Live from a Lounge
IDFC First Bank’s new travel multiplier adds more value to IDFC First Bank Credit Cards
IDFC First Bank Credit Cards has recently added a massve multiplier to travel bookings via their portal for booking tickets and hotels via their cards. Here are the details. The post IDFC First Bank’s new travel multiplier adds more value to IDFC First Bank Credit Cards appeared first on Live From...
One Mile at a Time
Finally: Oman Air Joining Oneworld Alliance On June 30, 2025
In June 2022, it was revealed that Oman Air would join the oneworld alliance. However, the process of actually joining has been anything but quick. What’s exciting is that we’re now just a few weeks from this becoming a reality, and it’s something I’m looking forward to…
The Points of Life
Travel Fitness: Just Say No To Bread
Before I go on a trip, I go hard with the workouts and have a strict meal plan. It’s no longer for the Tahiti photo opp (see The Tahiti Diet: Making the Bungalow Selfie Count), it’s to create a buffer for the overeating and drinking that I will do (see...
Eye of the Flyer
Chairs Thrown as Passengers Fight on Carnival Sunrise Cruse – Yes There is a Video!
Why do these kinds of fights always seem to happened on Carnival Cruises? Not too long ago in our weekly news roundup we blogged about a brawl in Galveston Texas as Carnival passengers were getting off a cruise. This latest one happened this past Saturday the 7th when the Carnival...
Traveling For Miles
Hilton Manchester Deansgate will rebrand as the InterContinental Manchester Deansgate
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the signing of a new property in the UK and while the announcement signals a solid positive step forward for IHG, it also signals the loss of a key UK property for Hilton.  The post Hilton Manchester Deansgate will rebrand as the InterContinental Manchester Deansgate...
One Mile at a Time
Luxury Hotel Sends Folio To Wrong Person, Causing Family Drama
An OMAAT reader shared an interesting story with me. While it’s not the world’s biggest service failure, it does seem like a pretty significant lapse on the part of the hotel. Worst of all, the hotel is now ignoring him, and hasn’t even apologized…
View from the Wing
For Two Hours, The Baby Screamed—And The Parents Did Nothing. 16 Million Watched This Delta Passenger Explode.
Pat McAuliffe of Barstool Sports went viral complaining about a Delta flight, with over 16.5 million people viewing his video losing it over a child screaming on the plane - and saying that the parents weren't doing enough to stop it. Continue reading For Two Hours, The Baby Screamed—And...
TravelUpdate
Confirmed: Chase Sapphire Reserve changes coming soon…
Chase's own advertising now confirms that changes are indeed due on the Chase Sapphire Reserve and will go into effect during this Summer.
Wingtips
Win a Big Apple Escape with Virgin Hotels & Virgin Red
Four nights in Manhattan + 100,000 Virgin Points? Yes, please. Virgin Red and Virgin Hotels are throwing one… The post Win a Big Apple Escape with Virgin Hotels & Virgin Red appeared first on Wingtips.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
United Flight Attendants in Uproar Over Controversial ‘Always on Call’ Layover Policy
Flight attendants at United Airlines are threatening to revolt over a new tentative labor agreement that will require them to be available during their downtime on domestic and international layovers when they are meant to be resting ahead of their next flight. The contentious provision has been written into the...
Altitude Yes
Apple Introduces Digital Passport IDs, But It’s Not For Passport Purposes
Digital passport IDs are coming in iOS 26. Although it may be useful for some passengers, I don't think most others will find much use for now. The post Apple Introduces Digital Passport IDs, But It’s Not For Passport Purposes first appeared on Altitude Yes.
Eye of the Flyer
Remember to Use Your Delta Stays Credits!
My wife and daughter just returned from a road trip. Our youngest nephew graduated from high school. (Congrats, Matty!) They needed a hotel room — and this was perfect for us to use a Delta Stays credit from one of our Delta SkyMiles® American Express Cards! As part of the...
One Mile at a Time
Chase Sapphire Reserve Card Changes Coming Summer 2025
Chase has officially revealed that it plans to refresh its popular Chase Sapphire Reserve Card, though details are limited…
One Mile at a Time
Buy Hilton Honors Points With 100% Bonus (0.5 Cents Each)
Hilton Honors has just launched its newest bonus on purchased points, which is in line with the best offers we see from the program, and could represent a great value for hotel redemptions.
Live and Let’s Fly
Singapore Doesn’t Play: Airport Shoplifters Busted Within The Hour
It just doesn’t pay to commit crime in Singapore. A pair of shoplifters was apprehended at Singapore Changi International Airport less than an hour after they lifted several items from a retail store in Terminal 3. Shoplifters Nabbed At Singapore Airport Before They Could Board Flight To India Two young...
One Mile at a Time
Buy United MileagePlus Miles With Up To 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.
One Mile at a Time
Buy Avianca Lifemiles With Up To 155% Bonus (1.29 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).
Wild About Travel
Riding the Spectacular Flåm Railway
National Geographic Traveler magazine called the Flåm Railway one of the top 10 train journeys in Europe. Lonely Planet went even further, naming it the best train journey in the world. It was definitely one of the most beautiful—and steepest—railways I have ever ridden, and I will always remember my...
Monkey Miles
Buy Virgin Atlantic Miles with up to a 70% Bonus
You can buy Virgin Atlantic Miles with up to a 50% Bonus until Feb 16th, 2020 The post Buy Virgin Atlantic Miles with up to a 70% Bonus appeared first on Monkey Miles.
Live from a Lounge
Now Live: HDFC Bank Tata Neu Credit Cards move to spend-based Lounge Access
HDFC Bank Tata Neu Credit Cards have moved to a new system of lounge access, which will be QR code-based instead of swipe-based. And it will also depend on the spending on the card in the coming days. The post Now Live: HDFC Bank Tata Neu Credit Cards move to...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus: Receive up to a 30% discount on flight awards (Starts on June 13)
Get ready for Bangkok Airways’ next award flight sale that will offer up to 30% off the number of points required. The sale will start on June 13 and run for one week until June 20 and is good for travel between June 13 and December 31, 2025 Click here...
The Bulkhead Seat
JetBlue Offers American and Delta Elite Flyers a Fast Track to Top-Level Mosaic 4 Status
JetBlue is looking to pick up some of American and Delta’s most loyal elite… The post JetBlue Offers American and Delta Elite Flyers a Fast Track to Top-Level Mosaic 4 Status appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
View from the Wing
Revolt Brews Over United Flight Attendant Contract—Scope Loopholes And Vacation Blackouts Could Sink The Deal
The United Airlines flight attendant contract that the union negotiated may already be in trouble. Online chatter is heavily negative. The future of the contract - whether flight attendants vote to ratify it or not - likely hinges on how well the union communicates with its members, and...
Frequent Miler
What are Hyatt points worth?
At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called “Reasonable Redemption Values.” These are estimates of the “worth” of airline miles, hotel points, transferable points, and more. The idea is that we try to identify the point at which it is “reasonable” to get that much value or...
You Are Travel
New Hyatt All-Inclusive: Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa Now Open
tl;dr – Hyatt just opened the doors to its newest all-inclusive hotel, the adults-only Secrets St. Lucia Resort.…
2PAXfly
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Bain Capital to be the winner in airline sale
We have known that Virgin Australia was set to re-enter the share market by listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) fairly soon. Well the prospectus dropped on Friday night before the long weekend. A lot in the prospectus is to be expected. But, the measure of reward for past...
Points With a Crew
5 reasons I keep recommending the Chase Sapphire Preferred for people starting out
Amongst my friends and family, I'm considered the "credit card guy". When I'm asked for recommendations, most of the time it's the Chase Sapphire Preferred...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Fun With Enclaves and Exclaves: United Arab Emirates and Oman
International borders can be incredibly complex — almost seemingly unnecessarily so, with Baarle Hertog in Belgium and Baarle Nassau in the Netherlands which I visited in 2018 as one of numerous examples — as I found out for myself when I experienced enclaves and exclaves with the United Arab Emirates and...
Frequent Miler
Mokulele Airlines & Southern : Buy One Ticket, Get One Free with code CELEBRATE25
Hawaiian inter-island carrier Mokulele Airlines and niche US commuter airline Southern Airlines Express are offering a “BOGO” sale (Buy One ticket, Get One free) with promo code CELEBRATE25 when you book by June 12, 2025 and travel by November 19, 2025. There are no blackout dates, though this isn’t available on...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Avianca LifeMiles: Buy miles with up to a 155% bonus until June 14
Avianca LifeMiles are out with their next buy miles bonus. This time the promotion offers up to a 155% bonus and it appears it is the same for all members (Correct if I am wrong though!)  At 155%  you are paying 1.29 cents per mile. LifeMiles are an ideal currency...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Economy, But Make it First Class: Woman Upgrades Her Budget Travels With a Simple Trick And it’s Gone Viral
A woman has gone viral on social media after sharing her fun travel hack to make an Economy Class airline experience more like traveling in First Class: she brings her own crystal wine glass along for the ride. Travel addict and entrepreneur Jenifer Liu shared the hack in a recent...
View from the Wing
Claudia Schiffer Reveals Sleeker Chase Sapphire Reserve—Rewards Changes And Business Card Coming Soon
Chase is teasing changes to the Sapphire Reserve card with Claudia Schiffer. And they've also revealed that a business version of the card will launch, too. Continue reading Claudia Schiffer Reveals Sleeker Chase Sapphire Reserve—Rewards Changes And Business Card Coming Soon...