Do you know where the geographic centers of each state in the United States are located? The thought never even occurred to me until someone sent to me a humorous Instagram posting that I did not find all that funny — but I did start to wonder... ...and after an admittedly...

Wells Fargo has re-launched a decent promotion for new checking account customers. This offer is available in-branch and online and gives a $325 bonus when opening a new Everyday Checking account and doing a total of $1,000 in direct deposits within 90 days. See Doctor of Credit’s list of what...

I recently received a Facebook reminder that it has been three years since our memorable trip to Iceland. Looking back over the past week, I’ve seen so many wonderful memories…

Choice Privileges has launched two new promotions to buy points. One is the normal promo that offer up to a 30% discount; that can get points down to as low as 0.72c per point. This promo appears to be targeted to various members at either 25% or 30%. There also...

Avianca LifeMiles are out with the next buy miles bonus! This time they are back with a bonus of up to 160%! This is a tiered bonus as shown below and when you buy the miles at the 160% level you are paying 1.27 cents per mile. The offer varies ...

Hotel operations have been crippled due to the Crowdstrike IT outage with hotels unable to process payments or make room keys. The post Crowdstrike Outage Cripples Hotel Operations appeared first on ATX Jetsetter.

Thousands of flights were grounded Friday in the U.S. as a technical disaster impacted operations at government agencies and businesses worldwide. The post Global Systems Outage Wrecks Havoc on Air Travel this Friday appeared first on Miles to Memories.

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. Continue reading Robocop vs. Guest: A High-Stakes Chase Through Las Vegas Hotel Parking Lot [Roundup]...

There’s a new Walmart.com Amex Offer out that offers a 10% discount on up to $200 in purchases. Neither my wife nor I were both targeted on any of our twenty-seven Amex cards, so it may be tightly-targeted (or Amex/Walmart might not like us). Usually, when Walmart runs these offers,...

Las Vegas. The City of Second Chances. Gluttony Central. The adult playground. Perhaps most famously known as Sin City. With gambling, booze, legal prostitution and now legal pot, Las Vegas…

After more than five years of negotiations, persistent threats of a crippling strike, and high-level intervention from the Biden administration, a tentative contract agreement has finally been reached between American Airlines and its 28,000 strong workforce of flight attendants. The deal was reached on Friday following a week of secretive...

American Airlines’ management and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative… The post American Airlines Flight Attendants Get a Tentative Contract Agreement appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

Avianca has its monthly bonus available on LifeMiles purchases, this time it’s 160%. That brings the cost per mile down to 1.27 cents, just below our reasonable redemption value for LifeMiles of 1.3 cents each.  At that price, buying for a specific high-value redemption could make some sense (like business...

American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. The post American Airlines and the APFA Reach a Tentative Contract Agreement appeared first on ATX Jetsetter.

For a long time now, American Airlines management and the union representing flight attendants have been in contentious negotiations over a new contract. There’s now a significant update…

The Association of Professional Flight Attendants has updated its members, sharing that they've reached a tentative agreement with American Airlines. Knowing that they were negotiating this week in Phoenix, not D.C. and without the involvement of federal mediators, it was clear that they were close to a deal and simply...

A man was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight for repeatedly berating gate agents over a flight delay beyond their control. Some things never change… Man Pulled Off Southwest Airlines Flight After Refusing To Stop Yelling And Cursing At Gate Agents This is not a recent incident. In fact, it...

Yesterday, an Air India aircraft scheduled to fly from India to the United States diverted to Russia, creating a rather uncomfortable situation for many passengers (both literally and figuratively). I wanted to provide an update, as Air India has done a pretty good job with its ”rescue” effort here…

Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for President on Thursday. His Vice Presidential running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, almost wasn't there because his team had forgotten to secure clearance for the charter bringing him to the convention to enter its restricted airspace. Continue reading Secret Service Blocks VP Nominee’s Plane...

I’ve been paying for TripIt Pro for many years. It’s been worth the $49 fee to get immediate updates on flight changes and travel information quicker than the airline alerts.…

You can earn up to a total of 5,500 bonus miles through the Alaska, Southwest, and United portals. The post Earn Up to 5,500 Bonus Miles Through Alaska, Southwest, and United Shopping Portals appeared first on Miles to Memories.

Buying miles & points strategically can represent a great value, especially for first and business class travel.The avianca lifemiles program has just launched its newest promotion on purchased miles, which has the potential to be a great deal.

There is a new targeted (but widely available) Amex Offer out that’s good for $250 back when you send $1,800 or more with Virgin Atlantic. For those still looking for Summer/Fall European travel, this could be a useful accoutrement and could take some of the bite out of those inflated...

A longtime OMAAT reader posed an interesting question about traveling with a passport:

In a freewheeling Q2 2024 earnings call, the C-Suite at Untied Airlines focused on the future and the positives in the latest earnings report, but also shared several tidbits I found interesting. 5 Takeaways From This Week’s United Airlines Earnings Call On July 18, 2024 United Airlines held its Q2...

Welcome to The Morning Shave. We read a ton of travel articles each day for our research to share the best travel tips, tricks, and news with you. Here are the articles for Friday, July 19, 2024, that we think you should read. Don’t miss out on any new posts. Join...

Wells Fargo has a bonus for new checking account customers. This offer is available nationwide and requires a qualifying $1,000 direct deposit. The post Wells Fargo: Get $325 Bonus with New Checking Account appeared first on Miles to Memories.

The new long range Airbus A321XLR received its Type Certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. It's been certified with CFM LEAP-1A, and a Pratt & Whitney version is expected to be certified later this year. The first plane is expected to enter service later this summer,...