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...
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...
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...
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Frequent Miler
Is Amex about to tank one of its best Platinum perks?
Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR) is a “luxury” hotel booking program available to both business and consumer Platinum cardholders. When booking hotels through FHR, cardholders enjoy a suite of valuable benefits and, in most cases, also qualify for elite credit and benefits when staying at chain hotel properties. Both...
The Bulkhead Seat
Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines Upgrade International Dining With New Celebrity Chef Menus
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are introducing new premium cabin menus this fall. They…
Miles To Memories
Rove Adds JetBlue TrueBlue as 1:1 Transfer Partner, Launches 20% Bonus
Rove has added JetBlue TrueBlue as its 22nd transfer partner, with 1:1 transfers and a limited-time 20% bonus available through November 14, 2026.
One Mile at a Time
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...
Your Mileage May Vary
Credit Card Review: Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card
There’s a Marriott Bonvoy American Express card you won’t find on AMEX’s application page. You can’t sign up for it, there’s no welcome bonus, and American Express isn’t trying to…
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,...
Miles To Memories
MTM Diamond Is Getting Yet Another Glow Up With Additional Shows & Perks
We are bringing some new MTM Diamond shows to the group along with some other exciting news. Check it out, and come join us!
The Bulkhead Seat
Southwest Overhauls Rapid Rewards With New Platinum Status, Companion Pass, and More
Southwest Airlines is making huge changes to its Rapid Rewards loyalty program by introducing…
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...
One Mile at a Time
Southwest “Icon Lounges” Opening At 11 Airports, In Partnership With Chase
Southwest has revealed its lounge network will be called Icon Lounges, shared the first rendering, and named four opening airports, with at least seven more planned.
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...
The Bulkhead Seat
JetBlue Launches BlueFirst™ Domestic First Class With Fares Starting at $249
JetBlue has started selling BlueFirst™, its new domestic First Class product, with introductory fares…
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...
One Mile at a Time
World Of Hyatt Free Online Points Transfers Live: How They Work & Limits
World of Hyatt is expected to launch free online points transfers between members on October 15, 2026. Here's what we know so far, and what limits might come with it.
Miles To Memories
Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes: 30% Off Award Flights Around The World
Singapore Airlines' Spontaneous Escapes are back again this month. This promotion allows you to book discounted award flights on some routes.
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...
One Mile at a Time
JetBlue BlueFirst First Class: Seats, Amenities, Pricing, Upgrades, & More
JetBlue's new BlueFirst first class is rolling out fleetwide from December 2026, with MiQ seats and bento-style meals, but economy seat pitch drops from 32" to 30".
Points Miles and Bling
Get Up to 2,500 SQC Towards Aeroplan Elite Status by Purchasing SAF
Aeroplan members can take advantage of an excellent opportunity to earn Status Qualifying Credits (SQC) toward Aeroplan Elite Status while…
Traveling For Miles
United’s Starlink Wi-Fi is now on nearly half its flights (and there’s a tracker to check availability)
News out of United this morning tells us that there's now just under a 50/50 chance your flight has Starlink Wi-Fi, and the airline has now launched a tool that tells you (a few days out) whether yours should. To celebrate this milestone, United is giving American Airlines and Delta...
Economy Class & Beyond
Air Tahiti joins the ATR Highline Club with its All-Business Class cabin
We’ve covered the ATR HighLine programme a few times on Economy Class and Beyond, so it’s heartening to see that airlines are starting to get deliveries of the product deployed. This time, we turn to Air Tahti who have taken delivery of its Highline-configured All-Business Class ATR72-600. The ATR 72-600...
Traveling For Miles
Deal: Get up to $125 back on your next prepaid Hotels.com booking [Targeted]
Amex is now targeting select card holders for a deal with which they can save 10% (up to $125) on prepaid bookings made with Hotels.com through the middle of January next year. There are a few key conditions that come with this offer (so check the terms carefully), but for...
Traveling For Miles
This month’s Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes deals are now live (and somehow, they’re worse than last month)
It's the middle of the month and that means that another set of KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes deals has been published by Singapore Airlines in which its offering the usual discount of 30% on select award bookings made by the end of the month. Last month, these deals were dismal, and...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: One of the Last Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Performances – Kevin Gets a little Seoul and Tokyo
One of the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Performances TRIP REPORT: Kevin gets a Little Seoul and Tokyo  Time to dive into another of the big franchises animated in Japan – Mobile Suit Gundam– and for one of the last times ever, seeing off the Unicorn Gundam for one of its...
Traveling For Miles
Deal: Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points from 1.38 cents (90% bonus – targeted)
Air Canada Aeroplan has launched a new bonus on points purchases made through 29 October 2026. The top bonus on offer is 90% which sees points being sold from 1.38 cents each (US, not Canadian, unfortunately), and while this isn't the best deal we usually see from Aeroplan, this sale...
Traveling For Miles
New route: Air Canada gives North America its only non-stop service to Seville
A lot of new route focus has been on United Airlines in recent months, but Air Canada has been doing its bit to keep us all interested as well and following on from its summer 2027 announcement at the beginning of September, the airline is now back to tell us...
Economy Class & Beyond
Japan Airlines selects the Embraer E190-E2 for fleet J-Air’s fleet replacement
Japan Airlines is continuing its fleet renewal, this time focusing on its regional fleet by selecting the Embraer E190-E2.  J-AIR Embaer E190-E2 – Image, JAL  The airline has placed an order for 16 E190-E2 airraft (firm orders), with 10 further options. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2029. The E190-E2s...