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19 Nov. 2019
ANA Shifting Most US Routes From Narita To Haneda
When it comes to Tokyo Airports, Haneda is significantly more convenient than Narita, since it’s closer to the city. Historically a majority of long haul flights have been into Narita due to Haneda being significantly slot restricted, but that has slowly been changing. For example, recently US airlines got access to an additional dozen slots
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25 Oct. 2019
The wait is over: Clear will open at United terminals in Houston next week
Having both TSA PreCheck and Clear can help you dramatically reduce the amount of time spent waiting around at an airport before your flight. Used either independently or together, both speed up the security process. You don’t need to take out your ID, take off your shoes, or remove your toiletries or electronics. But a
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7 Sep. 2019
The Moment Two Passengers Emerge Together From a United Airlines Lavatory
Women were lining up for the lavatory for about ten minutes, and no one was coming out. That’s usually when you hope a flight attendant will put some coffee grounds in there between uses. A flight attendant notices the line, saying to one of the women “you’re still right here” as no one has moved.
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29 Mar. 2018
Learn to Travel Like a High Roller at ZorkFest in Las Vegas
You’re probably already familiar with events like Frequent Traveler University and the Chicago Seminars. Even Tahsir and Omar have run their own TravelCon event to teach others about how to earn and redeem miles for better travel. (The TravelCon name has since been taken over by my friend Nomadic Matt for something completely different.) If
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14 Mar. 2020
Making lemonade: Should we hope for a status run when normalcy returns? That, timestamps, confessions, and more.
This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, there were a few things we had to address: Greg’s potty mouth, a confession-confession, why those timestamps from Screaming Lincolns are great, and where we can look for opportunity when a sense of normalcy inevitably returns someday after this whole coronavirus outbreak is in our rearview mirror.
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3 Jun. 2017
Appalachian Community Credit Union CD Account Review: 0.10% to 3.04% APY CD Rate (TN, VA, KY)
Available to those in Tennessee, Virginia,Kentucky, Appalachian Community Credit Union offers competitive rates of 0.10% to 3.04% APY on CD terms from 6 to 72-months. That’s maximum savings with a fixed rate! Appalachian Community Credit Union CDs has a minimum opening deposit of $1,000 and no monthly fees. Grow your money faster wi...
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8 Oct. 2019
Amazon: Additional 20% Off Some Products For Discover Cardholders (Plus 5% Cashback)
The Offer Direct link to offer (our affiliate link) Amazon is offering cardholders 20% off some products Our Verdict In addition you also get 5% back at Amazon this quarter. At the moment there aren’t many options for the additional 20% off, but I wonder if they plan to add more products. There is a
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7 Oct. 2019
Swagbucks: Sign Up For I Can Read For $1 & Get 1,000 In SB ($9 Money Maker)
The Offer Direct link to offer Swagbucks is offering 1,000 SB when you sign up for ‘I Can Read’ book club for $1 Our Verdict You can get your first two books for free and pay $1 in shipping, this auto enrolls you in a subscription so make sure you cancel your membership. Swagbucks are
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19 Nov. 2019
WestJet Offering Status Match Challenge
WestJet has just introduced a pretty widely available status challenge opportunity, for anyone who may be planning flights with them soon. Let’s take a look at how it works. WestJet Status Match Challenge With this offer, WestJet is letting you status match to Gold or Silver status in the WestJet Rewards program. Then with qualifying
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18 Mar. 2020
50K business class to Europe on Delta (Jun-Aug, easy cancellation)
Virgin Atlantic is showing excellent availability for business class on Delta flights to Europe. I am not sure whether we’ll see a return to normalcy by June-July-August, but booking these is low-risk since we know that Virgin Atlantic doesn’t charge cancellation fees when the taxes are under $50 (as they would be on a flight from
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17 Mar. 2020
AA SimplyMiles: Earn 3x AAdvantage Miles Per Dollar On IHG Reservations
The American Airlines SimplyMiles card-linked program has a great new offer available if you have an IHG stay coming up in the next six weeks. They’re offering 3 miles per dollar spent at IHG properties when paying with a Mastercard linked to your SimplyMiles account which is great seeing as IHG credit cards are Mastercards.
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14 Aug. 2019
Google Tests New Price Drop Guarantee
Today I’m not talking about miles or points, but instead a new way to find the cheapest flights to book with cash. A savvy miles ninja knows when to use them versus when to pull out the dollar bills, after all. Until September 2, look out for this little symbol in the search results of
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