Economy Class & Beyond
Delta to add Austin to Paris summer seasonal service
It seems that Delta Air Lines is growing out of its Austin (Texas) base, with the airline announcing a new route to Paris, France. Delta plans to start the daily service from the 27th March 2027 as a summer seasonal flight. It will be operated by an Airbus A33-900neo with...
Traveling For Miles
Review: The Ink Business Cash® Credit Card (5% cash back and $0 annual fee)
The Ink Business Cash® Credit Card from Chase is currently offering the strongest welcome offer we have seen it offer, but there's a lot more to this card than just a one-off cash back bonus.
Traveling For Miles
Delta will fly between Austin & Paris next year (schedule added)
Delta has announced a new, daily, seasonal route between Austin and Paris Charles de Gaulle which will launch next year in time for the northern hemisphere summer season. This will be Austin's first nonstop service to Paris, and its fourth route to Europe with British Airways, KLM and Lufthansa already offering...
Traveling For Miles
Amex adds 358 hotels to Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection
We're getting quite a bit of news out of Amex right now. First there was the Tock integration into Resy announcement (big news for select card holders), then there was the news that Resy has now been integrated into ChatGPT, and now we're told that over 350 properties have been...
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Where To Use An IHG Free Night Near Walt Disney World
If you have an IHG credit card with an annual free night certificate, Walt Disney World is one place where it can be surprisingly easy to use that benefit. The…
Miles To Memories
Yahtzee! Increased 125K – 175K Chase Sapphire Card Offers Are Going Out To Some
There are some amazing increased Chase Sapphire card offers going around that are worth up to 175K Ultimate Rewards. These are targeted.
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Air France KLM Flying Blue: Earn up to 3x miles on Europcar rentals worldwide (August 14 Bonus Offer Highlight)
This month has been quiet for car rental bonuses so when one came out we had to feature it as today’s bonus offer highlight! This one comes to us from Air France KLM Flying Blue for rentals with Europcar. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:
Frequent Miler
Rakuten again offering up to $100 / 10K Bilt points for both Chase Unlimited cards
For several months, Rakuten has offered rewards after you apply through Rakuten’s link and are approved for the Chase Freedom Unlimited® card. Now, another Chase card is in the mix: the Ink Business Unlimited®. The current rate for Freedom Unlimited is back to “up to” $100 cashback or up to...
View from the Wing
Can Boeing Be Forced To Let A Blind Machinist Build Planes? A New Lawsuit Says Yes
A blind machinist who had spent years manufacturing Boeing parts says Boeing hired him for factory work, then removed him from the workplace and refused reasonable accommodations after deciding he was unsafe. The lawsuit raises a strange but serious question: how far disability law requires an aircraft manufacturer to go...
Economy Class & Beyond
Delta to add Austin to Paris summer seasonal service
It seems that Delta Air Lines is growing out of its Austin (Texas) base, with the airline announcing a new route to Paris, France. Delta plans to start the daily service from the 27th March 2027 as a summer seasonal flight. It will be operated by an Airbus A33-900neo with...
From The Tray Table
5 things Delta just revealed about its next-generation fleet
Delta’s next batch of A330-900neos is getting a premium “high J” layout with more Delta One Suites. Plus,…
One Mile at a Time
Chase Ink Business Cards Comparison: Which Chase Business Credit Card Is Best?
While there are lots ofexcellent business credit cardsout there, I’d argue that Chase’s portfolio of business cards — including the Ink Business Preferred Credit Card, Ink Business Cash Credit Card, Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card, and Sapphire Reserve for Business — are among the most compelling. I say that from...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes: Save 30% on select KrisFlyer award flights (August 2026 edition)
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer’s famous Spontaneous Escapes have been released for August 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...
Live from a Lounge
Get the Axis Bank Privilege Credit Card (Amex) First Year Free
Axis Bank is currently offering the Privilege Amex Credit Card for the first year free. It might be a good idea to look into it and sign up now.
Miles To Memories
Issues With Cardpointers & Amex Offers, Helpful Way To Burn Paze Credits & Happiest Place To Travel In The World
In our Around the Web series we take a look at interesting articles that cover miles, points, travel and personal finance.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
‘It Could Have Been Disastrous’: Air Traffic Controller Carefully Handles Two American Airlines Planes With the Same Callsign as They Flew Towards One Another
An air traffic controller at Phoenix International Airport (PHX) is winning praise for the calm way that he handled two American Airlines planes with the exact same callsign heading towards one another with just a couple of thousand feet vertical separation between the two… Something that the controller said he...
Traveling For Miles
Review: The Ink Business Cash® Credit Card (5% cash back and $0 annual fee)
The Ink Business Cash® Credit Card from Chase is currently offering the strongest welcome offer we have seen it offer, but there's a lot more to this card than just a one-off cash back bonus.
Points Miles and Bling
Marriott Hotels in Cusco: Palacio del Inka vs. JW Marriott El Convento Cusco
As part of my recent trip to Colombia and Peru, I stayed at both Marriott Bonvoy properties in Cusco and…
Monkey Miles
Current Transfer Bonuses – new 20% bonus from Chase to Aeroplan + ( Historical Bonuses, Full Partner Lists, and Calculator )
  
Live and Let’s Fly
How I Spent Only 36,000 AMEX Points For Transatlantic Business Class On Air France
After dropping the kids off in Germany, I had to get back…and I scored a killer deal that really underscores the value of the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program. Air France-KLM Flying Blue Still Offers Immense Value, Especially With Business Class Promo Awards Flying Blue runs Promo Awards each month...
One Mile at a Time
Furious IndiGo Passenger Abuses Staff & Throws Things… And Some People Defend Her?
In general, I’m not a fan of posting videos of people having meltdowns at airports — ”haha, look at this person having a really tough time, how funny.” Yeah, to me it’s not really funny.
TravelUpdate
Review: LATAM 767 Business Class New York to Lima
Background and Booking To kick off my Peru Trip, I flew on LATAM Business Class from New York…
Miles To Memories
Stay at One of 33 New Hyatt Hotels, Get 500 Bonus Points per Night
Did you know you can earn 500 Bonus Points at New Hyatt Hotels. We share the complete list of eligible hotels, which is always changing.
View from the Wing
American Airlines Left An 89-Year-Old Behind In A Wheelchair—Then Tried To Put Her Out In The Rain
American accepted wheelchair, meet-and-assist and hearing-assistance requests for an 89-year-old in Fort Wayne. Her family says she was parked, forgotten, missed her flight and was nearly left outside in the rain.
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Miles and Points On Sale — August 14 2026
Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase or gift miles or points is when they are on sale, as...
Traveling For Miles
Delta will fly between Austin & Paris next year (schedule added)
Delta has announced a new, daily, seasonal route between Austin and Paris Charles de Gaulle which will launch next year in time for the northern hemisphere summer season. This will be Austin's first nonstop service to Paris, and its fourth route to Europe with British Airways, KLM and Lufthansa already offering...
Frequent Miler
Kroger: Earn 4x points on select 3rd party & Visa / Mastercard gift cards
Kroger is once again running a promotion that awards 4x fuel points on select third-party and Visa/Mastercard gift cards, whether purchased online or in-store. The promo on 3rd-party gift cards is valid this weekend only, while the Visa/MC versions are valid through the 18th. Note that Kroger points are potentially...
Traveling For Miles
Amex adds 358 hotels to Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection
We're getting quite a bit of news out of Amex right now. First there was the Tock integration into Resy announcement (big news for select card holders), then there was the news that Resy has now been integrated into ChatGPT, and now we're told that over 350 properties have been...
Traveling For Miles
This month’s Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes deals are now live (focus on Premium Economy)
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. Things are looking a little better this month...
Traveling For Miles
Deal: Chase is offering a 20% bonus for transfers to Aeroplan (30% for co-branded card holders)
Chase has launched a new bonus on transfers/conversions to Aeroplan with most people being offered a 20% uplift on the usual transfer rate and with co-branded Aeroplan card holders being given a 30% uplift.
Traveling For Miles
The World of Hyatt is getting a Hyatt Regency in Berlin next year
Hyatt has signed a deal that will bring a fourth Hyatt-branded property to Berlin, and because this is an existing hotel coming over to Hyatt rather than a new build, we already know quite a bit about what we can probably expect.
Economy Class & Beyond
Heart Aerospace takes its X1 Battery-Electric Aircraft into the sky
With technology moving onward, translating concepts to real-world action is always a challenge. For Heart Aerospace, it passed one of them with the first flight of its X1 demonstrator aircraft. Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator flies above Plattsburgh, New York, at sunrise during its first flight, with Lake Champlain and Vermont’s...
Traveling For Miles
Resy reservations can now be booked inside ChatGPT
Resy has now been integrated into ChatGPT, so a user who asks the chatbot for opinions on where to dine can now see live table availability and can make a reservation without moving to the Resy app or the Resy website at any point.
Traveling For Miles
The Amex Resy credits are expanding to Tock venues (USA only)
Amex tells us that Resy has added Tock's restaurants, wineries, and experiences into its platform and app, and that takes the combined total of bookable venues on Resy to over 25,000.
Traveling For Miles
How the Marriott Bonvoy & United Airlines partnership works
If you hold top-tier Marriott Bonvoy status, or mid-tier status with United Airlines, there's a reciprocal partnership between the two programs that you should probably know about. Elite status in one program can get you you elite status in the other without any effort on your part and, better yet,...
Economy Class & Beyond
Ryiadh Air continues network building, with services to Pakistan and Philippines
Saudi Arabian carrier Riyadh Air is continuing its network build-out, adding three new destinations to its map, including destinations in Pakistan and the Philippines. The next three destinations for the airline include linking Riyadh to Islamabad, Lahore and Manila. The airline will start services to Islamabad on 14 August (daily, but...