Award Travel News

As of June 1, 2026, Lufthansa completely stopped releasing first class award space to partner frequent flyer programs. This wasn’t the first time that had happened on a temporary basis, but as I noted, this time around definitely felt different. This ”outage” has also lasted longer than we’ve ever seen before. Now that this has consistently been the case for over a month, I’d like to take an updat

When Chase refreshed the Sapphire Reserve® card and launched the Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ card last year, it did away with the previous 1.5 cents per point (cpp) redemptions everywhere via Chase Travel℠ and replaced them with Points Boosts. This feature gives holders of either card the opportunity to redeem Ultimate Rewards points for increased […] The post Chase Sapphire Reserve® and Reserv

There are reports (1,2) that American Express can now see across accounts if you have multiple logins

Clear's airport security kiosks are getting more expensive to use. The company hiked its annual membership dues for the second straight year to $219 annually.

CLEAR+ keeps getting pricier, while many travelers find that the time savings keep going down. Despite having CLEAR+, my default at most airports is to use TSA Touchless, which is quicker and usually has a shorter line than CLEAR. Alas, not all airlines participate in Touchless, so if you’re on JetBlue or a foreign carrier, […] The post CLEAR+ Raises Prices Yet Again, Do You Still Use It? appeared

American Airlines has revealed plans to launch a new daily flight between Chicago and Tokyo, which is a route resumption, and also represents American’s return of Asia flying out of Chicago. I’m delighted to see American adding new long haul service, though this is also about as boring as it gets (which isn’t to say it’s a bad idea, but…).