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Delta Issues Its Own Kind of Sanction Against Russia
Delta Air Lines announced on Friday it suspended the carrier's codeshare agreement with Aeroflot, a SkyTeam alliance airline 51% owned...
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7 Surprises to Make Your Valentine’s Weekend Travel Even More Special
Ah, love is in the air. Maybe you be will be, too -- traveling to a romantic destination this weekend...
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3X BASE Ultimate Rewards on All Purchases: New Welcome Offer for the Chase Freedom Unlimited®
Chase released an interesting new welcome offer today for the no-annual-fee Chase Freedom Unlimited® card. The card already gives members at least...
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How Do You Deal With Other Airline Passengers Who Refuse to Wear Their Masks Properly?
How do you deal with other passengers who refuse to wear their mask properly?
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A Quick Reminder Before the Year Ends Tonight
Before 2022 rolls around, do something to protect your rollovers! Remember to screenshot (or download a PDF of your totals...
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Here’s When Delta Rollover MQM Will Start Posting in 2022
Delta Air Lines announced this summer it would roll over every SkyMiles member's MQM to 2022. But similar to last...
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Can the USA really trust developing countries to provide accurate COVID tests before flight?
I have just returned from spending two weeks at the Hilton La Romana in the Dominican Republic. The resort is...
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Here’s How to Track Santa’s Sleigh!
Santa Claus and his reindeer are airborne! A few websites are keeping tabs on the big man in case you...
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My Tips on Volunteering to Receive Bumps and Compensation on an Oversold Flight
My Tips on Volunteering to Receive Bumps and Compensation on an Oversold Flight
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Mileage Runners: We dodged a bullet with the latest travel changes / rules to the USA!
Mileage Runners: We dodged a bullet with the latest travel changes / rules to the USA!
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A Reader Suggestion That Changed the Way I Travel
A post I wrote in early February asked if airlines should implement defined dress codes. I said (in my typically...
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Reflections on the Blog’s TEN YEAR Anniversary!
Ten years ago today, René published this blog's very first post, when the site was known as "Delta Points." (I...
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Do You Get “Homesick” for Favorite Travel Destinations? (I Do!)
I enjoy being familiar with places and knowing my way around. It's not because I'm some smarty pants (well...) or...
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My First International Vacation in Almost TWO Years! It is Amazing — and Strange — to be Out and About Again.
When I got off the Epic in 2019 after crossing the Atlantic, as I have many times in the past...
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A Simple, Quick Way You Can Make Someone Else’s Day — and Yours, Too!
Some family members needed help modifying several hotel reservations yesterday. So I called Marriott to personally make the changes and...
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