Eye of the Flyer
Capital One Brings Back Promotion Worth (At Least) $1,000 in Travel
This offer usually pops up once year and it’s back (for now): the Capital One promotion potentially worth $1,000 (or more) of travel is back! New Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card applicants can earn 75,000 bonus Miles after spending $4,000 on eligible purchases within three (3) months of being approved for...
View from the Wing
I Could Not Stop Thinking About Bilt Cash — It’s Not Cash, It’s A Monthly Benefits Budget For Picking Your Perks
Bilt wants you to treat Bilt Cash like money, but that framing misses what’s actually new here. It functions more like a monthly “benefits budget” that lets you pick the credits and perks you value—more points, rides, dining, hotel benefits—rather than forcing everyone into the same coupon book. The one...
Live and Let’s Fly
Qantas Makes Emirates First Class Awards Harder And More Expensive
Bad news for travelers who like using Qantas Points to book Emirates First Class. Qantas Frequent Flyer has just announced a trio of changes that impact how Emirates First Class award redemptions, and the changes will make booking these awards more expensive and much more difficult than they are now....
One Mile at a Time
American & Aer Lingus Partnership: Earn & Redeem Miles, Use Elite Perks
In early 2022, American Airlines and Aer Lingus formally launched a partnership. However, the rollout has been incredibly strange. We saw reciprocal mileage earning introduced after nearly two years, we then saw reciprocal elite perks introduced after nearly three years, and now were seeing reciprocal mileage redemptions (finally!) after nearly...
One Mile at a Time
American & Aer Lingus Partnership: Earn & Redeem Miles, Use Elite Perks
In early 2022, American Airlines and Aer Lingus formally launched a partnership. However, the rollout has been incredibly strange. We saw reciprocal mileage earning introduced after nearly two years, we then saw reciprocal elite perks introduced after nearly three years, and now were seeing reciprocal mileage redemptions (finally!) after nearly...
One Mile at a Time
American & Aer Lingus Partnership: Earn & Redeem Miles, Use Elite Perks
In early 2022, American Airlines and Aer Lingus formally launched a partnership. However, the rollout has been incredibly strange. We saw reciprocal mileage earning introduced after nearly two years, we then saw reciprocal elite perks introduced after nearly three years, and now we’re seeing reciprocal mileage redemptions (finally!) after nearly...
The Bulkhead Seat
US Airlines Brace for Major Winter Blast with Waivers and Urgent Travel Warnings
A massive winter storm poised to sweep across much of the United States has…
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Frequent Miler
Is the $795 Sapphire Reserve® coupon card a keeper?
I’ve talked to many people lately who are struggling to decide whether to keep their Sapphire Reserve® cards when their next annual fee comes due. I’m in the same situation, so I figured it would make sense to walk you through how I’ve been thinking about it and the decision...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
50 Years of Air France Concorde. I Was a Passenger. Read About It.
Today, Wednesday, January 21, 2026 marks 50 years since the first commercial flight of the Concorde aircraft that was operated by Air France — and you can read about my experience flying as a passenger aboard one of the most iconic aircraft ever flown, as the supersonic airplane set an...
Frequent Miler
IHG Business Rewards promo: Earn 2x points + 2 bonus elite nights for every $3K spent
IHG Business Rewards is currently offering members double points on stays, meetings, and conferences, along with two bonus elite night credits for every $3,000 spent with them, with a limit of 10 elite nights. The Deal Earn 2x points when booking meetings, conferences, and stays for others with IHG Business...
