Traveling For Miles
TODAY: Earn up to 4x on Apple purchases through shopping portals (select products)
Shopping through online portals can be a great way to boost a loyalty account balance, save some cash, or to prevent a loyalty balance from expiring. Right now a number of shopping portals are offering improved earnings rates for select purchases made with Apple, so this may be a good...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: British Airways A320 Economy Class [2025]
We took our familiar evening flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Basel (BSL) on British Airways, this time on an Airbus A320 in economy class. While nothing remarkable, the experience was solid. British Airways A320 Economy Class Review [2025] You might enjoy comparing this review to the same route in 2021 and...
The Bulkhead Seat
Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade
A few weeks ago, I had to be in Cleveland for a night on business. The event I was attending was a few blocks from the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade and it made for the perfect location downtown. The space is architecturally stunning and it’s a fine hotel,...
Altitude Yes
Trip Report: The Morning Japan Airlines Flight from Tokyo to New York (JL6)
Welcome to yet another trip report on the Japan Airlines Airbus A350-1000. Yes, this was my fourth flight on the JAL A350-1000 in a span of five months. Let me know if this gets boring and I’ll stop flying Japan Airlines immediately. On a more serious note, this was a rarer...
Frequent Miler
Greg’s Guest Appearance on The Frommer’s Travel Show: Smart, Not Too Complex, Strategies for Earning Free Travel
On September 7th, Greg appeared on The Frommer’s Travel Show podcast with Pauline Frommer to discuss a few quick strategies for free travel. You can catch the whole episode here, or read a quick summary of the discussion below. (02:00) – Do you need a certain mindset or skillset to handle miles...
Live and Let’s Fly
Relaxing In London: A Simple Day To Begin Our Journey
Another trip to London, another beautiful day of relaxation in one of my favorite cities in the world. Springtime In London: A Day Of Rest To Begin Our Holiday After landing in Heathrow Terminal 2 on JetBlue, we mapped out our options to get to Bermondsey, part of the London Borough of...
Frequent Miler
Our favorite travel gear | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep323 | 9-12-25
In today’s podcast episode, we’re sharing our favorite travel gear (like Nick’s Japanese nail clippers), and we’ll explain why a UK power adapter is especially useful, and why we carry backpacks in our backpacks. Our favorite travel gear Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can...
Traveling For Miles
New high offer: Rakuten “refer a friend” now earns you & them $50 or 5,000 Amex points [targeted]
Rakuten is one of my favorite cash back sites because it allows users to choose between earning pure cash back or Amex Membership Rewards in place of cash back. Now, for a limited time, the site is offering the best bonus we have ever seen it offer to new users...
Points With a Crew
Holiday Inn Express Pittsburgh West – Green Tree Hotel Review
In 2025, as part of a trip with my son’s Scout troop to Northern Tier, I stayed one night at the Holiday Inn Express Pittsburgh West – Green Tree. This Holiday Inn Express Pittsburgh West – Green Tree review will give an idea of the different amenities and features of...
Traveling For Miles
Has Hyatt just launched a variety of targeted promotions (again)?
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Traveling For Miles
Hyatt app promotion: Earn up to 20,000 bonus points with select Hyatt Regency stays [possibly targeted]
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Miles For Family
Seattle to Seoul Flight Sale, Hilton’s Spiraling Devaluations and More
Ends Today! Alaska Sale for New Seoul Flights: BOGO or 20K Miles One-Way: Get BOGO for cash price or 20k award flights from Seattle to Seoul on Alaska Airlines. Travel through December 15, 2025. See this post on Miles to Memories. Ends today! Analyzing Hilton’s Spiraling Devaluations: Top-tier Hilton properties now...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: JetBlue A321LR Economy Class (JFK-LHR Daytime Trip)
My JetBlue Airbus A321LR flight from New York to London–my first-ever daytime eastbound transatlantic light–was pleasant and productive, even in economy class. JetBlue A321LR Economy Class Review (JFK-LHR Daytime Trip) After a quiet redeye from Southern California to New York, we did not have long before it was time to board our...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 551: Shaking things up
Routes and partnerships slashed in some areas, while others focus on innovation. Plus Spanish airports fight back against Ryanair and lots more. Also in this episode: Properly pronouncing Bangor More Spirit bankruptcy bits WestJet Boeing order Singapore/Alaska partnership ends Alaska to KEF United boosting TLV service DOT rolling back consumer protections Dorkfest/SpotLAX For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content,...
Miles For Family
Why I’m Excited about JetBlue’s FLL Route Expansions
Yesterday, I read that JetBlue is expanding is routes out of Fort Lauderdale FLL Airport. The airline is bringing back several routes that it had discontinued a few years ago, including: Aruba (AUA) Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) Grand Cayman (GCM) New Orleans (MSY) Pittsburgh (PIT) St. Maarten (SXM) In addition, JetBlue is adding flights to these “new” destinations: Cali,...
Pizza in Motion
9/11 Hasn’t Faded From My Memory
I’ll be on an airplane today, as I’ve been many years in the past on September 11th.  I don’t intentionally book flights on the anniversary of 9/11, but I also don’t shy away from it.  Many of the pilots and flight attendants I’ll encounter today weren’t working for an airline...