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2 Jun. 2017

Targeted: Up to 50% Off These Hotel Points

Via Monkey Miles, some folks will get a big discount when buying Hilton points! Hilton has a targeted offer for a 50% discount through June 23, 2017. That means you can buy Hilton points for as little as 0.5 cents each! So if you’re one of the Hilton members targeted for this offer, and you’ve been

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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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2 Jun. 2017

How to Fly Round-Trip to Japan in Business Class for ~$100 Round Trip: Part 5 – 3 Weeks of Lodging for Only ~$450!

Ever dreamed of visiting Japan? Credit card rewards can help get you there for a fraction of the price! Using miles & points, I recently flew round-trip from Austin, Texas, to Japan for ~$110 in Business Class. The retail cost was ~$11,000! And for 3 weeks of lodging (including some fancy hot...

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10 May. 2023

Inverted yield curves, rate expectations, and floating-rate certificates

As in my wont, I was browsing through depositaccounts.com to see if anything interesting was happening in the world of consumer-facing interest rates. I was surprised to see a few new borrowers at the top of the interest rate league table, with Merchants Bank of Indiana and Workers Credit Union offering 5.65% APY on 36-month

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4 Jul. 2019

Walking Across America with Points: Week 2

I hope everyone had a fantastic fourth of July! We’ve been following Mike Hammari for a bit now as he makes his way across this nation of ours on foot, soaking in the scenes in a very different way than most of us are accustomed to. Slowly! Mike is covering a large portion of his

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30 Mar. 2018

Last Chance to Extend Your Hilton Honors Diamond Status

Sriram provided an excellent review of the changes coming to the Hilton Honors program earlier this morning. To follow up, remember that one new feature for some members is the ability to extend your Diamond status for an extra year. This is intended to put your status on pause if life gets in the way

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20 Nov. 2019

Juneyao Airlines Adds Manchester Fifth Freedom Flight

Juneyao Airlines is a Star Alliance Connecting Partner, and is an airline that has been on my radar to fly. The airline has a total of 10 Boeing 787-9s on order, which have quite nice interiors. The airline only began long haul operations as of this year, as the 787 is their first wide body

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5 Sep. 2019

When Pilot No Shows, easyJet Lets One of the Passengers Fly the Plane

An easyJet flight from Machester, England to Alicante, Spain was delayed without one of its pilots to fly the plane. The airline had called in a reserve pilot who was going to take 90 minutes just to get to the airport. Passengers would be taking off a couple of hours late, if they were lucky.

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25 Oct. 2019

United’s CEO: Flyers will need convincing to fly the Boeing 737 MAX again

Having the FAA and Boeing say the 737 MAX is safe to fly isn’t going to mollify all passengers’ fears, United Airlines CEO said on Friday. That’s why he promised, once again, on Friday that his airline won’t swap jets on you and will let passengers rebook away from the MAX. “Them two saying that

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31 May. 2017

How to Book Award Flights on Condor With Alaska Airlines Miles

I recently shared that Alaska Airlines is now partners with German budget airline Condor. And you can now earn and redeem Alaska Airlines miles for award flights on Condor between the US and Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. More options for redeeming miles is always great news! And booking Condor award flights on the Alaska

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25 Oct. 2019

6 destinations where it’s not too late to see fall foliage

The weather’s changing, temperatures are dropping and the holiday season is well underway. But it’s still not too late to get your fill of fall foliage before everything turns brown. Here’s what you’ll need to know to be strategic about late fall adventures. Related: The 7 best starter credit cards Every year, the Smoky Moun...

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5 Sep. 2019

The Pan Am Flight Attendant Who Gave Her Life Saving Passengers on a Hijacked Flight 33 Years Ago

Pan Am flight 73 flew from Mumbai to the U.S. with a stop in Karachi, Pakistan on September 5, 1986. It was hijacked by four Palestinian Abu Nidal Organization terrorists who wanted to use the Boeing 747-121 to free prisoners in Syria and Israel. There were 380 passengers and 13 crew on board the aircraft.

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