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Atlanta is finally getting a Delta One Lounge. The catch? It won’t open until 2029. (Hey, what’s another two and a half years? I don’t think Delta’s worried about an airline encroaching on their ATL market share.) Meanwhile, the Ink Business Cash just dropped its biggest-ever welcome offer, and René wrapped up what sounds like one of the best cruises of his life — crown incident and all.
The Delta news worth circling on the calendar: Atlanta is getting a 39,000-square-foot Delta One Lounge above Concourse E, with city council voting July 6 and a January 2029 target completion. It’s a long time coming for Delta’s biggest hub.
There’s a card offer expiring this Wednesday that’s worth knowing about before it disappears: the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card is running a 90,000-point welcome offer — enough to get you 67% of the way to the Companion Pass before you’ve spent a dollar on the card. Chris holds this card. His wife has been flying free on award bookings ever since — Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, graduations — for $5.60 in fees each way. The offer ends July 2. See the Southwest Priority Card offer before it’s gone.
The biggest card news this week: the Ink Business Cash® Credit Card is running its highest welcome offer ever — $1,000 back (that’s 100,000 Chase points) after $8,000 in spending in the first four months, all with no annual fee. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment on this one, this is it. See the Ink Business Cash $1,000 offer details.
Football season is closer than it feels, and we published a real-world breakdown of how to use points and miles to cover multiple football trips — two college games and an NFL game — across Honolulu, Las Vegas, and Minneapolis. Miles for flights, Companion Certificates for friends, card credits for ground transport and game tickets.
Did you know Southwest gives every adult passenger a free drink on four specific days each year? Here are the Southwest free drink days — plus how Rapid Rewards cardholders can stack a 25% rebate on top of paid inflight drinks any day of the year.
And René is back from his 15-day Atlantic crossing on the Norwegian Viva, and his final thoughts on the Norwegian Viva Prima Class crossing are worth a read if you’re considering NCL. Highlights: Air France business class on the A350-900 both ways on SkyMiles, genuinely good complimentary dining, a Vibe Beach Club cabana that he’d book again immediately, and a popped crown in the Dominican Republic.
This week’s chaos roundup is packed: a 13-year-old who climbed out of a moving Disneyland ride and fell 50 feet down a waterfall (he’s okay, the video is wild), and more. Dive into René’s travel news roundup.
In case you missed them:
- Final call: Southwest Priority Card 90K offer expires Wednesday
- Atlanta’s Delta One Lounge, a Disneyland waterfall fall, and more travel news
- The days Southwest gives every passenger a free drink
- Ink Business Cash — $1,000 back, no annual fee (best offer yet)
- How to afford football season on points and miles
- Final thoughts on René’s 15-day Atlantic crossing on the Norwegian Viva
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