American Airlines is phasing out the AAirpass program, which allowed customers to prepay for travel at flat rates and receive extra benefits like no changes or cancel fees; premium seating; Admirals
Month: November 2022
The former COO of Allegiant and CFO of United, Andrew Levy, acquired the operating certificate of Xtra Airways and used it to start ultra low cost carrier Avelo Airlines last year.
Avelo Airlines and
Deltas Sky Clubs are nicer than competitor products, with more and better food. But theyre also busy. There are frequently (long) lines to get in, and once inside theyre crowded hardly a respite fro
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Hyatt acquiring Dream Hotel Group. Doesnt really address their need to scale its only 12 hotels (some managed, some franchised) and a 24 property pipeline. A
Today, November 30, 2022, is the last chance to get the 80,000-point bonus from the Chase Sapphire Reserve. This increased offer expires today at 6 p.m. ET.
CHASE SAPPHIRE RESERVE (CSR)80,000 bonus po
At approximately 5:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Hertz-owned vehicles that had been rented by President Biden’s Secret Service burst into flames in a lot at the Nantucket airport after they were returned.
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Image Credit: Upgraded PointsMissing baggage, delayed arrivals, and sudden cancellations are the necessary ingredients for most holiday disaster movies. And while we may enjoy watching this type of mi
My husband has a business trip coming up. Before he booked his hotel, he asked me if I had any requests for where he should book his stay. He knows this miles and points hobby well enough to know that
Heres the campaign for Give A Mile which helps bring people together for their last moments of life, using miles so that airfare isnt the reason someone dies alone. (I am on the board of Give A Mile,
The Biden administration official overseeing spent nuclear fuel at the Department of Energy has been charged with stealing a checked bag from baggage claim at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.
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Protests have been ongoing in Iran for the past 10 years, precipitated by a woman who was beaten and killed by authorities for improperly wearing her hijab. To prevent citizens from seeing the protes
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How did I miss this last week?Bankrupt Bahamas-based Alameda Research (trading arm of FTX) has an unpaid $55,000 bill with Margaritaville Resort there. Wasted
American AAdvantage and World of Hyatt have a useful partnership that allows American status members to earn 1 AAdvantage mile per dollar spent with Hyatt, and Hyatt elites to earn 1 Hyatt point per d
United Airlines has launched a Cyber Monday award sale in which its offering up to 50% off Economy Class awards to Europe, Asia and Australia for holders of its co-branded credit cards and its premier
This past Thanksgiving week, we scrapped our plans for another visit to North Captiva Island (heavily hit by hurricane) and instead rented a house on vrbo in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. These two places cou
I was really hoping to post about some great, unbelievable travel deals for Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Almost every single hotel brand/airline/cruise line has their own biggest sale ever going on. See
Today and tomorrow only (Nov 28 and Nov 29), Frontier Airlines is offering a $50 flight voucher when you purchase a Discount Den membership.
Discount Den Details
A Discount Den membership gives you ac
United is running a sale on coach international award travel that lets elites and co-brand cardmembers book Australia awards from just 40,000 miles roundtrip, as well as discounting numerous other des
Sidelined NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. (OBJ) was kicked off of American Airlines Miami Los Angeles flight 1228 on Sunday after an altercation with a flight attendant over whether he was refus
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Youve heard of Flight Simulator, where you get to pilot an aircraft. But Flight Attendant Simulator VR is coming next month (HT: Paul H)After lighting the Kel