Here’s why American Airlines flyers should look to the new Citi Strate Elite.
AAdvantage transfers were on the table the last time Citi negotiated a deal with American, but Citi wouldn’t pay for the package that included transfers and exclusivity (hence the Barclays-issued card). This time they paid up. And it’s a huge boost to the value of Citi ThankYou Rewards.
A father walked his very young son, three or four years old, to the middle seat between two strangers, told him “You’ll be fine, see you in a bit,” and went to his own seat somewhere else on the plane.
Southwest Airlines demanded that a passenger check one of their bags, because carrying a photo in their hand put them over their carry-on allowance. This gate agent would not allow a carry-on, personal item, and a picture “that was a 8×10 peice of paper basically.”
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 flew from Orlando to Austin on Tuesday with a partially broken, dislodged piece of the wing. Despite the dislodged outboard left flap, flight 1893 landed safely. Here’s video of the broken piece, inflight and as the aircraft landed
British Airways is with daily service and increasing Miami to double daily. They announced their exit from DFW a year ago, along with dropping its second Miami flight.
A dog chewed a woman’s passport while she was packing for an international trip. She was set to leave in 12 hours.
It wasn’t just United, Delta is being sued also for selling seats next to the fuselage, marketed as window seats, but with no cutout to see outside.
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I’m increasingly loving Bilt Rewards even without the credit card. If you aren’t a member (it’s free) you’re missing out – on points you could be earning, and on the most valuable points currency.
SWISS is introducing two distinct, fully enclosed First Class suites – rolling out first on the Boston – Zurich route at the start of 2026, and already bookable.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
