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Loyalty programs
Cruise loyalty programs compared: which lines give you a free cruise, and which just changed the rules
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
American’s Starlux codeshare earns miles, but award redemption is still to come
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Asia Miles pauses Japan Airlines awards: existing tickets still work
By Patrick Karsh
Bank rewards
Amex's 25% Flying Blue bonus ends Oct. 31. Book the cheapest business award and you lose the lounge
By Patrick Karsh
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Amex's 25% Flying Blue bonus ends Oct. 31. Book the cheapest business award and you lose the lounge
Bank rewards
Flying Blue's cheapest business awards no longer include lounge access
Airline miles
Asia Miles pauses Japan Airlines awards: existing tickets still work
Airline miles
Lost your Qatar Airways status this year? You can get it back by flying from Doha
Loyalty programs
Alaska Airlines plans to join American's Atlantic and Pacific joint businesses
Airline miles
October 2026
Airline miles
Air France's free Starlink rollout: how to check what your flight may offer
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Flying Blue's cheapest business awards no longer include lounge access
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
JAL kills the JGC Premier name. JMB Premier keeps First Class lounges but loses never-expiring miles
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
JAL business class to Europe for 38,500 miles: JAL's 30% off award sale, and the catches
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Flying Qatar to Australia next year? This code earns up to 12,000 bonus Avios a flight
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Qatar backs down: you can use card points to book family again, with strings attached
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Three Qatar Avios deals are live this month, and the first one ends in days
By Patrick Karsh
Loyalty programs
Qatar's new Qsuite has a 'Make My Bed' button. Here's when you might actually fly it
By Patrick Karsh
Loyalty programs
British Airways is back in Doha, and Qatar Airways rolled out the welcome
By Patrick Karsh
Loyalty programs
Lost your Qatar Airways status this year? You can get it back by flying from Doha
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Who Killed Spirit?
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Alaska will let you trade miles for heli-skiing, Pebble Beach golf and private Nordstrom shopping
By Patrick Karsh
Hotel points
Chase's new $350 IHG card hands out Platinum status and 200,000 points, but zero lounge access
By Patrick Karsh
Loyalty programs
Air Canada's new Embarq program gives small-business travelers 50% more Aeroplan points
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
American now lets AAdvantage members pay for flights with a mix of cash and miles
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Southwest is the first US airline with a ChatGPT plugin, but you can't book with points yet
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
Korean Air absorbs Asiana on Dec. 17: what it means for lounges, miles and Star Alliance
By Patrick Karsh
Loyalty programs
WestJet will pour Tim Hortons "Flight Roast" coffee from Nov. 30, with linked rewards in 2027
By Patrick Karsh
Airline miles
KLM will make Wi-Fi free on long-haul flights from mid-2027, using Starlink
By Patrick Karsh
