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Southwest Rapid Rewards Overhaul: New Elite Tiers, Companion Pass Changes, Partner Awards, & More
Southwest is overhauling Rapid Rewards in 2027, with three new elite tiers, Companion Pass bundled into Platinum, credit card spending counting toward status, and new partner airline options.
Traveling For Miles
JetBlue opens BlueFirst bookings ahead of a December launch (promo fares available through 16 October)
JetBlue Airways has put BlueFirst, its new domestic First Class, on sale, so travelers on JetBlue routes where Mint isn’t offered can now book a premium seat for flights from December.
The first flights connect Boston and Fort Lauderdale, and JetBlue is marking the occasion with a handful of introductory fares...
Frequent Miler
Rove adds JetBlue as its newest transfer partner
Rove continues to expand its travel partner portfolio at a blistering pace. In the last year, the rewards program has added transfer partnerships with Japan Airlines Mileage Bank, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Frontier, Copa, and Virgin Atlantic. Now, Rove has announced yet another new airline transfer partner: JetBlue TrueBlue. Transfers to...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes: Save 30% on select KrisFlyer award flights (Oct 2026 edition)
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer’s famous Spontaneous Escapes have been released for October and offer 30% off select award flights. These are the airline’s monthly discounted award flight offers that are only open for booking for the last few weeks of this month for travel in the following month. As is typically...
Points With a Crew
American Express® Gold Card Review – Benefits Galore!
The American Express® Gold Card comes with a solid welcome offer, outstanding earning potential and benefits on travel and other purchases that make it definitely one that you should consider as you are applying for your next card
Live and Let’s Fly
Delta Air Lines Is Giving Delta One A Major Upgrade Beyond The Lie-Flat Seat
Delta Air Lines is refreshing its Delta One business class experience with new meals, better drinks, updated amenities, and more control over dining and rest. I like the direction and these are improvements passengers can enjoy without waiting for an aircraft with new seats. Delta One Refresh Brings New Dining,...
Traveling For Miles
Lufthansa’s first Airbus A350-1000 will fly to Tokyo Haneda
Lufthansa's first Airbus A350-1000 is due to arrive in Munich from Airbus in Toulouse in mid-November. Its first passenger flight is scheduled for 3 December 2026, from Munich to Tokyo Haneda. Shanghai and Singapore will follow in the weeks after that, according to Lufthansa, but it hasn't given dates for...
View from the Wing
United Flyers Transfer Miles For Free By Closing A Pool—Avoiding More Than $700 In Fees
A United flyer needed 45,000 miles from their sister for an upgrade, but transferring them would have cost more than $700. They moved the miles for free by creating a mileage pool, having the sister leave the pool, and then closing it. The miles landed in their personal account, available...
View from the Wing
Southwest Overhauls Rapid Rewards—New Loungee, Elite Tier And Partner Awards, But A Much Harder Companion Pass
Southwest is adding Silver, Gold and Platinum status, premium cabin partner awards and Icon lounges. But card bonuses will stop counting toward Companion Pass, two fares will earn fewer points, and companion pass because part of the elite tier structure rather than separately earned.
Frequent Miler
American Express Blue Business Plus / Business Cash: 50K / $500 bonus after $5k spend
New welcome offers are available for the Blue Business Plus and Blue Business Cash cards, giving the opportunity to earn 50,000 Membership Rewards points or $500 after spending $5,000 on eligible purchases within the first 3 months. That isn’t the best offer that we’ve seen for either card, but it...
Economy Class & Beyond
Air France adds Nashville and San Diego to its US network
For the summer 2027 season, Air France will expand its network with two new routes to the United States, with new services to Nashville, Tennessee and San Diego, California. Starting 3rd May 2027, Air France will operate three weekly flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and San Diego, operating Mondays, Wednesdays...
Traveling For Miles
Get 20% off SAS EuroBonus awards for travel through 31 March 2027 (USA – Europe Business Class 48,000 points)
SAS has launched an excellent award sale in which it's offering 20% off all award bookings made by 18 October for travel through 31 March 2027. Economy Class, Premium Economy (where offered), and Business Class awards are all discounted and because SAS doesn't add surcharges to its awards, there are...
Live and Let’s Fly
United Airlines Tells Flight Attendants To Collect First Class Drinks Before Pushback, Even In Paper Cups
United Airlines is reminding flight attendants that pre-departure beverages should be collected or stowed before pushback, including disposable cups. The clarification follows updated FAA guidance that also prompted Delta Air Lines to shorten the time passengers have to enjoy their welcome drinks. United Clarifies Pre-Departure Drink Collection Rules An internal...
