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Arguably the best deal in all of travel is the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass. After earning 125,000 points in a calendar year from qualifying sources you can bring a companion along on your Southwest Airlines travels.
Right now Chase is offering a…
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United Confirms It Fired Two Union Leaders For Retaliating Against Flight Attendant Snitch
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When you work in a union shop, ratting out your colleagues usually doesn’t end well for you. That was a lesson the union leaders tried to teach this flight attendant, it seems. They lost their job. But life probably is still going to be rough for the…
Flight Attendants ‘Forced To Work For Free’ During Boarding, And Over 100,000 People Demand Change
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There’s a big debate going on about whether flight attendants are fairly paid, based on the idea that they are generally paid only for the time flying and not for the time spent boarding an aircraft. A Change.org petition to change this has garnered ov…
Hertz Is Even Sending People To Jail That Never Rented Cars From Them
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Hertz seems to have a real problem sending customers to jail for no good reason. As best I have been able to tell, it seems that when a customer changes cars, or extends a rental, Hertz sometimes doesn’t record the transaction correctly in their syste…
Award Alert: West Coast – Paris Business Class Saver Awards Using AAdvantage Miles
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Right now there’s really good business class saver award inventory on one of American’s lesser-known partners. And even better it’s for a West Coast departure to Europe, which is even harder to get.
Air Tahiti Nui has good award space for two passenger…
United Makes Earning Status In 2022 Easier, After Already Having Made It Easier
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In what no doubt will not be the last concession to make status-earning easier this year, United will let members know on Friday they’re getting deposits in their accounts of 15% – 20% of the qualifying dollars they need to keep their current status. A…
Business Class Saver Awards To Capetown For 4+ Passengers: 105,000+ Miles Roundtrip
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United is bringing back Capetown service and making it year-round, with three flights a week starting June 5. And United Airlines is making business class saver awards available for Newark – Capetown non-stop for up to four passengers.
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Chase Adds Earning Accelerator And More Elite Nights To Marriott Card Plus 100K Bonus
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Marriott credit cards have long made sense to apply for with rich acquisition bonuses. And they’ve made sense to keep for annual free nights and elite nights towards status. Their area of challenge has been whether they’re rewarding enough for ongoin…
American And Alaska Miles Soon To Be Able To Upgrade Travel On 14 Different Airlines
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oneworld says it is on track to roll out the platform for members of one airline’s program in the alliance to use their miles to upgrade on a flight operated by another airline in the alliance.
This would mean members of American Airlines AAdvantage an…
United Airlines Fired Key Members Of Its Flight Attendants Union
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United Airlines fired to key members of its flight attendants union this week. The union is blisteringly angry. The union sent out a message saying they’re outraged. The note, under Sara Nelson’s signature and that of the head of the United union exec…
Former Miss USA Continues Trolling American Airlines Over Wardrobe Malfunction [Roundup]
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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.
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What This Bernie Sanders Look-A-Like Has To Wear To The Airport
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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.
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The 16 Best Credit Card Bonus Offers [February 2022]
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Every month I post what I find are the biggest credit card offers out there. Some of last month’s biggest credit card offers are gone or changed.
Here’s the current up to date list of biggest credit card offers right now – the most lucrative bonuses…
Hot Meals, Predeparture Beverages Returning To American Airlines First Class Starting Next Week
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American Airlines has only been offering hot meals in premium cabins on cross country flights and international flights of sufficient distance. However in a sign that nature is healing, they’ll begin returning meal service to domestic first class cabi…
Two Business Class Roundtrips To Europe For 100,000 Amex Points (A Reader Schools Me)
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The truth is that even Aeromexico has sweet spots especially when you can just book award travel on their own flights. Reader Bill C. emails to let me know he used the Amex transfer bonus with great success.
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Earn 20x On Home Rentals When You Book Through Marriott February 9-11
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Marriott says they’ll be offering 20 Bonvoy points per dollar on bookings made through their Homes & Villas by Marriott International site from February 9th to February 11th. That’s four times the usual number of points.
These bookings qualify as M…
The Airbnb Guests Are Not Alright
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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.
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American Express Launched No Fee Mileage-Earning Debit Card (Huge)
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American Express just announced ‘Rewards Checking’ for U.S. credit card customers. It has no account fees or minimum balances, pays half a percent annual yield on balances, and comes with a points-earning debit card (1 Membership Rewards point per $2 …
Man Dresses Up In Star Wars Garb And Hands Out Masks On Planes
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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.
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18 Months Of Paramount+ Streaming For 56 Cents
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I didn’t have much interest in streaming Paramount+ but there’s a lot of content. My wife, daughter or I will certainly watch it once in the next 18 months making it worthwhile. I’ve set a calendar reminder to cancel before the service renews (and I al…