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Coming quickly on the heels of announcing its first hotel transfer partner, Choice Privileges, Citi ThankYou Rewards has outdone itself by adding a second hotel partner just a month later. Now, cardholders who earn ThankYou Points can transfer over their…

American Airlines has eliminated its famous “Shuttle” service that provided high-frequency routes up and down the Northeast and to Chicago. The Shuttle product had been around for many years, back when Eastern Airlines was the dominant carrier in the Northeast,…

A new Japanese low-cost carrier is set to land on the U.S. mainland for the first time. On Christmas Day, December 25, 2021, Japan’s ZIPAIR Tokyo will operate its inaugural flight from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Los Angeles (LAX). “We…

British Airways has confirmed that it will be operating the behemoth Airbus A380 superjumbo on its route from London Heathrow (LHR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The news comes in the same week as both Iberia and Finnair — also Oneworld…

One of the biggest perks of sitting in a premium cabin on an airline is the food — and airlines try to provide a restaurant-quality atmosphere to woo high-fare paying passengers. As such, Air France has introduced a new long-haul…

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Delta Air Lines has made a promise to feature its premium economy product on all of its flights to Europe by summer 2022. This is great news for travelers who want to jet off on their well-deserved vacations in the…

It’s high time we had some good news in the world of points and miles redemption charts. Colombian-based Avianca has unveiled a new distance-based award chart for its popular loyalty program LifeMiles. The new award chart is for flights within…

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Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will launch a brand-new nonstop flight from its base in Helsinki (HEL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The all-new service will commence on March 27, 2022, and will operate 4 times per week. Dallas is one of…

Update: The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.  Hilton and American Express have partnered up to offer a new targeted spending bonus on many of the co-branded Hilton credit cards — and it’s a great one!…

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Spanish flag carrier Iberia announced Monday that it will add nonstop flights from Madrid (MAD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), San Francisco (SFO), and Washington, D.C. (IAD). The new routes will commence in April 2022, just in time for the busy…

In a first for the commercial aviation industry, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines has completely removed all plastic from inflight water services, effective immediately. The airline’s so-called “Green Team Employee Business Resource Group” helped make the decision, which comes at a time…

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Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will be shaking up its frequent flyer program — Flying Club. At a time when airlines, hotels, and the travel industry are still adapting in unprecedented ways, it’s refreshing to hear of positive news,…

American Express, known for its premium and co-brand credit cards accepted worldwide, has launched a small- to medium-sized business checking account and its first-ever Amex-issued debit card. American Express currently offers personal savings accounts but is expanding into the business…

From groundings and storage to complete scrappage, the much-loved Airbus A380, along with the Boeing 747, has taken the brunt of aircraft bad news over the course of the last 18 months or so. It’s therefore with great pleasure that…

United Airlines is now an official partner with the Avis Budget Group. The news came just days after the airline announced it would end its partnership with rival car rental agency Hertz. Let’s take a look at what this means…

If you’ve flown Lufthansa with any regularity over the past few years, you’ll know that its business class product has something to be desired. With a 2-2-2 configuration, it’s a tight squeeze and uncomfortable. Now, Lufthansa will be leasing 4…

Exciting news for Floridians, Alaska frequent flyers, and U.S. aviation in general: Alaska Airlines has announced it will be starting nonstop flights to Miami International Airport (MIA) from its base at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). This will be the airline’s 100th…