View from the Wing
Passenger Brings Raw Eggs On A Plane, Breaks Them All Over The Seat And Floor — Then Flight Attendants Have To Clean It Up
A passenger brought raw eggs on board, broke them all over the seat and floor, and left flight attendants to deal with the mess. When travelers bring fragile, messy food into the cabin, crew and cleaners are the ones who get stuck dealing with it.
The Alviator
Review: Swiss Alpine Lounge, Zurich (ZRH)
This photogenic lounge is exclusively for Lufthansa Group passengers and Star Gold members – does it beat the main lounge?
You Are Travel
Wyndham Member Month – A Catch Up of the Deals
tl;dr – Weeks 2 through 5 of Wyndham Member Month. ​I’m a bit behind, and I’m trying to…
One Mile at a Time
American AAdvantage Business Program: Earn Extra Rewards For Free
Link: Learn more about theCiti / AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard to unlock the full value of the AAdvantage Business program
Points With a Crew
Kickstarter: NoxTi Tritium Keychain
The NoxTi keychain is built from tritium, which has an expected light length of 25 years with zero batteries. It's on Kickstarter currently, but only for a few more ...
Your Mileage May Vary
Renting A Car Abroad? What Your Credit Card Covers—And What It Doesn’t
When you rent a car in the U.S., there’s usually a simple question to answer at the counter: Do you want to use your own insurance or buy coverage from…
Frequent Miler
Ask Us Anything Live: Wednesday, April 8 at 9pm ET
Every month, the Frequent Miler team takes your questions live on YouTube. View on YouTube here We normally hold Ask Us Anything at 9pm on the first Wednesday of the month. However, due to a couple of team members not being available on April 1, we rescheduled it for the...
Frequent Miler
Get $50 back on $100+ pet-sitting booking with Rover Chase Offer
If you’re planning a trip away and need to arrange for someone to look after your pet(s), there’s a new Rover.com Chase Offer that can save you $50 or more. The Deal Spend $100+ at Rover.com & get $50 back with a targeted Chase Offer. Key Terms Expires June 30,...
Miles To Memories
Save $200 on Flights with This Amex Offer for Turkish Airlines
If you plan on flying with Turkish Airlines soon, then an American Express credit card can net you $200 in easy savings.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
$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...
View from the Wing
Etihad Is Now Selling Seats For Half Price — Because Travelers Are Staying Away From The UAE
Etihad is selling seats for half price not because Gulf fuel is cheap, but because demand to and through the UAE has weakened enough that the airline is cutting fares to fill planes. It has slashed some fares by up to 50% through June even as Emirates and Qatar have...
One Mile at a Time
Review: Aircalin Business Class Airbus A330neo (CDG-BKK)
For the next segment of my exotic journey to Bangkok via Paris, I flew Aircalin’s Airbus A330-900neo business class (often branded as Business Hibiscus) on the 11hr5min flight from Paris (CDG) to Bangkok (BKK).
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Southwest Airlines is Tightening its Power Bank Rules Even Further… Now Passengers Are Limited to Just One
Southwest Airlines is further tightening its in-flight power bank rules, going much further than any other U.S.-based airline with its new mandate that even exceeds recently updated international regulations. The Dallas-headquartered airline became the first and, so far, the only U.S. carrier to introduce portable power bank rules in May...
Your Mileage May Vary
6 Countries Where Border Agents Can Search Your Phone (Not Just Hong Kong)
If you pay attention to the travel world, you probably saw that the Hong Kong government recently revised its National Security Law implementation rules and can now demand phone and…
Miles To Memories
Fintech Spruce Money Offering $100 Signup Bonus and $100 Referrals
Spruce Money is offering an easy $100 bonus for new accounts. This is a mobile banking fintech by H&R Block that provides spending, savings, and budgeting tools.
Frequent Miler
Targeted Bilt cardholder promo: Earn +5 points on gas & EV charging (1K max bonus points)
Bilt Rewards is targeting some cardholders with a nice little spending offer that’s giving an additional five points per dollar on gas and EV charging spend. The Deal Earn +5 points per dollar on targeted Bilt credit cards at gas stations and for EV charging. Key Terms Promotional offer open...
Economy Class & Beyond
Malaysia Airlines expands Asian and long haul operations
Malaysia Airlines is expanding its footprint with the return of direct flights to Fukuoka, Japan, and the launch of new services to Shenzhen and Changsha, China. Along with a few capacity boosts to boot. As part of this expansion, the airline will introduce new services between Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen and...
You Are Travel
We (Allegedly) Have Our Hyatt Date of Reckoning – New Award Chart and Points Structure Coming May 7
​tl;dr – The day is soon upon us. ​Mayday indeed. ​If you follow all things points and miles,…
Miles To Memories
JetBlue Premier Cards Adds New Benefits: 25-Tile Bonus, Companion Pass, $300 Credit and More
Barclays and JetBlue has announced upcoming improvements to the JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard®.
2PAXfly
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Launch of new reward seats search tool
Earning points is easy. Finding a decent reward seat, especially in business class, is where things usually fall apart. Virgin Australia is promising to fix that, with a new calendar-based Reward Seat search tool rolling out across its website and app. The airline is calling a ‘step change’ in how...
Points With a Crew
How Hotels Game The Guest Review System (For As Little As $10)
Is it ethical for hotels to try and game the review system? Is it ethical as a guest to take advantage of a hotel trying to ...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Ethiopian Airlines ShebaMiles: 50% bonus miles on flights to and from Atlanta (April 7 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's bonus offer highlight has Ethiopian Airlines celebrating the return of their flights to and from Atlanta with 50% bonus ShebaMiles. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
Live and Let’s Fly
United A321neo Redeye Economy Review: I Didn’t Sleep, But Landed To A Perfect “Hallelujah”
I enjoyed a comfortable redeye journey on United Airlines onboard an Airbus A321neo in economy class from Los Angeles to Chicago, with an unexpected moment of sublimity after landing. United Airlines A321neo Economy Class Review (LAX-ORD Redeye) Despite the busy Christmas travel period, I booked these a few weeks in...
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Earn Up To 7X Points Or 5% Back With These New Chase Spending Offers
Chase’s latest round of targeted spending offers is now live—and this time, the pattern is a little strange. We ended up with four different offers across four different co-branded Chase…
Miles To Memories
($200 Bonus!) Earn Points For Payments You Normally Can’t Use A Credit Card For With Melio
There is a $200 Melio new member offer that is available to our loyal MTM readers. This program lets you earn payments on cash only payments.
One Mile at a Time
The Mystery Of W Hotels’ Watery MOMO Shampoo: Any Guesses?
While this ranks way down on the list of things that matter in the world, I’m now quite invested in the answer to this, based on a reader’s research up until this point. Let me explain.
View from the Wing
Marriott Rewards Loyalty By Paying You Less — Capital One Shopping Shows Elites Get Smaller Rebates
Capital One Shopping is showing that Bonvoy elites often get smaller rebates than nonmembers and base members booking the same chain. Marriott is willing to pay more to acquire a guest it does not think it already owns, while elite members are treated as captured customers who can be rewarded...
Economy Class & Beyond
Brussels Airlines extends its ice cream partnership with Ralph & Roxy’s in all long haul travel classes
For those of you who love ice cream in flight (says a person who missed out on one on their recent transatlantic adventure), Brussels Airlines is extending its partnership with Ralph & Roxy’s ice cream to offer it across all classes of flight on its long-haul flights. Ralph & Roxy’s...
Frequent Miler
Capital One Shopping/Offers: Earn 30%+ cashback or 18X+ miles on MGM Resorts stays & shows
For today only, Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers are giving boosted rates when booking stays and shows at MGM Resorts locations. The best rates I’ve seen so far are up to 30% cashback via Capital One Shopping and up to 18X miles via Capital One Offers, but it...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
IHG One Rewards: Earn 3x points for stays in Europe, The Middle East, Asia & Africa
We are in-between global promotions from IHG but that doesn’t stop them from putting out other offers like this flash bonus for stays in Europe, The Middle East, Asia & Africa The 3x points offer Earn 3x One Rewards Points for stays at IHG Hotels & Resorts in Europe, The...
One Mile at a Time
Did You Know That Marriott Started With A Root Beer Stand In 1927?
With Marriott having just made the switch from Pepsi to Coca-Cola after 34 years, I can’t help but be reminded of another soda story involving Marriott, which many people may not be familiar with.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Qatar Airways Grounds its Entire Airbus A380 Superjumbo Fleet… Where Are They Now?
None of the eight remaining Airbus A380 superjumbos in the Qatar Airways fleet has been airborne since the start of April, and new scheduling data obtained by Simple Flying suggests the airline has plans to fly the double-deck aircraft until June at the earliest. The grounding of Qatar Airways’ largest...