One Mile at a Time

In August 2025, American Airlines announced plans to invest in its premium ground experience at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), and this can’t come soon enough.

Whether as a visitor or a resident, navigating to and from NYC’s area airports is often a balancing act between cost, comfort, and time.

We’re currently seeing a huge limited time welcome bonus on the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Legend Mastercard®.

The United States has announced plans to stop stamping passports, given that entry into the country is increasingly reliant on biometric data anyway.

Spanish oneworld airline Iberia was caught denying a passenger boarding, claiming that the ticket wasn’t actually valid, when in reality, the flight was simply oversold.

British Airways has made some great passenger experience announcements this week.

The Amex Offers program has just rolled out a great new targeted offer for the purchase of All Nippon Airways (ANA) flights, which could be worth considering for anyone planning travel to Japan or beyond.

The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card (learn more) is one of the most valuable hotel credit cards out there, thanks to all the great perks the card offers.

The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card (learn more) is one of the most valuable hotel credit cards out there, thanks to all the great perks the card offers.

The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money or earn you bonus points for purchases with all kinds of retailers.

British Airways has started the process of retrofitting its Airbus A380 interiors, a project that is long overdue, given the state of these planes.

British Airways has formally unveiled plans to overhaul all of its lounges at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and even open a new one, which is an exciting development.

The Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card (learn more) is one of the most popular premium rewards cards.

Look, I don’t want to hear any more of this stuff about how “oh, Lucky only likes luxury and champagne.”

Roughly a week ago, we saw an absolutely horrifying incident, whereby a flydubai pilot operating a flight between Dubai (DXB) and Tel Aviv (TLV) stabbed the other pilot, and attempted to crash the plane.

American Airlines is genuinely trying to improve at the moment, and we’re seeing endless positive initiatives, both big and small.

If you’re planning travel to Dubai anytime soon, your Emirates boarding pass can save you money throughout your trip, thanks to “My Emirates Pass.”

The New IHG One Rewards Business Credit Card (learn more) is the $200 annual fee business card in the Chase and IHG co-branded credit card portfolio.

After a luxurious night that included five hours of omakase-style gastronomy in Air Algerie’s A330neo business class over the Atlantic, I connected on the airline from Algiers (ALG) to Tunis (TUN).

The New IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card is the $150 annual fee personal card in the Chase and IHG co-branded credit card portfolio.

Hello from Algeria, as I flew Air Algerie’s Airbus A330-900neo business class on the 6hr50min flight from Montreal (YUL) to Algiers (ALG).

The New IHG One Rewards Credit Card is the no annual fee personal card in the Chase and IHG co-branded credit card portfolio.

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far!

Nowadays I don’t seek out airline elite status the same way that I used to in the past.

For the next segment of my first class quest to Japan, I flew Starlux Airlines’ Airbus A350-1000 first class on the 2hr55min flight from Taipei (TPE) to Tokyo Narita (NRT).

It goes without saying that there’s no “one size fits all” answer as to what the best hotel credit card is.

In September 2023, Air France-KLM placed an incremental order for up to 90 Airbus A350s, including 50 firm orders and 40 options.

The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is a premium credit card that I’d argue is in a league of its own in terms of how easy it is it to justify, without having to jump through endless hoops.

Earlier this week we saw an absolutely horrifying incident, whereby a flydubai pilot operating a flight between Dubai (DXB) and Tel Aviv (TLV) stabbed the other pilot, and attempted to crash the plane.

The Air France KLM Visa Signature® credit card has an $89 annual fee, is issued by Bank of America in the United States, and is the co-branded card of the Flying Blue program.

The aviation industry at large does an incredible job focusing on safety.

American Airlines is trying to improve at the moment, given nearly a decade of neglect by the company’s management team.

A couple of months ago, American AAdvantage announced plans to introduce cash and miles award redemptions in the near future.

In the near future I’m supposed to fly Tunisair, and I just got downgraded from business class to economy.

Often buying points strategically can be a good value, and Alaska Atmos Rewards (formerly known as Alaska Mileage Plan) is one of my favorite programs to buy points from, both thanks to the frequency with which the program sells points, and what a good de…

United Airlines is just operating in a different league than any other US carrier when it comes to the pace at which it’s making improvements.

On September 6, 2026, we saw an Amazon Air Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air have an awful accident at Miami International Airport (MIA), whereby the plane overran the runway, leading to five fatalities (all people who were in cars).

A couple of days ago we saw a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai (DXB) to Tel Aviv (TLV) plunge toward the ground, and then it transmitted a hijacking code.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has just launched a lucrative promotion, for points transfers from select bank partners.

IHG One Rewards and Chase have a co-branded credit card partnership.

Chase and IHG have a co-branded credit card portfolio.

World of Hyatt has just announced that it will stop offering 500 bonus points per night for stays at new properties, and is replacing that with a double points rate at eligible properties.

Rakuten is my favorite online shopping portal, and if you’re not using it, you’re leaving rewards on the table.

The $89 annual fee Air France KLM Visa Signature® is issued by Bank of America in the United States, and is the co-branded card of the Flying Blue program.

Air Canada Aeroplan has launched a bonus on points transfers from one of the program’s hotel partners.

The $89 annual fee Air France KLM Visa Signature® is issued by Bank of America in the United States, and is the co-branded card of the Flying Blue program.

Here’s some bad news for Bilt members, as points transfers to World of Hyatt soon won’t be as lucrative as they are now.

Back when the Atmos Rewards loyalty program launched in August 2025, the company announced plans to launch “communities” that loyalty program members could join.

In August 2025, we saw the Atmos Rewards loyalty program launch, as that’s the new combined loyalty program of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.

In August 2025, we saw the launch of Atmos Rewards, the new loyalty program of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.