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8 Sep. 2019

There’s Still an American Airlines MD80 in Dallas, After All

The retirement of the American Airlines MD80 has been written about extensively and covered across all sorts of media. I am didn’t find the event nearly as momentous and many did, but there were plenty of celebrations as the plane made its last commercial flight – AA80 – from Chicago O’Hare to Dallas Fort-Worth and

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5 Apr. 2018

Alaska Airlines Relaxes Same Day Change Rules

We all know that travel plans change. This is especially true for business travelers or those of us who fly often and sometimes want to get home or to our destination earlier or later. The ability to change one flight or have flexibility is golden. Even the casual travel appreciates flexibility from time to time.

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25 Oct. 2019

U.S. to ban all routes to Cuba except Havana, reports say

The United States is banning commercial flights to all cities in Cuba except Havana. The move, announced by the Trump administration on Friday, rolls back an easing of Cuba-U.S. flight restrictions that began under Trump’s predecessor Obama. The change in policy comes from unnamed government sources who spoke to media outlets, including The M...

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8 Sep. 2019

United Airlines Says It’s Immoral to Move to a Better Seat While Inflight

Since norms vary across airlines and have only recently changed it’s not a moral failing of passengers who don’t know or understand the position that any given airline takes here. On the contrary, it’s incumbent on the airline to explain in clear terms what their policy is and why rather than suggesting a passenger wanting

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8 Apr. 2018

Limited Time: 60k Gold & 70k Platinum Delta Offers. Which is Better?

I’m bumping this post up to the top of the blog roll as a reminder that these elevated 60k and 70k bonus offers for the Delta Gold and Platinum Amex cards are ending April 11, 2018 (this coming Wednesday). If you want to apply, do so before midnight tonight! Until April 11, 2018, the Gold

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7 Oct. 2019

Chase Offering Some Cardholders Ability To Request A Credit Limit Increase Online

Chase is giving some cardholders the ability to request a credit limit increase online. After clicking the ‘Increase My Credit Limit’ button customers are asked what card they would like to increase the limit for as well as the standard questions (income, employment and mortgage/rent details). In the past Chase has done a hard credit

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8 Oct. 2019

Chase IHG Premier Up To 125,000 Points + $50 Statement Credit

Update 9/30/19: Another link says the end date is 10/09/19 Update 9/13/19: Mailers have been sent out showing an end date of 10/31/19 for this card. The Offer Direct link to offer Chase IHG Premier card is offering the following sign up bonus: $50 statement credit after first purchase 125,000 points after $3,000 in spend

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14 Mar. 2020

United cutting costs, tour museums from home, quarant-camping, and more

This week’s Frequent Miler week in review around the web brings us tips on finding places to get away from it all (and everyone else), how to tour a museum from your couch, a top Prestige tip, United’s eye on cost-cutting, and more. Want to Travel *AND* Simultaneously Self-Quarantine? Go Camping! Your camping experience probably

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2 Jun. 2017

Top Ten Hot Deals for June 2, 2017

If you’re looking for the top ten hot deals for June 1, 2017, you’re in the right place! We have searched the internet for the latest and hottest deals on TVs, laptops, computers, cell phones, household appliances, electronic accessories and so much more! We’ll continually update this throughout the day to get you the be...

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13 Mar. 2020

Chase Freedom 2020 Q2 categories: grocery stores, gym memberships, fitness clubs

The Chase Freedom 2020 Q2 categories in which you can earn 5% / 5x back have been announced and include grocery stores, gym memberships, and fitness clubs. It should be pretty easy to max out Q2 for almost everyone given the inclusion of grocery stores. The Deal The Chase Freedom 2020 Q2 bonus categories will be grocery stores,

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19 Nov. 2019

Ghana Ordering Three 787s To Launch National Airline

Forget Emirates ordering 50 Airbus A350-900s at the Dubai Airshow yesterday, this is much more interesting. Ghana Intends To Order Three 787-9s The Republic of Ghana has announced that they intend to relaunch a national airline. The country and Boeing signed a memorandum of understanding for three Boeing 787-9s, at a list price of $877.5

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14 Mar. 2020

Marriott shows rates with taxes and ALL fees (price transparency checkbox)

I stumbled upon something really cool last week. Sometime recently (I don’t know when), Marriott added a new price transparency checkbox to their web-based property search. Checking this box changes the display to show prices with taxes and resort fees included. This is an awesome step in the right direction. In an ideal wor...

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