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Views From The Motto by Hilton New York City Chelsea
No fewer than 115 photographs were taken by me from the Landmark City View room on the 36th floor to which I was assigned at the Motto by Hilton New York City Chelsea, at which I was a guest of Hilton for two nights — which means that Hilton paid...
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Tourist Caught On CCTV Having Sex On Bali Driveway—Stopped From Flying Home, Deported And Banned 10 Years
CCTV showed an Australian man and a woman he'd just met having sex on a homeowner’s driveway. Bali authorities caught him at the airport as he tried to leave, detained him, deported him to Brisbane and barred him from Indonesia for a decade.

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United Airlines Greenland Flight Less Than Half Full—Employees Fill The Seats [Roundup]
United’s Greenland flight was less than half full the night before departure, then filled up with employees taking advantage of their travel benefits for a one-night getaway. Also: why United’s CEO keeps flying American, another proposal to ban taxpayer-funded first class travel for Congress, and air traffic control’s appreciation for...

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Inside A Greenland Grocery Store With High Prices…And Cameras Everywhere?
A visit to a grocery store in Nuuk offered a revealing look at the cost and complications of everyday life in Greenland, along with a surprising number of security cameras. Inside A Grocery Store In Nuuk, Greenland Whenever I visit a new place, I enjoy walking through a local grocery...

Frequent Miler
Chase Aeroplan Card: New benefits, best-ever welcome offer, higher annual fee (+award discount on partner flights?)
Update: Based on comments in this post, the 15% award discount seems to be functioning very differently than we were told, in ways that make it potentially much more exciting: Awards with a mix of Air Canada and partner flights ARE receiving the discount, even if it’s a short AC flight...

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Trump Says Cutting Swipe Fees Will Save Families $1,200—The Bill He Backs Doesn’t Do That
President Trump promises families $1,200 in savings by cutting credit card swipe fees. But the numbers don’t support that claim—and the legislation he backs would shift value from consumers to merchants through lower rewards, fewer card benefits and tighter access to credit.

One Mile at a Time
Amazon Air First Officer Repeatedly Warned Captain Of Excessive Speed Before Fatal Miami Crash
NTSB cockpit voice recorder data shows the first officer repeatedly warned of excessive speed before the deadly Amazon Air 767 crash in Miami, with no consistent response from the captain.

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American Airlines Says AAdvantage Signups Are Up 30%—But Free Wi-Fi Alone Won’t Make Those Customers Loyal
Treating Wi-Fi registrations like engaged members inflates the credit card pitch. American could give those new customers a reason to return by letting their first flight earn miles—even on basic economy.
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{Tech} for Travel
Apple just gave Travellers a Passport-Sized Foldable Screen with the new iPhone Duo
Apple’s iPhone Duo pairs a passport-sized design with a 7.6-inch inner display, a 5.4-inch outer screen, an A20 Pro chip and iOS 27.
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Scott Kirby Could Still Get American, The Old-Fashioned Way
Scott Kirby has wanted American Airlines from before he was its president. He’s tried every other method, but now he might have to try the old-fashioned way. Scott Kirby’s Prior American Airlines Entanglements Scott Kirby’s history with American Airlines actually begins before he worked for the carrier, when he spent...

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American Airlines Passenger Stripped Naked And Touched Herself
American Airlines flight 1779 was headed from Baltimore to Miami when the crew reported a woman in row 9 had stripped naked and touched herself in front of other passengers. A contemporaneous ACARS post captures the report and the call for law enforcement.

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Europeans Get A “Free” Trip To New York With Purchase Of New iPhone
A European can seemingly fly to New York, buy Apple’s new iPhone Duo and spend a night for the cost of buying it at home. Customs erases the legal savings, while also revealing how much of Europe’s premium comes from government policy.

Frequent Miler
Eat out, earn more: Guide to card-linked dining programs for airlines, hotels & more
One of the ways to earn points, miles and/or cashback on your everyday spend is to link your payment card(s) to dining programs that offer rewards. When paying for meals at participating restaurants with one of those linked cards, you earn bonus rewards through that dining program. Once you’ve registered...

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More easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards
Staples is again offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday 9/13/26, through Saturday, 9/19/26. Note that there is a limit of nine per customer per day listed, but some may be able to purchase more at their local store. The Deal Staples is again offering fee-free...

Eye of the Flyer
A Cruise Canceled, a New One Booked, a Hotel Card Just Hit Its Best-Ever Offer, Cruise Loyalty Is Going Full Airline, and More — Weekly Recap
What a crazy week. I just canceled a cruise for next summer after the ports for my England/Scotland/Ireland itinerary changed and I was simply not happy with the new stops. But I also scored an amazing new cruise that I think will blow readers’ minds. More on that very soon....

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Woman Slaps Husband At Wynn Las Vegas Buffet, Gets Deported To Armenia
Prosecutors didn’t pursue the domestic battery charge, but the arrest put a Southern California resident with a pending asylum case into immigration custody. After roughly three months in detention, she accepted voluntary departure to Armenia.

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Woman Bites United Flight Attendant After Alcohol Cutoff—Passengers Owed $190,000
Witnesses say she reached for a rear door handle before crew and passengers restrained her on the Milan–Newark flight. She denied biting anyone—and offered investigators her own phone videos as proof she’d done nothing wrong.











































