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A bunch of cobranded cards announced great promotions last week — so now’s a perfect time to check out the best credit card welcome offers for this month! Transferable Points Cards The Platinum Card® from American Express Welcome Bonus: The Platinum C…
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Chicago Seminars 2021 Officially Announced for This October!
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The 2021 Chicago Seminars are officially going to happen. Seminars organizer Stefan Krakowski of Rapid Travel Chai made on the announcement on the event’s official FlyerTalk page. Masks, physical distancing, and proof of vaccination will be required (a…
Check Your Delta Air Lines Itineraries Today — #ScheduleChangeSaturday is in Full Effect!
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Have trips booked on Delta Air Lines? Keep an eye on your itineraries today. Several of our upcoming flights are affected by what’s colloquially known as #ScheduleChangeSaturday. Departure and arrival times, flight numbers, aircraft, and seat assignmen…
Crazy Stories from Luxury Hotel Workers. Concealed Weapons on the Rise at Disney World.
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Big tips, drug dealers, prostitutes, and $2 million checkout folios. Those are some of the tawdry details in a piece about the wildest things some luxury hotel employees have experienced. Plus, Disney World is reportedly seeing an influx of — concealed…
TODAY ONLY: Win a Southwest Companion Pass, a Million Rapid Rewards Points, or Another Prize During Wanna Get Away Day!
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Take a minute today and enter Southwest’s Wanna Get Away Day contest. It could score you a Companion Pass, a million points, a $500 gift card, or one of the thousands of other prizes. Today’s giveaway is the culmination of a celebration that started ea…
Delta Elite Mileage Run: Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA) via JFK Both Ways — 10,695 MQM at 2.8 CPM!
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Los Angeles-area flyers (or those who can position to LAX) looking to scoop up a bunch of MQM might want to jump on this Delta mileage run we just found. This is an LAX-JFK-MIA-JFK-LAX trip you can knock down in about 23 hours of flying. It’s a Main Ca…
Delta Amex Cards Offering Up to 20,000 MQM on Reserve Cards and 90,000 SkyMiles on Platinum Cards!
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American Express and Delta Air Lines just dropped some massive limited-time welcome offers for six of their cobranded SkyMiles credit cards. Four cards feature $200 statement credits after making a Delta purchase. Some give new cardholders a 0% introd…
Delta Elite Mileage Run: Orlando (MCO) to Seattle (SEA) via LAX: 8,586 MQM at 2.8 CPM!
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Our friends at Juicy Miles tipped us off to this Delta mileage run from Orlando (MCO) to Seattle (SEA) via Los Angeles (LAX) that can get SkyMiles members 8,586 MQM for only $240. (Maybe this is a good opportunity for milage run-starved folks in Atlant…
Someone Asked Me “What’s the Best Credit Card?” Here’s How I Responded
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My wife and I met some new friends last week during a neighbor’s backyard get-together. We’ll call them “Jack” and “Jill.” (We want to protect the innocent, after all. 🙂 ) Jack asked me a question I’m often posed in radio interviews, emails, te…
The Ultimate Revenge Trip: Women Discover They’re Allegedly Dating the Same Man — Then Abandon Him During a Trip to Turkey
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There’s been a lot of talk about the term “revenge travel.” But one story takes the term to a whole ‘nother level. Plus, several recent air rage incidents have something very big in common: a certain US state. Those are some of the day’s travel headlin…
Delta Elite Mileage Run: Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX) via Atlanta (ATL) — 8,274 MQM at 2.9 CPM!
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Austin-based SkyMiles members can score a bunch of MQM for a pretty decent price during this same-day Delta mileage run to Los Angeles. The key here is the connections in Atlanta. Thanks to Delta awarding 50% MQM, MQD, and MQS bonuses on coach tickets …
Amex Putting a Centurion Lounge in Atlanta!
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Atlanta will be home to an American Express Centurion Lounge! As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s Kelly Yamanouchi notes, Hartsfield-Jackson has only one non-airline branded lounge: The Club ATL in Concourse F (across the hall from the Sky Club with …
CLEAR Expands Digital Vaccine “Passport” Availability to Anyone with CDC Card?
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We recently wrote about CLEAR giving some members the ability to create a digital COVID-19 vaccine “passport” or proof of vaccination. But several readers were frustrated that government-provided vaccinations were not eligible for the feature. That see…
Important Reminder: Don’t Lose Your Delta Medallion Rollover MQMs – Start Planning NOW!
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Important Reminder: Don’t Lose Your Delta Medallion Rollover MQMs – Start Planning NOW!
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Lyft Pink Extensions for Some Chase Sapphire Reserve Cardholders?
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The complimentary one-year Lyft Pink subscription that’s part of my Chase Sapphire Reserve perks was set to expire tomorrow. But then I received a notice that I could enjoy three more free months. So I went for it. Why not? I have a couple of trips com…
Dell Amex Offer: Save 10% on Purchases — and Stack with Statement Credits, Other Offers, and Cashback Portals!
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A new Dell Amex Offer is available and allows The Business Platinum Card® from American Express members a great opportunity to save a chunk of money. Dell Amex Offer: Amex Business Platinum The new Dell Amex Offer gives Business Platinum Card® from Ame…
Register Now: Chase Freedom Flex’s 5% Bonus Categories for July-September!
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Registration is officially open for the Chase Freedom Flex‘s (and legacy Chase Freedom’s) 5% cashback bonus promotion for Q3/July-September 2021! Chase Freedom Flex 5% Cashback Categories The Chase Freedom Flex‘s bonus cashback categories for July-Sept…
Register Now: Chase Freedom Flex’s 5% Bonus Categories for July-September!
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Delta First/Business Class Mileage Run (Delta One!): New York (JFK) to Bogota, Columbia (BOG): ~13,994 MQM at 4 CPM!
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Need to scoop up some MQM at a decent price? How about in Delta One during an overnight mileage run from JFK to Bogota? Because Delta is awarding 75% MQM, MQS, and MQD bonuses on premium cabin trips flown during the rest of 2021, this JFK-ATL-BOG-JFK r…
Chase Sapphire Preferred vs Chase Sapphire Reserve: Which is Better for YOU?
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The Chase Sapphire Preferred and Chase Sapphire Reserve were both just refreshed. But the Preferred really got a jolt: increased and new points earning categories, an anniversary point bonus, and $50 hotel credit. The Reserve got some new Chase Ultimat…