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Limited-Time: Best-Ever 75,000 Mile Bonus: Citi’s American Airlines Business Card Is Back With No First-Year Fee
Citi has brought back its best-ever offer on the American Airlines small business card: 75,000 bonus miles and no first-year fee. It’s a limited-time offer with unclear end date.
550-Pound Rapper Sued And Got Paid After Lyft Driver Locked The Doors—“Believe Me, You Can’t Fit.”
A 550-pound rapper got a pay day after a Lyft driver refused to pick her up, saying she wouldn’t fit in his car.
Plane Diverts to Paris After Passengers Eat and Flush Their Passports
A flight from Milan to London was unexpectedly diverted to Paris after two passengers damaged their passports in bizarre ways during the journey.
Leaked: Boeing Designing 737 MAX Replacement—Failure Isn’t an Option This Time
Boeing is quietly working on a successor to the troubled 737 MAX, holding early talks with Rolls-Royce and sketching a fresh cockpit design. But with regulators watching closely and a decade-long timeline, this time failure simply isn’t an option.
Hilton Calls It Loyalty. Guests Call It $6 Worth Of Points.
Hilton is out with their fall promotion, “Stay More, Earn More” and you can register to earn 1,500 bonus points per stay October 1 – December 31, 2025. That’s generously worth about $6.
This makes me sad, especially because it comes on the heels of another weak offering from Hilton Honors.
It’s Official: U.S. Has Finalized Exit Controls—Mug Shots Roll Out As Default For Permission To Leave The Country
Leaving the U.S. no longer feels automatic. At more than 50 airports, passengers now face biometric exit controls—cameras scanning their faces before they’re cleared to board. And that’s about to grow.
Yes, Hotels Are Actually Jailing Guests For Stealing Towels—And Fines Can Hit $17,600
Hotels have been embedding RFID chips in towels for years, but they’re taking the crackdown to another level. Guests caught slipping towels into their bags have faced jail time and fines soaring to $17,600. And it’s not just towels—travelers have tried to make off with everything from mattresses to fireplaces. How far will hotels go to stop guests from stealing?
Lounges, Status, And Rebates Piled High: The Amex Business Platinum Really Justifies Its Fee
With stacked lounge access, elite status upgrades, and valuable rebates, the Amex Business Platinum now delivers more than enough to outweigh its $895 fee. For frequent travelers, it’s hard to overlook.
American Airlines Has One Last Shot At Greatness—The Blueprint To Beat Delta And United In New York, L.A., And Beyond
American Airlines has quietly improved but lacks the narrative and strategic coherence needed to overtake Delta and United. Here’s the actionable blueprint that could turn hidden strengths into visible dominance—and finally make American the premium airline it aspires to be.