One Mile at a Time
Good Deal: Redeem Points For A Virgin Voyages Cruise
For those who are into cruising, the Virgin Red loyalty program has rolled out a promotion to redeem points for a Virgin Voyages cruise, and it could represent a fairly decent value.
Your Mileage May Vary
I Never Even Thought to Consider This as Cutting the Line. Was It?
When you travel, there are certain acts of etiquette most people take part in. You wait your turn in the bathroom queue (but if you really have to go, it’s…
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Purchase 15,000 Wyndham Rewards Points for $175 With Daily Getaways — May 1, 2024
You can purchase 15,000 Wyndham Rewards points for $175.00 through the Daily Getaways offer for today, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 1:00 in the afternoon Eastern Daylight Time. No more than a maximum of... The post Purchase 15,000 Wyndham Rewards Points for $175 With Daily Getaways — May 1, 2024 appeared first...
View from the Wing
New Southwest Airlines Scam Has Passengers Saving Overhead Bin Space For Late Boarders
Southwest Airlines passengers aren’t just saving seats for other passengers, they’re saving overhead bin space, too by laying their bags horizontally in the bins to take up more space and then turning the bags on their sides to free up space once their travel companions board. Continue reading New Southwest Airlines...
Frequent Miler
Rakuten: 4K Membership Rewards / $40 referral bonus for both sides
If you know someone who does not yet use shopping portal Rakuten, both you and they can receive $40 each (or 4,000 Membership Rewards points) when they sign up and spend at least $40 through the portal. That should be fairly easy to do, so I definitely recommend taking advantage...
Economy Class & Beyond
Lufthansa’s Allegris new onboard seating product (mostly) takes off with paying customers aboard
For those who have been waiting for Lufthansa’s next-generation seating product- Allegris – has finally taken to the sky. Well, mostly. The first scheduled flight with Lufthansa Allegris on board, LH476, took off this afternoon at 16:14 from Munich for Vancouver on the west coast of Canada. The aircraft (D-AIXT)...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
May 1 Bonus Offer Highlight: Millennium Hotels My Millennium – earn 2x points for stays around the world
Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is nearly a year long offer to earn 2x My Millennium points for stays at Millennium Hotels & Resorts worldwide. Check out all of the new bonuses added today here: The post May 1 Bonus Offer Highlight: Millennium Hotels My Millennium – earn 2x points for stays...
TravelUpdate
Promotion: Sale on Porter Airlines, Air Canada and WestJet Flights
If you are booking a flight within North America, you should take advantage of the sale on Porter Airlines, Air Canada or WestJet flights!
Frequent Miler
2 Chase transfer bonuses: 30% to Virgin Atlantic & 40% to Marriott Bonvoy
Chase is out with not one but two new transfer bonuses today – one to Virgin Atlantic and one to Marriott Bonvoy. The Deal Chase is offering the following transfer bonuses: 30% bonus to Virgin Atlantic 40% bonus to Marriott Bonvoy Key Terms Expires June 15, 2024. Quick Thoughts The...
One Mile at a Time
My Kuwait Luxury Hotel Conundrum…
Im struggling justifying paying extra to avoid a Four Seasons (in the interest of staying at a points hotel), so Im curious what OMAAT readers think
Live and Let’s Fly
I Got “Felt Up” By The TSA After Body Scanner Detects Suspicious Package
True story. I recently had the oddest TSA security experience at Los Angeles International Airport that has left me wondering what possibly could have triggered the full body scanner to pinpoint my…package. TSA Body Scanner Flags My Suspicious Package I’ve been a TSA PreCheck member from the program’s inception and...
TravelUpdate
Review: EVA Air Star Lounge Taipei (TPE)
Background Before my EVA Air flight from Taipei (TPE) to San Francisco (SFO), I had about 45 minutes to spare after clearing security before boarding my flight. I was going to visit the Infinity Lounge (which I reviewed here) as that is the business class lounge and the one I...
Traveling For Miles
Qatar Airways is offering a 30% Avios bonus on transfers from select banking currencies (Citi included)
Qatar Airways has launched a month-long promotion in which its offering Privilege Club members a 30% bonus when they convert various banking currencies into Avios. For US readers this means that Citi ThankYou points can now be converted to Avios at a rate of 1 point to 1.3 Avios. The post...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Data Breach Fears as Qantas Passengers Were Able to Access Booking Details and Boarding Passes For Other Customers After App Malfunction
There were fears on Wednesday that Australian flag carrier Qantas had been hit by a massive data breach after the airline’s mobile app malfunctioned and started to the booking details and boarding passes of frequent flyers to other customers who shouldn’t have had access The airline has been forced to...
View from the Wing
Blocked Beauty: Town Covers Up Mount Fuji To Keep Tourists Away [Roundup]
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Blocked Beauty: Town Covers Up Mount Fuji To Keep Tourists Away [Roundup]...
Live from a Lounge
India’s DGCA starts to deregister 54 aircraft belonging to bankrupt GoFirst Airways
GoAir/Go First finally is having its aircraft deregistered, one year after the airline declared bankruptcy. The post India’s DGCA starts to deregister 54 aircraft belonging to bankrupt GoFirst Airways appeared first on Live from a Lounge.
The Bulkhead Seat
More Devaluation: United Partner Business Class Award Redemptions Going Up
Last week, I wrote about how United massively devalued redemptions on Lufthansa and ANA… The post More Devaluation: United Partner Business Class Award Redemptions Going Up appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Frequent Miler
Cardless launching two new Avianca LifeMiles credit cards; join waitlist for additional miles
Cardless is on a bit of an airline credit card acquisition spree. In addition to the upcoming launch of a couple of new Qatar Airways credit cards, they’ve announced today that they’ll be launching two new Avianca LifeMiles credit cards in May as well. Details of the new cards are...
The Bulkhead Seat
Hyatt and Peloton Partner for Fitness at Hotels and Rewards for Guests
I’m a huge Peloton fan and have a Peloton Bike+ in Chicago and a… The post Hyatt and Peloton Partner for Fitness at Hotels and Rewards for Guests appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Will Run For Miles
News We’ve Been Waiting For: Peloton and Hyatt Collaboration!
Peloton and Hyatt - a match made in heaven!! The post News We’ve Been Waiting For: Peloton and Hyatt Collaboration! appeared first on Will Run For Miles.
One Mile at a Time
BOOKED: I’m Flying Lufthansa Allegris, Thai & Kuwait First Class!!
I’m about to embark on my next review trip, and wanted to provide a rundown of what I have planned. A few days ago I shared how I managed to snag an award seat in Lufthansa’s new Allegris business class, and now I’ve managed to finalize most of the rest...
Miles For Family
The Super Strict Cardless Application Rule
Yesterday, I posted about the new Avianca LifeMiles credit card coming from Cardless. Before that, we learned about the Qatar card about to launch from Cardless. Both of these cards have waitlists you can get on to get additional bonus miles. Unfortunately, it looks like I won’t be able to...
The Points of Life
Samaraa’s Minaret: The Intimidating Wind to the Top
Before going to Samarra, I watched a YouTube video that made the trek to the top seem treacherous. I compliment the videographer for her skills but can assure you there is relatively no risk, minus selfie stupidity The post Samaraa’s Minaret: The Intimidating Wind to the Top appeared first on The...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Earn 500 Bonus SkyMiles by Shopping May 2024
Effective through Friday, May 3, 2024 at 11:59:59 in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, you can earn 500 bonus SkyMiles by shopping for Mother’s Day 2024 — in addition to the standard SkyMiles earned — during the Mother’s Day Bonus Offer campaign at the Delta Air Lines SkyMiles Shopping portal by spending...
Traveling For Miles
Get a 40% bonus on Chase transfers to Marriott (this has its uses)
Chase has brought back a Marriott transfer promotion that we seem to see appear every few months and while this promotion doesn't offer the highest transfer bonus that we've seen in recent times, in a select number of cases the 40% bonus that's now on offer can make transfers worthwhile. The...
Travel With Grant
Travel with Grant Turned 11 Years Old Today!
Good morning everyone, I hope your week is going well.  I have an exciting announcement: Travel with Grant just turned 11 years old today!  Yup, I started this blog on May 1, 2013 and I can't believe I've had a travel blog for 11 years (I really can't believe I...
One Mile at a Time
New: Creative World Of Hyatt & Peloton Partnership
Hyatt and Peloton have just announced a new partnership, which is part of Hyatt’s focus on wellbeing. Not only will we see Peloton equipment coming to hundreds of Hyatt properties, but there will also be a loyalty program integration…
Live and Let’s Fly
Better Than Uber: Express Bus To Bucharest Airport
I took an Uber from Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport into town, then Express Bus 100 back to the airport. The bus was the more efficient option… Guide: Bucharest Airport Bus After arriving in Bucharest, I summoned an Uber because I did not know where to pick up the bus...
TravelUpdate
Ending tonight! Earn up to 185,000 points with these offers
With these limited time offers, you can earn up to 185,000 points from a single credit card bonus. These bonuses end tonight!
One Mile at a Time
United MileagePlus Devalues Partner Business Class Awards
United MileagePlus has just significantly hiked the cost of some regional business class awards on partner airlines, as flagged by View from the Wing. This follows United recently massively increasing the cost of partner first class awards.
View from the Wing
Divine Retribution Or Corporate Policy? Hertz Imposes Biblical Ban On A Customer’s Descendants
This is the story of Hertz going biblical on a customer, banning the first born male child of another customer from ever renting again from the agency. Even though the banned renter had never broken any Hertz rule. Continue reading Divine Retribution Or Corporate Policy? Hertz Imposes Biblical Ban On...
TravelUpdate
What’s it like flying Qatar Airways First Class from Sydney to Doha?
After some time in Australia, it was time to fly from Sydney to Doha on the Qatar Airways Airbus A380. After an excellent flight in first class in the other direction, I was looking forward to doing it all again on the return. Unfortunately, a few days before I was...