Eye of the Flyer
Whaler Beach Bar Venice: Using Resy Credits (And Avoiding My $11 Parking Mistake)
Expiring Resy credits and a visiting family member gave me the perfect excuse to try a beachfront restaurant in Venice. It mostly worked out—except for one small (and avoidable) parking mistake. Join us for a quick review of the Whaler Beach Bar Venice in Los Angeles’ Venice Beach neighborhood. Why...
2PAXfly
LOYALTY: Will travellers pay the price for the crack down on card fees in Australia?
Australian travellers’ love affair with points-earning credit cards could be heading for turbulence, as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) tightens the screws on card payment fees. On the surface, it sounds like good news: lower costs for merchants, potentially fewer surcharges at checkout, and a fairer payments system. But...
Live from a Lounge
American Express launches new Centurion Lounge at Terminal 1, Delhi Airport
In January, American Express had to shut its Centurion Lounge at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 because GMR was reshaping the airport terminal to make space for international operations. Now, American Express has completed and launched the new lounge. American Express launches new Centurion Lounge American Express opened its new Centurion...
Frequent Miler
3x travel: Ink Preferred as an alternative to Sapphire Reserve
One of the things I hate most about the new couponified Chase Sapphire Reserve card is that it no longer offers 3X rewards for all travel. Combined with its best-in-class travel protections, the old Sapphire Reserve card was an easy and obvious choice when paying for any type of travel....
Frequent Miler
Citi Strata Premier refresh rumors
Danny the Deal Guru reports on a rumored Citi Strata Premier refresh, based on survey questions that recently went out to existing cardholders. Keep in mind that surveys are not always reliable indicators of changes to come, but the changes being floated here would represent a significant downgrade in the...
Frequent Miler
Correction: Amex will remove Shop Saks benefit on July 1, 2026
Update: A representative from American Express has reached out with a correction. This benefit will continue to be available through June 30, 2026, for both new and existing cardholders. Starting on July 1, 2026, the Shop Saks benefit will be removed. Apparently, we can expect some new Platinum card-specific Amex...
Frequent Miler
US Bank Altitude Reserve travel protections only cover transportation, not hotels
A reader in our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group points out a limitation I had long missed on the US Bank Altitude Reserve card: The card’s trip cancellation protection only applies to transportation booked through a common carrier. It does not offer any trip cancellation protection for accommodations (like hotel...
