Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Dallas Based Southwest Air Faces Lawsuit From Cancer Sufferer Who Tried to Book Two Seats For His Disability Only to Be Attacked By Gate Agent
A Southwest Airlines passenger who was undergoing intense chemotherapy at the time that he tried to fly with Dallas based carrier says he was physically attacked and had his cell phone robbed from him by an airport gate agent who refused to honor Southwest’s ‘extra seat’ policy. The now infamous...
Frequent Miler
Citi ThankYou Rewards: 25% transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World
Citi launched two new 25% transfer bonuses today: one to Avianca LifeMiles and another to Leader Hotels of World (LHW) Leader’s Club. LHW is a loose marketing affiliation of over 400 luxury hotels around the world, more or less comparable to Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), Preferred Hotels...
The Points of Life
Etiquette of Things: Keep Your Dirty Hands to Yourself
By now you should be familiar with my next book, The Etiquette of Things. Things You Didn’t Know Were Things. Here's another installment. The post Etiquette of Things: Keep Your Dirty Hands to Yourself appeared first on The Points Of Life.
Traveling For Miles
50% bonus on Chase transfers to Marriott (this may have its uses)
Chase has launched another promotion in which its offering a bonus to cardholders who convert Ultimate Rewards point to Marriott Bonvoy points by the middle of November. The last time we saw such a promotion (August) there was a 70% bonus on the table, so as this promotion has the...
One Mile at a Time
Capital One Venture X Business Review: Huge Perks, Great Value
Last year we saw the launch of the Capital One Venture X Business, which is Capital One’s premium business card. I’d argue that this is one of the best business cards on the market. The card offers a great return on spending, valuable perks that justify the annual fee, a...
Traveling For Miles
Save on Enterprise Rent-a-Car spending with this targeted Amex offer
It's Monday, and that means that we're seeing Amex publish a few new targeted offers today, and alongside the ITA Airways offer we wrote about earlier, there's also an offer that could earn you up to 25% back on a Enterprise Rent-a-Car booking completed by the end of the year. The...
TravelUpdate
Earn 110,000 miles with limited time Delta card offers!
With these limited time offers from American Express, you can earn 110,000 miles from a single credit card welcome bonus offer.
View from the Wing
Internet Divided: Parents Leave 10-Year-Old Alone on Flight—Empowering or Neglectful?
A passenger shared their experience traveling with their 10 year old, and the internet is furious. These parents have their son sit alone on flights - even when they're all flying together. The parents sit together, and the child gets placed in a middle seat, often people two...
Traveling For Miles
Earn 17,500 bonus Amex points with select ITA Airways bookings [Targeted]
This morning, American Express has launched a new targeted offer which gives select cardholders the opportunity to earn 17,500 Membership Rewards points when booking through ITA Airways in the next ~11 weeks. If you value Amex points at a similar price point to us, that represents a potentially excellent rebate. The...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Flight Attendants Arrested After $285,000 Worth of Drugs Found Hidden in Ovens and Waste Carts of Madrid Bound Plane
As many as 26 pilots and flight attendants, as well as 11 cleaners, have been arrested by Bolivian police after $285,000 of narcotics was found stuffed in ovens and waste carts on a commercial plane that was due to depart Santa Cruz on Sunday night. According to local media reports, officers...
Miles For Family
Why I’m Already Thinking About 2026 Travel
I realize we’re still in 2024 right now. And 2025 comes next. But, I’m already thinking about potential 2026 travel. Why? In this miles and points hobby, my #1 advice for families is to plan early (see this post). I’ve had the best luck finding the flight award availability I...
Eye of the Flyer
Secretary Buttigieg – Your First Move Should be to Stop Delta From Taking Miles from Grieving Loved Ones!
I am sure you noticed that this month Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is looking into frequent flyer programs and if they are ” “transparent and fair”. This should have all the airlines shaking in their boots and especially Delta as they have been one of the nastiest with their...
View from the Wing
American Airlines’ $31 Million Phone System Blunder—Here’s How They Fixed the Hassle Fast
American Airlines rolled out a new automated phone system this summer. There was an AI-sounding voice that forced you to listen to a minute-long greeting about how, for instance, you can add a pet to your reservation online before you’re allowed to do anything else. The system no...
TravelUpdate
Freezing at the gate boarding British Airways – are you sure this isn’t Ryanair?
Anyone who has flown Ryanair before knows they have a super efficient boarding process. Sometimes they announce and…
Frequent Miler
LoungeReview: Excellent alternative to LoungeBuddy
When flying through an unfamiliar airport, it can be surprisingly difficult to know which lounges are available. Even more difficult is figuring out which lounges you can get into due to flying business/first class; or due to the credit cards you hold; or due to your elite status. I used...
Wingtips
British Airways Flash Sale.
British Airways has just launched its latest sale, and it’s pretty good. You can currently get tickets for… The post British Airways Flash Sale. appeared first on Wingtips.