Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Airlines May Soon Be Allowed to Advertise Just the Cheaper Base Fare Excluding Taxes or Fees Under DOT Proposal
Airlines may soon be given far more freedom in how they advertise airfares after the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed fully repealing an Obama-era rule that forces airlines to include a tax-inclusive airfare in advertisements and commercials. The so-called ‘Full Fare Rule’ was introduced in 2011, and it was designed...
One Mile at a Time
Transfer Capital One Miles To EVA Air With 30% Bonus: This Could Be Worth It
The Capital One mileage program has just launched its newest transfer bonus, to EVA Air Infinity MileageLands. Typically the transfer ratio between the programs is significantly less than 1:1, while this bonus gets it to very close to 1:1.
One Mile at a Time
CLEAR+ Membership Price Increases (Again), Amex Credits Also Bumped
CLEAR is a technology company that helps with expediting clearing of security at select US airports. The company stores the biometric data of members, allowing them to (typically) skip the ID check, and get straight into the security line. Combined with TSA PreCheck, this is the best setup you can...
Live from a Lounge
HDFC Bank Credit Cards devalues SmartBuy Gift Vouchers accelerated rewards with new monthly cap effective today
News coming in from HDFC Bank's Credit Card department this morning is not so great for the card members. Voucher purchases have their own limit now, which is much smaller than the overall limits.
One Mile at a Time
Chase Freedom Flex Categories: How To Earn 5x Points For Q3 2026
The Chase Freedom Flex Credit Card(learn more) is a useful no annual fee card belonging to Chase’s Freedom portfolio, which can help you maximize your points, thanks to its quarterly bonus categories. With it now being a new quarter, Chase has just launched its Q3 2026 bonus categories, so this...
One Mile at a Time
Bilt Rent Day Promotion July 2026: Hilton Honors Points & Gift Card Bonuses
Bilt is the platform known for providing rewards for housing payments. Earlier this year we saw massive changes at Bilt, including an overhaul of the credit card portfolio, plus new ways that housing rewards are offered.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
How to Safely Use Escalators and Travelators
Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok was the scene of a woman whose leg was forced to be amputated after it was stuck in a moving walkway called a travelator on Thursday, June 29, 2023 — which prompted the question of how to safely use escalators and travelators.
Travelators are common...
Frequent Miler
Some Discover savings accounts will become Capital One 360 Performance Savings on 8/23/26
Last month, Discover advised Discover It cardholders that their cards would be moving over to Capital One on July 27, 2026. What we didn’t know was what would happen to Discover checking and savings account customers. We now have a better idea because Discover has started advising some savings account...
2PAXfly
EMIRATES: New-generation lounges roll out globally, but Sydney is still waiting
Emirates is rolling out a new ‘signature’ lounge concept across its global network, beginning with Munich and Frankfurt and continuing to Manchester, Mauritius and Istanbul later this year. The airline says it will spend more than AED50 million (AU$20 million) on each next-generation lounge. That is a substantial sum. Passengers...
Frequent Miler
Speculative Bilt transfer bonuses | Coffee Break Ep112 | 6-30-26
When it comes to transfer bonuses, conventional wisdom has been not to transfer unless there’s specific use in mind. But sometimes the bonus is too good to ignore. Speculative Bilt transfer bonuses Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below...
Pointshogger
[INTERVIEW] Pharmasave Partnership with Blue Rewards
Some companies decided to discontinue their parntnership with Blue Rewards, but some chose to continue. So today, we get one of those perspectives with Ivan Guillen, Chief Executive Officer of Pharmasave who will share with us their rational for their continued partnership as Air Miles during their transition to Blue...
Frequent Miler
Ask Us Anything Live: Wednesday, July 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, that would mean we’d be having it on July 1 right in the middle of the USMNT game...
View from the Wing
Airfare Prices Could Get More Confusing As DOT Moves To Weaken Full Fare Advertising Rules
DOT is proposing to weaken airfare advertising rules by allowing taxes, fees, and fare components to appear as prominently as the total price, instead of requiring the all-in fare to stand out most. The agency is also asking whether it should repeal the full fare rule entirely, a change airlines...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Flight Attendant and Bus Driver Killed in Horror Smash on Long Island Expressway As Airline Crew Were Being Driven to Hotel
A flight attendant and the bus driver who was driving an airline crew to their hotel in Manhattan, New York City, on Monday night have been killed in a horror smash on the Long Island Expressway after the crew shuttle bus reportedly smashed into two cars before colliding with the...
