Award Travel News

Use your Amex Platinum and Business Platinum statement credits before they expire at the end of this quarter.

Frontier Airlines announced major changes that benefit co-branded cardholders and (most) elite status members, but those paying for basic economy tickets are in for a rude awakening. Here's everything to know about Frontier Miles updates coming soon.

American Airlines plans to add more flights from Los Angeles to Asia as new Boeing 787s arrive, with its terminal rebuild supporting further growth. Also: Capital One’s Dulles lounge returns to full service September 18, signs point to an Amsterdam Amex lounge opening, and Thailand’s king’s eldest son wants to run Thai Airways.

Air Canada’s Signature Suite at Toronto Pearson (YYZ) Airport will temporarily close on September 30, and is expected to reopen in December. The Signature Suite will be refurbished, and the expanded space will be completed by early 2027. You can access Air Canada here. Passengers […]

Bask Bank burst onto the points and miles scene in early 2020 with a revolutionary new mileage-earning savings account. Since then, Bask has launched a cash-interest savings account and raised the interest rates on both accounts several times. From earning rates and sign-up bonuses to whether it's better to earn miles or interest, here's what you need to know about Bask Bank savings accounts — inc

Accor Plus is on an expansion spree, having recently added the United Arab Emirates (read more here) and opened an office in Japan (read more here). The Middle Eastern expansion is not over, as nine additional countries + Pakistan will become ALL Accor+ Explorer benefits […]

British Airways secretly assigns every loyalty member a hidden numerical score, visible to crew, that ranks them beyond their published elite tier.

Flying Blue's Light, Standard, and Flex award fares are now live on Air France and KLM flights, and the cheapest award includes less than it did before September 8, 2026.

In a world full of devaluations, we’re getting a … what’s the word for it, “upvaluation”? While earning rates from flights and uses of miles seem to get worse and worse each year, Delta Air Lines has made positive improvements...

Germany will finally let Emirates fly to Berlin after two decades of lobbying blocks from Lufthansa, which is furious about losing its feeder-flight monopoly.

Trinity Airways (formerly T'way Air) will debut the Optimares SoFab seat on its new A330-900neos: fully flat, but with no recline and no entertainment screen.

Scott Kirby says he’d build a Miami hub with 40–50 gates and wants a bigger return to JFK. American has both assets. His case for acquiring them makes more sense than his claim that the big airlines don’t compete on price.