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United Airlines Is Working To End The Worst Part Of International Connections: Rechecking Bags In The U.S.
United is working with Customs and Border Protection to expand programs that let international connecting passengers skip reclaiming and rechecking bags at their first U.S. airport. The airline already has this on Sydney–San Francisco, and broader adoption could cut customs delays, missed connections, and one of the worst hassles in...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
A Quick Reference Guide to the 3 Airline Alliances and Their Member Airlines
Knowing the 3 airline alliances and their member airlines is important while traveling, as you may not know about benefits for which you can qualify and codesharing arrangements — especially if you have elite status.
Although airline alliances do significantly ease travel via cooperation between member airlines, they are not completely...

Frequent Miler
Bilt Rent Day for July: Up to 200% transfer bonus to Hilton (give this a wide berth)
Bilt Rewards released details of its next Rent Day transfer bonus today that’ll take place on July 1. Following the launch of its new partnership with the Preferred Hotels I Prefer loyalty program on a 1:2 basis, we’d expected next month’s Rent Day to offer a transfer bonus to Preferred...

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[LAST CHANCE] Southwest Card’s 90,000 Point Bonus Gets You Most Of The Way To Companion Pass
Southwest’s new 90,000-point Priority Card offer is valuable on its own, but the bigger play is Companion Pass. Between the bonus, required spending, and the 15,000 qualifying-point boost from holding a Southwest card, this offer gets you most of what you need for the best deal in travel.

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn 2x Flying Blue Miles on Air France and KLM flights out of the U.S., Canada & Mexico this fall! (Targeted offer)
North American Air France KLM Flying Blue members check your email inbox for this new targeted flight bonus offer! Flying Blue members who receive this email can earn between 2x miles in any fare cabin for Air France and KLM flights out of the U.S., Canada & Mexico! The 2x...

Travel With Grant
How to Find Out When All of Your Wyndham Rewards Points Expire
Wyndham Rewards only tells you when your next batch of points will expire, but what about the rest of your points? I discovered that Wyndham can provide a detailed expiration report showing exactly when every point in your account is scheduled to expire, and I'll show you how to request...

Frequent Miler
Awful new Qatar Airways restriction limits ability to redeem Avios for other people
Qatar Airways added a new restriction last week when it comes to redeeming your Avios to book award flights for other people. While its intention seems to be to restrict the ability for points/miles brokers to make award bookings, unfortunately the implementation of it is extremely stringent and could cause...

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Expedia Kills Flight Rewards, Marriott Leases Apartments, And Walt Disney’s Plane Is Back
Amex is running new transfer bonuses to Hilton and Virgin Atlantic, Marriott is moving into branded apartment rentals, airplane dog etiquette somehow still needs explaining, Expedia is cutting One Key rewards on flights and hotels, a former NYC mayoral aide faces charges tied to a migrant-shelter hotel contract, Minute Suites...















