One Mile at a Time: Airline Travel News, Reviews and Credit Card Offers

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Loyalty programs sure are starting to compete for business, and Marriott Bonvoy has just joined the list of hotel programs offering status challenges. Marriott Bonvoy has just introduced a new status challenge for elite members of Accor Live Limitless, Continue Reading The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has just issued final approval for Aer Lingus joining the oneworld transatlantic joint venture, which comes just over a month after tentative approval was issued for this. What does that mean? In 2015 Continue Reading I've written in the past about how Marriott is one of the only major hotel groups to offer a lucrative bonus for new members who join the loyalty program and complete qualifying stays. This promotion has been around for quite a while, but Marriott keeps Continue Reading While there's a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to coronavirus, the past couple of days has thrown us for a loop. Since yesterday we've seen dozens of countries impose UK travel bans through a variety of measures. Let me share why I don't Continue Reading There's lots of value to having hotel credit cards, including elite status and in some cases free night certificates. Two of my favorite hotel credit cards are The World of Hyatt Credit Card (review) and the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review). Continue Reading In recent years we've seen business credit cards become more compelling than ever before, as credit card issuers increasingly try to find products that meet the needs of small business owners. The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card (review) was introduced Continue Reading Airline crews operating flights to Sydney are facing new restrictions, after a LATAM Chile crew recently had a night on the town, leading to a big fine. Airline crews operating flights to Sydney are supposed to self-quarantine in their hotel rooms for Continue Reading It looks like 32,000 furloughed airline employees will be back on the payroll for four months, in what can only be described as a very expensive deal. A bipartisan $900 billion stimulus deal is expected to be approved by lawmakers in the US shortly. Continue Reading American Airlines has made quite some schedule changes over the weekend, including retaliating against JetBlue in Fort Lauderdale, and adding a new Charlotte to Honolulu flight. Now there's even more. American Airlines has just suspended four transatlantic Continue Reading American Airlines has plenty of wide bodies and not much to do with them (given international travel restrictions), so the airline is adjusting to demand and launching its longest route yet to Hawaii. Between May 6 and September 7, 2021, American Airlines Continue Reading No, United Airlines is hardly giving Alaska Airlines any competition here, but I think it's noteworthy nonetheless. United Airlines will be operating daily service between Anchorage and Fairbanks from May 6 through September 29, 2021. The airline will Continue Reading American Airlines has just scheduled some increased service out of Fort Lauderdale, and it's hard to view this as anything but retaliation against JetBlue Airways. American Airlines has just opened reservations for three new routes out of Fort Lauderdale. Continue Reading I hope everyone is having a great weekend, and has as a lovely and safe Christmas/holiday! On the points & travel front, this week JetBlue announced it's launching flights to Miami, it was revealed that Canadian North may fly to Greenland, a passenger Continue Reading The US has Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has now recertified the Boeing 737 MAX, so the plane can return to the US skies. Well, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has this week published its report on the 737 MAX, Continue Reading Alaska Airlines is being called out for kicking two Muslim men off a plane for... texting in Arabic? This incident goes back to February 17, 2020, when two men were flying Alaska Airlines first class from Seattle to San Francisco on a business trip. Continue Reading British Airways will be restoring most of its standard first and business class service in a few weeks, after significantly cutting it back in the spring of 2020. A few weeks ago these changes were first rumored, but they've now been confirmed by British Continue Reading The pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on the airline industry (and so many other businesses, for that matter). If there's one silver lining, it's that we've finally seen airlines and loyalty programs make some long overdue positive changes. Airlines Continue Reading A couple of days ago I initially wrote about how a man believed to have coronavirus died on a United Airlines flight. Well, the airline and the CDC have now finally confirmed that he had coronavirus, so let's recap what we know, and talk about the update. Continue Reading Apparently I need to renegotiate some of the purchases I made last year, to get 50% off and 0% APR for 60+ months. ;) In November 2019 it was announced that International Airlines Group (IAG) would acquire Air Europa in a €1 billion deal. IAG is the Continue Reading At the beginning of the year it was revealed that Air Greenland intended to order an Airbus A330-800neo, and that's now official. Air Greenland is such a cool airline that I look forward to flying once the world returns to normal(ish). The airline currently Continue Reading Over the past few years we've seen some significant changes to hotel loyalty programs. Some hotel loyalty programs have upped their game, while others have gotten worse. Then you add in the pandemic, and we've seen even more differentiation between programs. Continue Reading Chase has a great portfolio of credit cards that can potentially earn Ultimate Rewards points, and two of my favorites are the Chase Freedom FlexSM Credit Card and Chase Freedom Unlimited®. Significant changes were recently made to these cards, and on Continue Reading Often buying points can represent a great deal, especially for first and business class award redemptions, where there's the most value to be had. British Airways has just launched a promotion on purchased Avios. It's not terribly compelling, but it's Continue Reading While I usually write about travel rewards credit cards, Verizon and Synchrony Bank recently launched a potentially lucrative credit card. While it's most definitely niche, it's worth being aware of, for those who are Verizon customers. The Verizon Visa Continue Reading One Mile at a Time is owned by PointsPros, Inc. This site is for entertainment purposes only. The owner of this site is not an investment advisor, financial planner, nor legal or tax professional and articles here are of an opinion and general nature and should not be relied upon for individual circumstances.Advertiser Disclosure: Some links to credit cards and other products on this website will earn an affiliate commission. Outside of banner ads published through the Boarding Area network, this compensation does not impact how and where products appear on this site. 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