American Airlines passengers flying from Sydney to Los Angeles will no longer need to collect their checked bags in LA, walk them through customs, and drop them back off with the airline for their onward connection. That’s part of a new test that American says they expect to expand to other airports.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
I’ve cleaned out my wallet and I’m not carrying nearly as many credit cards on a daily basis any longer. Still, my wallet is a great window in the spending choices I make every day. What gets a wallet slot, and what cards I have but keep in a drawer, go a long way towards illustrating how I put my mileage and spending strategies into practice. Sharing this also adds a bit to my transparency as I cover credit card rewards.
Here’s a peek into what’s really going on behind the scenes of my daily spending life.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Alaska Airlines is offering elite status to everyone flying to Australia and New Zealand this year.
The sorry condition of their aircraft turns out to be an opportunity, it seems, for cabin crew to bogart business and first class seats for themselves instead of working – at least according to passenger reports.
Japanese Star Alliance carrier ANA is raising the cost of many award tickets on its own flights, effective with travel booked June 24, 2025 onward. At the same time, they’re finally introducing one-way awards for half the cost of roundtrip – both on ANA flights as well as partner awards.
Marriott’s Courtyard by the Venice airport blocks guests from turning the air conditioning down even to 73 degrees, and charges US$5.47 (5 euros) for a second room key. It’s a deposit that they promise to refund to you when you return the room key at checkout.
Ryanair passenger Ann-Marie Murray found herself escorted off of a flight by police after trying to purchase Pringles onboard using her Barclays credit card.
The airline’s payment system failed on a flight from Tenerife, Spain to Bristol, U.K. on March 28. She’d already eaten the snacks, also including water and a soda. She couldn’t cover the £7 (US$9) bill, and the airline repeatedly couldn’t get her card to go through. So they called the police.
There’s no question that Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the most exciting premium rewards card of the last couple of years. It has a huge up front bonus offer, strong points-earning, airport lounge access and a host of premium benefits.
Here are the 19 things I’m loving about the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card.
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 »
