Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Virgin Australia Velocity: Earn 2,000 bonus points for IHG stays worldwide (Min. 3 nights)
Earn 2,000 bonus Velocity Points on all eligible bookings and stays of 3 or more nights at participating IHG Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Book now for stays until Sep 30, 25. Click here for more details & to book this offer. You must have your IHG One Rewards account set...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Miles & More Mileage Bargains July 2025 – Big discounts of 50% or more on award flights around the world
The latest set of Miles & More Mileage Bargains (Meilenschnaeppchen) discounted mileage awards are here for this month. These offers were absent for June as the program moved to dynamic pricing for the primary Lufthansa Group carriers – Lufthansa, SWISS, and Austrian. That means those airlines are no longer included...
Frequent Miler
Which Premium Cards are Keepers?
Ultra-premium credit cards often have great perks like lounge access, elite status accelerators, free nights, companion tickets, etc. The problem is that the annual fees, which can be as high as $795, can be overwhelming. All of these pricey cards are worth getting for their initial welcome bonuses, but they...
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Capital One launches card-linked offers
Over the past few days, Capital One cardholders have noticed the debut of card-linked offers, found within the Capital One Offers section of their credit card login. Thus far, the offers are pretty slim, but it’s great to see the expansion of card-linked offers into this space. As you can...
Points With a Crew
Hilton Honors American Express Card Review (New Higher Offer)
The American Express Hilton Honors card has an excellent welcome offer and benefits for a card with no annual fee. This is definitely a card to consider adding to ...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
AirTrain is Half Price in New York Summer 2025
Starting today, Monday, June 30, 2025, if you will be traveling to or from John F. Kennedy International Airport and plan to visit or leave New York, you are in luck: AirTrain is half price in New York for Summer 2025 through Monday, September 1, 2025 due to ongoing construction...
The Bulkhead Seat
WestJet Adds Interline Agreement With Saudia
WestJet has been adding lots of interline and codeshare agreements recently. Earlier this month,… The post WestJet Adds Interline Agreement With Saudia appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Your Mileage May Vary
No Free Night, Higher Fee—So Why Is the Hilton Surpass Still in My Wallet?
When I wrote about whether or not the World of Hyatt Credit Card was still worth keeping, I mentioned that we’ve been focusing most of our credit card spending on…
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Virgin Atlantic substantially increases fees on award tickets
Late last week, Thrifty Traveler reported that Virgin Atlantic substantially increased surcharges on their own flights, hiking the charge displayed as “taxes & fees” by 50% or more. There are still opportunities to get a good deal when mileage prices are at their least expensive, but there is no doubt...
ATX Jetsetter
Is Southwest Planning Major Changes to Its Popular Companion Pass?
Southwest Airlines is reportedly considering changes to its popular Companion Pass perk as part of a broader loyalty program change. The post Is Southwest Planning Major Changes to Its Popular Companion Pass? appeared first on ATX Jetsetter.
View from the Wing
Huge Passenger Win: American Airlines Finally Restores In-Person Standby at the Gate—Starting Tomorrow
As part of a more customer-centric focus, one of the key things I've been suggesting American should do is reverse this policy. Now the airline shares that all customers will once again be able to be added to standby in-person with an agent. Continue reading Huge Passenger Win: American Airlines...
One Mile at a Time
Miles Meets Jet, And Now I’m Going To Need Four Award Seats
I always like to share life updates on the blog — this is one of those, so if that doesn’t interest you, by all means skip this post (I won’t be offended, I promise!).
Your Mileage May Vary
The 3 Most Common Fourth of July Travel Disruptions
According to AAA, roughly 72.2 million Americans are expected to be traveling at least 50 miles from home during the 4th of July holiday. And the TSA says they’re expecting…
Monkey Miles
A first year Chase Sapphire Reserve triple dip on “The Edit”
One of the benefits of the newly revamped CSR and the brand new CSR for Business is a $500 annual “The Edit” credit broken into 2 semi annual $250 credits. I was recently approved, but sadly haven’t received, the business version of the card. Upon logging into my account, I...
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Hilton for Business promo: Earn 2k bonus points for each employee you add (limit 10k points)
Update 6/30/25: This promotion was originally scheduled to end on June 28th but has been extended to now end August 1, 2025. Hilton for Business launched a new promotion last week, offering 5,000 bonus points per stay on your next three stays booked through the program, with a limit of...
Live and Let’s Fly
Introduction: A Dark Trip To Germany With A Detour To The City Of Lights
Welcome to my next trip report, a brief series that will recount my autumn trip to Germany and France, with flights on Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue and a nice stay at Hôtel du Louvre in Paris. Autumn Trip To Germany, Switzerland, France On Virgin Atlantic, Eurowings, JetBlue A very dear...