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Sign up freeItalian carrier ITA Airways, the newest member of the Star Alliance, is continuing its transition into the alliance — and that now appears to include award redemptions through Avianca Lifemiles. While neither airline has formally announced the partnership, Lifemiles is...
When Chase refreshed the Sapphire Reserve® card and launched the Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ card last year, it did away with 1.5 cent per point (cpp) redemptions via Chase Travel℠ and replaced it with a feature called Points Boost. Points Boost gives holders of those cards the opportunity to redeem Ultimate Rewards points for 1.5cpp-2cpp […] The post Chase Points Boost is becoming a Points Bus
British Airways has just updated its policy regarding how passengers can behave onboard flights, as flagged by PYOK, and it’s a sensible change that we’re seeing at an increasing number of airlines.
Turkish Airlines has decided to extend membership tiers of select Miles&Smiles members due to the situation around the Gulf. A LoyaltyLobby reader from Kuwait forwarded us an email that they had received from Turkish Airlines today announcing this extension, which is marked as “ELITE PLUS […]
American Airlines customer chief Heather Garboden told employees the airline has “too many broken seats,” bad inflight entertainment screens, and duct tape where duct tape should not be. She says a dedicated Tech Ops team is now being built to fix aircraft interiors, with visible improvements expected by the end of summer.
Airline bailouts incoming, higher fuel surcharges, new portable battery rules, another devaluation & hotel price tracking you'll want to use. The post Airline Bailouts Are Back — JAL/ANA Fees, Aeroplan Devaluation & Hotel Price Tracking appeared first on Miles to Memories.
Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways have offered extra flexibility for tickets issued after the start of the Iran War, which is currently paused, but Qatar Airways is now the first of the three to start tightening them up. Qatar Airways won’t offer fee-free changes for […]
Southwest Airlines came to Washington to unveil a patriotic “America 250” jet with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. But behind the celebration was the administration’s more urgent airline problem: Spirit needs a rescuer, and Southwest was apparently asked whether it would be the buyer.
Update 4/28/26: Apple showing up for some. Update 3/24/26: Walmart back for some Update 3/8/26: Doordash and Ebay have been added. Update 10/20/25: I’m seeing now Best Buy, Verizon, Walmart, Safeway, Home Depot, Instacart, eBay, etc. Lots of great new options, and some that were never available before. Update 10/18/25: Some seeing Home Depot and […]
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