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QANTAS: 20% more for Project Sunrise direct flights to London and New York
The Qantas ‘Project Sunrise’ 20+ hour flights are still at least two years away. Scheduled for 2026, but beset with delays, it may be 2027 before you will pay a 20% premium to fly direct. Those debut direct flights will be from Sydney to London and New York. As Airbus...
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QATAR AIRWAYS: Is something happening with QSuites?
Alright, I know. Qatar Airways launched its new iteration of the QSuites Business Class at the Farnborough Air Show this week, which some lucky bloggers got sent to. Obviously, not this blogger. I’m not bitter. I’m in Europe for other reasons. So there. Qatar decided to own the first day...
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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Cancels Cairns to Tokyo route 2025
Australia’s Virgin was criticised from the start for using a single-aisle Boeing 737-800 aircraft on this route when it commenced in June 2023. I’m not sure I would be happy on a 7-hour route on a single-aisle aircraft. Mind you I did briefly contemplate a 7-hour route on one with...
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IT: Airline computer systems go down. Flights delayed/cancelled
Aircraft worldwide have been affected by an IT outage caused by a fault in the CrowdStrike Falcon security platform. The outage has affected computer systems worldwide in a range of industries. In Australia, Qantas Group systems have been affected, resulting in Jetstar flights in Australia and New Zealand being cancelled...
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ATX Jetsetter
American Flight Attendants Get First Look at New Contract
American Airlines flight attendants finally got a tentative contract agreement after a bitter battle between the airline and the APFA. The post American Flight Attendants Get First Look at New Contract appeared first on ATX Jetsetter.
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn 2x Qantas Points for stays at Accor Hotels in Asia Pacific
ALL Accor Live Limitless has enhanced partnership with several airlines around the world including Qantas. As part of that partnership they are currently offer bonus Qantas points for stays at their hotels in the Asia Pacific region for members who have linked their accounts. The 2x Qantas points offer Earn...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Etihad Guest: Save 10% on the miles required for select award flights
Right now Etihad Guest members can save 10%  on the miles required for select award flights that are booked by July 28, 2024. The 10% discount is good for flights paid for with miles from Abu Dhabi to Japan, South Korea, and China and also from Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia,...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Exploring Passenger Innovation in a rush – What you might had missed from Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024
What you might have missed from AIX 2024 Exploring the latest in passenger experience… in a rush. Planning is Overrated. Other People’s Plans, Doubly So Flixing over to London and the joy of the Elizabeth Line British Airways North and South lounges BA974 London Heathrow to Hamburg Airport (Club Europe)...
Points With a Crew
Chase IHG One Rewards Premier Card Review (5 Free Night Certificates!)
The IHG Premier credit card has just upped the welcome offer to probably its highest level ever. You now get a signup bonus of ...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Can You Guess The Classic Movie Cars From These Interiors?
Automobiles were originally designed simply to get its occupants from origination to destination in significantly less time with significantly less effort — and as the decades rolled along, they became much more than a mere mode of transportation: they became iconic symbols of freedom which caused drivers to romanticize with...
Frequent Miler
Chase Instacart credits for Sapphire and Freedom cardholders (last weekend)
Update 7/26/24: The Instacart benefits on the Chase Sapphire and Chase Freedom cards are scheduled to end on 7/31/24. We’ve all been expecting Chase to extend these, but we’ve heard nothing about it and the benefits have been removed from the public card page sites, so we assume that these...
One Mile at a Time
Bilt Cuts Rent Day Points Earning By Up To 90%
TheBilt Mastercard(review) is apopular no annual fee card, which allows you topay your rent by credit card and earn rewards, even if your landlord doesnt ordinarily allow no-fee credit card payments. Unfortunately one of the popular aspects of the card is being devalued in the coming months. While it won’t...
Frequent Miler
Podcast: How to gift free hotel nights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep265 | 7-26-24
Ever wanted to gift a free hotel night to someone else? In today’s episode of Frequent Miler on the Air we’ll discuss the ways you can do this! Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below to navigate directly to...
View from the Wing
Bilt Devalues Rent Day Points-Earning Effective October 1
Each month they offer double points on the 1st for spending with their co-brand credit card. All non-rent spend doubles, and that doesn't mean just an extra point. Dining earns 3 points per dollar with their card, so earns 6 points per dollar on the first. Travel...
Your Mileage May Vary
What to Do When No Free Seat Assignments Remain on Your Plane
Southwest has announced that it will start allowing passengers to select seats. This will obviously include charging more for the desirable locations on the plane and only leaving the worst…
Frequent Miler
Wells Fargo One Key+ Credit Card Review (2024)
Wells Fargo has made a ton of new this last year with the release of the Autograph Journey card and the accompanying launch of the Wells Fargo Rewards transferable currency program. Wells has now effectively sworn off adding any more co-branded cards in the wake of Bilt’s lackluster revenue generation,...
Miles To Memories
Amex Hilton Cardholders Can Earn 10,000 Bonus Points for Delta Flights
American Express has an offer that can earn you 10,000 Hilton Honors points when you spend $300 on Delta Air Lines flights. The post Amex Hilton Cardholders Can Earn 10,000 Bonus Points for Delta Flights appeared first on Miles to Memories.
View from the Wing
$25,000 Retro Pay and 28% Raises: American Airlines Flight Attendants Score Big with New Contract
American Airlines and its flight attendants have a tentative agreement on a new contract, four and a half years after the last one became amendable. Details of the five year deal are now public. Between immediate pay rate changes and the addition of boarding pay, flight attendants will receive up to...
Monkey Miles
Bilt Rewards August Rent Day: 100% off a second guest on Virgin Voyages + BLADE experience
Don't forget today is double points day with Bilt Rewards Mastercard The post Bilt Rewards August Rent Day: 100% off a second guest on Virgin Voyages + BLADE experience appeared first on Monkey Miles.
One Mile at a Time
American Flight Attendant Tentative Contract, With Huge Raises
For a long time, American Airlines management and the union representing flight attendants have been in contentious negotiations over a new contract. There was finally a positive update last week, when it was announced that a tentative contract has been agreed on. The details of the new contract have now...
Points With a Crew
Should you buy Choice points with a 30% discount?
Choice Hotels is offering a discount on buying points, expiring this week. Buying points can be a great way to boost your balance, but only if it makes sense for your patterns of earning and redemption. Does this new promotion fit that criteria?
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
American Airlines Flight Attendants Win Near 33% Pay Rise Under New Tentative Contract Agreement That Has Been Years in the Making
Flight attendants at American Airlines have won a pay rise of nearly 33% over the course of a new five-year tentative agreement that was unanimously approved by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) on Thursday. The tentative agreement, which has been years in the making, has now been sent...
Running with Miles
The 2024 Summer Olympics Will Be Hot – And France Wouldn’t Provide Air Conditioners for the Athletes
The 2024 Summer Olympics are going on in Paris. The weather will be hot - and France wouldn't provide air conditioners for the athletes so countries had to provide their own. The post The 2024 Summer Olympics Will Be Hot – And France Wouldn’t Provide Air Conditioners for the Athletes appeared...
Monkey Miles
American Express® Gold Card 100k referral offer
Check out what reader referral or one of our reader's referrals to the new American Express Gold Card The post American Express® Gold Card 100k referral offer appeared first on Monkey Miles.
Frequent Miler
Delta Amex Offer: Spend $300, earn 10,000 bonus Hilton Honors points
There is an interesting, targeted Delta Amex Offer out that seems to only appear on Amex Hilton cards that gives 10,000 bonus Hilton Honors points after spending at least $300 with Delta. This offer is only good for purchases that are made in US dollars AND for flights that originate...
Your Mileage May Vary
Survey: Percent of Americans Who’ve Never Flown or Traveled Outside Their Birth State
When you travel frequently, whether for business or leisure, it can be easy to forget that not everyone is as fortunate. Can you believe that eleven percent of Americans have…
The Bulkhead Seat
Sweet Revenge: Traveler “Pays Back” Delta With Bad Behavior in the Sky Club®
Delta’s IT meltdown last weekend and into this week upended the plans of passengers.… The post Sweet Revenge: Traveler “Pays Back” Delta With Bad Behavior in the Sky Club® appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
View from the Wing
NYC Hotel Crisis: Union-Backed Rules Will Shut Affordable Hotels And Raise Rates
Hotels have been repurposed to house migrants (over 10% of all rooms). The city has largely banned Airbnb. And new hotel construction has been limited, with hotel workers unions given an effective veto over projects. Now the city wants to drive affordable non-union hotels out of business. Continue reading NYC Hotel Crisis:...
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THAILAND: Visa exemption now allows for 60 day stay
Australians and New Zealanders, in fact, citizens of 93 countries who are eligible for the visa exemption program, can now stay for 60 days. Here is the Thai government’s public relations release. Previously, the maximum stay without visa renewal was 30 days, so you now have double the time to...
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LOUNGE REVIEW: Manaia Lounge, Christchurch, New Zealand
I’m not going to spend too many words on this lounge. It’s an OK lounge with a mixture of clients. Emirates, Qantas, Fiji Airways, China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Jetstar use the lounge. It also has paid access when capacity allows. It’s also a Priority Pass lounge. It’s a...
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MALAYSIAN AIRLINES: Remembering the downing of flight MH17
On July 17, 2014, a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200ER was shot down by Russian separatist forces in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine. The scheduled MH17 flight was on its way between Kuala Lumpur and Amsterdam. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed. 38 of those were Australian citizens....
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LOUNGE REVIEW: First Look – Air New Zealand Sydney Lounge
This is where my latest adventure began. I was travelling on a Thai Airways A350 from Sydney to Bangkok, so my journey started in this lounge. Thai Airways in Sydney uses this Star Alliance Lounge run by Air New Zealand since it doesn’t have one of its own. The lounge...
Wild About Travel
Navigating Travel Risks in a Complex World
Introduction: The Importance of Safety in Travel Travel brings unexpected challenges, from lost baggage to plane delays to car accidents to heart attacks. I have travelled or lived in 80 countries now, including four war zones, and I do all I can to protect myself, my property, and my data.”...
Wild About Travel
Ten Busiest International Air Routes out of Europe in 2024
In 2024, around 23 million people will fly on the top ten busiest international air routes out of Europe. These passenger numbers reflect the rebound in strong demand for travel to major destinations around the world from key European cities. As an avid traveller, I was very curious to see...
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REX: Regional Express airline board trouble
The Ex-Executive Chair, having stepped down, now wants to eject the entire board. Singapore-based Lim Kim Hai stood down as chairman of REX (Regional Express) last month (June 2024) days after the ASX queried related party transactions. His replacement Chair was to be former Howard government minister John Sharp, with...
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FIJI AIRWAYS: Bound for Dallas Fort Worth?
The winner of Skytrax Best Airline in Australia and Pacific 2024 has applied to fly three times a week between Nadi and Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). DFW is a major hub for fellow OneWorld member American Airlines. This makes sense since Fiji Airways has recently adopted American Airlines’ AAdvantage scheme...