Miles For Family
ANA Finally Adds One-Way Awards, Citi 30% Transfer Bonus and More
ANA Finally Adds One-Way Awards and Other Changes: The biggest news last week was ANA’s announcement of adding one-way award redemptions. I’ve never used miles for ANA awards because they used to only allow round-trip award redemptions, which were very tricky to find. Part of me is excited about this...
Economy Class & Beyond
Discover Airlines to be the first customer for Pansonic’s Multi-Orbit Connectivity
Just before AIX, Panasonic Avionics announced that had completed major tests in its Multi-Orbit platform. Well, it seems they snuck out a customer for it – Discover Airlines. Discover Airlines will be the first airline in the Lufthansa Group, as well as one of the first airlines in the world...
Live and Let’s Fly
Delta Passenger Sprays Lysol in Cabin, Leaves Everyone Coughing
An overzealous Delta Air Lines passenger whipped out a bottle of Lysol and began spraying her seat and the area around after boarding. The consequences were felt immediately by passengers around her. Delta Air Lines Passenger Causes Coughing Spells As She Disinfects Cabin With Lysol A Delta passenger had the...
View from the Wing
Courtyard Marriott Wants You To Tip Using a QR Code—Because It Means They Can Pay Workers Less [Roundup]
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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One Mile at a Time
Bangkok Airport’s Lounge Rules Are Getting Ridiculous
Rules for accessing lounges at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) are continuing to get more unreasonable and arbitrary (thanks to David for flagging this). It seems to be the airport authority, Airports of Thailand (AOT), that’s behind this…
Live from a Lounge
Last Day: Buy Hyatt Points with a 25% Discount (US Cents 1.95 | INR 1.69 per point)
Buy Hyatt Points with a 25% Discount. This is one of the best offers and could land you an extremely swanky luxurious hotel at less than 5-star prices.
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Eye of the Flyer
Are Families the Problem with Airport Lounge Overcrowding?
A social media post suggests “members only” hours would curb airport lounge overcrowding — and specifically mentions children as culprits. But are families really public enemy number one? Are “members only” hours a feasible answer? “Stop letting people bring guests to the lounge during certain times…” Reddit user u/JulienWA77 wrote...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Royal Air Maroc Domestic “Le Médina” Lounge Casablanca (CMN)
I was very thankful for access to the Royal Air Maroc “Le Médina” Lounge in the domestic terminal of Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), even though the lounge was absolutely pitiful in many respects. Royal Air Maroc Domestic “Le Médina” Lounge Casablanca Review (CMN) The domestic terminal in CMN...
One Mile at a Time
Busted: £100K In Cocaine Stashed In British Airways 777 Lavatory
Yesterday I wrote about how a British Airways flight from Cancun to London was canceled after authorities performed a drug bust prior to departure, whereby they found drugs stashed in a bag. As it turns out, that’s not the only British Airways drug bust incident in recent days.
One Mile at a Time
Today Only: Up To 4x Bonus Miles On Apple Purchases
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles and points for purchases youd make anyway. Just for following a specific link, you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones youd earn for credit card spending. Whenever I make an online purchase, I always...
Live from a Lounge
New Vietnam Airlines promotion offers 30-75% Discount on Redemptions
Vietnam Airlines is offering up to 75% Discount on Redemption Tickets. Here are the details of this promotion which promises a lot of travel for a lot less.
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Second British Airways Plane Involved in Massive Drug Bust After Engineer Finds Block of Cocaine Hidden in Lavatory
A second British Airways plane has been involved in a massive drug bust after an engineer reportedly discovered a block of cocaine with a street value estimated at £100,00 ($131,000) hidden inside a lavatory after it arrived at London Gatwick Airport. According to the British tabloid newspaper The Sun, the...
Live from a Lounge
Visa launches Meet & Greet for Visa Infinite Cardholders in India
Visa has launched a new Meet & Greet Platform, where Visa Infinite customers get one free service in a detail. Conditions Apply.
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Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Cathay Pacific: Earn up to 5,500 Bonus Asia Miles with the Cathay Members’ Fiesta
If you are a Cathay member and are regularly earning Asia Miles be sure to register for the Cathay Members’ Fiesta to earn some extra miles! Or even if you are not a regular but can earn Asia Miles over the next 6 weeks be sure to register for this...
Frequent Miler
Best ways to get to Europe with points and miles (2025)
Ah, the Old Continent. Whether you plan to search for Platform 9 3/4, hunt for trolls, sleep in castles, or just craving a ham baguette, Europe has an undeniable allure for many travelers. Fortunately, it is probably the foreign continent with the greatest number of connections from North America, giving...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
The Ridiculous Inconsistency of Sizes of Liquid Containers at Airport Security Checkpoints
My most recent trip to Vanuatu highlighted the ridiculous inconsistency of sizes of liquid containers at airport security checkpoints — and it is rather annoying, as the screener at one airport decided to take it upon herself to deem one container which has been through numerous airports worldwide as not...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Korean Air SKYPASS Hot Picks: Save up to 10,000 miles on select award flights
The next set of Korean Air SKYPASS Hot Picks discounted award tickets are now available. This time they include discounted awards to and from Amsterdam, Dubai, Las Vegas, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and other cities. Unlike the monthly offers like those we see from Flying Blue, KrisFlyer and Miles & More,...
One Mile at a Time
Marriott Bonvoy’s Complicated Elite Breakfast Benefit Explained
Breakfast is one of the perks of hotel elite status that people value most, though the policies differ significantly among the major hotel groups. Marriott is the largest hotel group in the world, though arguably the Marriott Bonvoy program’s elite breakfast benefit is the most complicated one out there.
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – EgyptAir Boeing 777-300ER arriving at London Heathrow
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an EgyptAir Boeing 777-300ER as it prepares to touch down at London Heathrow Airport. EgyptAir operates a fleet of four Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in its widebody fleet. The airline also operates Airbus A330-200, Airbus...
