburg Airport Terminal 2 TRIP REPORT: More Innovations in Hamburg In this week of passenger experience fun: Back to Hamburg Again. And yes, keeping it simple To Heathrow Airport with FlixBus and Terminal 5 British Airways Galleries South, Terminal 5 BA964 London Heathrow to...
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Qatar Airways Restarts Philadelphia–Doha With Wide-Open Business Class Awards From 70,000 Points
Qatar Airways restarts daily Philadelphia–Doha service on August 1, and business class award space is wide open for at least two passengers. Awards start at 70,000 points to Doha, with easy onward pricing to the Mideast, Maldives, Africa, and Asia.
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Death By 1,000 Cuts: Is It Time To Break Up With Chase Ultimate Rewards And Hyatt?
For years, my easiest answer for why Chase Ultimate Rewards points were valuable was simple: Hyatt. That was the killer app. Sure, Chase has airline partners. You can transfer points…
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Combining Hotel Points with Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt
After taking a look at which airline programs allow points pooling, let’s switch gears to look at hotels. The good…
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Homes & Villas by Marriott promo: Earn 10K bonus points on 2+ night, $1,500+ stay in the mountains
Homes & Villas by Marriott is running another promotion, this time offering 10,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when booking a stay in the mountains in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The Deal Earn 10,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when booking a 2+ night, $1,500+ stay in the...
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You’ll Soon Need to Pay a Bit More to Leave Japan
​tl;dr – The ‘Sayonara Tax’ will increase. ​Japan’s National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and National Tax Agency recently disclosed…
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Southwest Airlines Reverses Flight Attendant Only Jumpseat Policy in Major Win For Non-Rev Employees But Crew Are Enraged
Southwest Airlines has reversed its flight attendant jumpseat-only policy, which banned non-rev employees from other parts of the business from using a spare jumpseat when all the normal passenger seats on a flight were taken. The policy was introduced in March following a long campaign from the TWU 556 union,...
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Southwest Airlines Reverses Flight Attendant Only Jumpseat Policy in Major Win For Non-Rev Employees But Crew Are Enraged
Southwest Airlines has reversed its flight attendant jumpseat-only policy, which banned non-rev employees from other parts of the business from using a spare jumpseat when all the normal passenger seats on a flight were taken. The policy was introduced in March following a long campaign from the TWU 556 union,...
The Bulkhead Seat
Taste Test: Classic American Sliders & Fries on American Airlines (2nd Review)
I last reviewed American’s Classic American Sliders & Fries back in September 2025. I…
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Review: Delta Air Lines A350-900 “Delta One” Business Class
I had a very pleasant flight on a Delta A350-900 in “Delta One” business class from Los Angeles to Atlanta, a flight that felt like an longhaul international journey in many ways despite its short duration. Delta Air Lines A350-900 “Delta One” Business Class Review Delta is now branding its...
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Amex Blue Business Cash Card Review: Worth It For 2% Cash Back?
While I personally like to earn travel rewards for my credit card spending (particularly transferable points currencies), I know many people prefer to earn cash back. After all, cash is king, and unlike with travel rewards, there’s not really a learning curve to redeeming cash rewards.
The Bulkhead Seat
Marriott Brings Lefay Hotels Into Portfolio Through New Partnership
As I wrote about back in March, Marriott has made a move into the…
Miles To Memories
Earn Up to $1250 with New Robinhood Account
Robinhood has launched a new promotion with a cash bonus of up to $1,250 for opening a new account. The bonus amount is based on how much you deposit and maintain in your account.
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
World of Hyatt: 500 bonus points per night for stays at new locations Worldwide (June 10 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today’s bonus offer highlight are this month's additions to World of Hyatt's ongoing bonus offer of 500 points per night for stays at their new locations around the world! Check out all of the new bonuses added today: