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8 Sep. 2019

As United Negotiates a New Pilot Contract, Heads We Lose Tails We Lose

Passengers need a pilot contract because unhappy pilots mean massive delays and cancellations. But a pilot contract is going to mean the airline can squeeze more seats into regional jets. Either way, passengers lose. Continue reading As United Negotiates a New Pilot Contract, Heads We Lose Tails We Lose…

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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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15 Mar. 2020

Q2 2020 Activation Links For Freedom, Discover, Cash+, Dividend & ABOC

As of today, all of the credit cards with rotating quarterly categories have opened registration for Q2 2020. We’ve provided details below of each card’s categories from April 1 to June 30, 2020, along with links to activate your bonuses. Chase Freedom Bonus Categories Grocery Stores (excludes Target & Walmart) Fitness Club & Gy...

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25 Oct. 2019

The Force is strong with this one: United goes to a galaxy far, far away

Does it get any better than airplanes, travel and Star Wars? The correct answer is, no, it absolutely does not. The intersection of those things is pretty much peak levels of awesome. As if Star Wars fans, like myself, weren’t already beyond pumped about the December release of the final film in the story of

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5 Mar. 2024

Manufacturing transactions is harder than you think

There are countless methods of manufacturing credit card spend, but the basic principles are simple: generate a credit card purchase (usually at some cost), liquidate the purchase back to cash (usually at some cost), and use the cash (plus any costs paid) to pay off the credit card balance. If you generate more in credit

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2 Jun. 2017

This Weekend: Free Access to Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, & More for Bank of America Cardholders

Good news if you’re looking for something fun and educational to do this weekend! If you have a Bank of America (or Merrill Lynch) debit or credit card, you can get free admission at 175+ participating museums and cultural centers on the first full weekend of each month. Check out the Chicago History Museum This Weekend, Compli...

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4 Apr. 2018

Coming Soon: Book Finnair Award Travel via Alaska Airlines Website

Nearly a year ago, Alaska Airlines and Finnair announced a new partnership which allows frequent flyers to earn and redeem miles on each airline. Since the announcement there has been little done to implement reciprocal awards. Finnair quickly implemented award travel options on Alaska Airlines for Finnair Plus members, but Alaska did not. Since th...

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7 Oct. 2019

[Expired] Ibotta: Signup for HelloFresh and Get $52; Stack with Amex Offer – Ends Today (10/7)

The Offer Check your Ibotta app to find this offer Ibotta is offering $52 back when signing up for a HelloFresh subscription. The Fine Print Expires on October 8th, 2019 at 2:59 am ET (a few hours from the time of this posting) Our Verdict Pretty nice offer. Swagbucks also has a $43 offer available;

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8 Jul. 2019

Why I Lowered the Credit Limit on my Chase Card

I just got off the phone with Chase card services. I called to lower the credit limit on my United Explorer Business Card. I am gearing up to apply for another Chase credit card, and this is a step to prepare for my next application. If you keep up with the blog, you’ll remember I’m

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14 Mar. 2020

$37 RT Las Vegas to East Coast on Frontier

Right now, I imagine that most people are practicing social isolation as best they can. However, for those who are still traveling and/or need to travel for some reason and can travel light, Frontier has some incredibly cheap fares, from $37 round trip on a number of routes from Las Vegas to the east coast

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25 Oct. 2019

United plans new New York-Washington shuttle amid growth spurt

United Airlines is jumping into the lucrative New York air shuttle market with an expanded service to Washington that will begin next spring. The Star Alliance carrier will offer up to 13 daily flights between its Newark Liberty (EWR) hub and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), United commercial chief Andrew Nocella said Friday at the

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19 Nov. 2019

Daytime Eastbound Transatlantic Flights: Thoughts From A First Timer

Last week I flew United’s 767-300 Polaris business class from Newark to London. I’ve flown a countless number of times between the New York area and London, but there was something that made this flight unique — this was my first time ever taking an eastbound daytime transatlantic flight. That’s to say that I left

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