Monkey Miles
Capital One shopping portal now earns miles!
This is a massive development as I’ve been a big time user of Rakuten since you can opt to earn American Express Membership Rewards. Now that Cap1 allows you to earn miles instead of just cashback, I’ll become a bigger user of Capital One.  The thinking behind this Is Capital...
View from the Wing
Forget Rent Points—Bilt’s New Program Lets You Earn 250,000+ Points Buying A Home
Bilt Rewards has a new program that rewards you with 1 point per $2 spent on the purchase price of a home, for working with a real estate agent they refer you to. This is all wrapped with first-time homebuying tools like mortgage, down payment, property tax and insurance cost calculators...
The Bulkhead Seat
Taste Test: Cheese Plate On United Airlines
The catering on many of United’s domestic flights has improved. I have been super… The post Taste Test: Cheese Plate On United Airlines appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Frequent Miler
Easy $30 signup bonus from BeFrugal for Frequent Miler readers
If you don’t yet use the shopping portal BeFrugal, you can receive $30 when you sign up and earn at least $10 through the portal. You get a full year to earn the $10…which should be fairly easy, especially during the holidays. This is an increased signup bonus that BeFrugal...
Live and Let’s Fly
Augustine Has Had Enough, And We’re Only On Day Two…
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Milion Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Oh goodness, I hope this is just a result of two redeyes and not a harbinger of what is to come…Augustine and I have had our first major “squabble” and the trip...
Eye of the Flyer
Delta Computer Issues: Is Hawaii NOT in the United States? Back to Paper Tickets? How Did My Wife End Up with My Birthday?
You’d think an airline that boasts about premium experiences would have a premium information technology infrastructure. Alas, no. This shouldn’t surprise most of us regular Delta Air Lines customers. Yet we keep coming back for more. And the last day has really been something dealing with Delta IT. Trigger Warning:...
Traveling For Miles
Earn 2x Avios with British Airways and Qatar Airways [UK accounts only]
British Airways has launched a new promotion for Executive Club members whose accounts are linked to a UK address in which it's offering double Avios on very select routes that it or Qatar Airways operates and that are booked through ba.com. The post Earn 2x Avios with British Airways and Qatar...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 510: Riddled with trouble
Wayward bullets are bad. Ditto for rodents on planes and a handful of now infamous travelers.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
American Airlines Rolls Our Anti ‘Gate Lice’ Technology to More Than 100 Airports Across the US… Hear The Dreaded Reject Noise
American Airlines is rolling out anti-‘gate lice’ technology to more than 100 airports across the United States, which is designed to shame passengers who attempt to board the plane ahead of their assigned group by sounding an audible alert for everyone around them to hear. The technology has been on...
No Work All Travel
Hotel Review: Shinjuku Prince Hotel, Tokyo
Disclaimer: I am writing this review in exchange for a one-night stay at the Shinjuku Prince Hotel. There is probably no single Tokyo hotel that I’ve walked by more than the Shinjuku Prince Hotel. Why? One, it’s in a cliché photogenic neighborhood, Kabukicho: Two, I’m a frequent visitor to the...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge London (LHR)
The refurbished Singapore SilverKris Lounge in London (LHR) looks a lot like the old one…and that is generally a good thing. Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge London Review Located near gate B36 of LHR T2, the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge is available for all Star Alliance business class, first class, and...
One Mile at a Time
La Compagnie Fare Sale: $2,200 Roundtrip Business Class Tickets
French all-business class airline La Compagnie has just launched a ”Blue Friday” fare sale, which seems to be an annual promotion from the airline. While it’s not the most exciting offer ever, it has the potential to be a good deal if you don’t have access to miles, and/or don’t...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
British Airways Reverses Decision to Axe Flights to Bahrain Following International Backlash
British Airways has confirmed that it has reversed the decision to suspend flights to a Persian Gulf destination, which has historic and important business and defense links to the United Kingdom, following an international backlash. Earlier this month, British Airways said it would indefinitely suspend flights to both Bahrain and...
Miles For Family
Gone Fishing
Hello readers! We are taking some time to spend with our families and travel so that we can bring you more travel content soon. We will resume posting after Thanksgiving. I plan to post photos from my adventures in Hong Kong on the Miles for Family Facebook page. Have a...
One Mile at a Time
147-Room Thompson Miami Beach Opening June 2025
The next year should be pretty exciting when it comes to Hyatt’s footprint in Miami. I’ve already written about how the Andaz Miami Beach is expected to open as of March 2025, as a conversion of The Confidante Miami Beach, a Hyatt Unbound Collection property.
View from the Wing
United Passenger Snaps: Slimline Seat Smashed In Furious Onboard Meltdown
A United Airlines passenger, reportedly on a flight from Austin to Los Angeles, had a meltdown the likes of which I hadn’t seen before. He attacked his own seat on the Airbus A320. Continue reading United Passenger Snaps: Slimline Seat Smashed In Furious Onboard Meltdown...