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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Review: United Polaris Lounge Newark and more...

I visited United's new Polaris business class lounge in Chicago 18 months ago. At the time I thought it was the best business class lounge in the United States (and I really enjoy the outdoor deck of the Star Alliance lounge at LAX). Over the past three ...

Review: United Polaris Lounge Newark and more...


Review: United Polaris Lounge Newark

I visited United's new Polaris business class lounge in Chicago 18 months ago. At the time I thought it was the best business class lounge in the United States (and I really enjoy the outdoor deck of the Star Alliance lounge at LAX).

Over the past three and a half months United has picked up the pace of new lounge openings, with Polaris lounges also now in San Francisco, Newark, and Houston.

The United Polaris lounge Newark solidifies my impression of the Polaris lounge project: this is perhaps the nicest thing that United has done. The dining is very good. The lounge amenities are top notch. And there's a real thoughtfulness that has gone into the details.

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American Express Will Introduce New Delta Charge Cards, Here are Leaked Images

Co-brand American Express cards have all been credit cards, not charge cards. Here are images of the Delta charge card and business charge card.

More products are better, and these likely are 'separate' cards from the existing Delta products so customers who have or have had those in the past may still be eligible for initial bonuses on these new products once they launch. Hopefully these are new cards that we'll see soon.

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Leaked Images of New Amazon American Express Cards

Just like they've carved out the small business segment in a deal that lets Marriott issue cards with them as well as with Chase, they've got a similar play with Amazon cards. American Express is going to be issuing Amazon small business cards and images for these new products have been leaked which tells us the cards should be on the way soon, although we don't yet have details of their rewards structure or acquisition offers.

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It’s Lights Out at Washington National Airport

Developing. Washington's National airport (DCA) is currently without power.

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Free AARP Membership and United’s Michelin Stars

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.

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Frequent Flyer Program for Sale: Blackstone May Buy Stake in Jet Airways JetPrivilege

While both Etihad and Jet Airways would retain stakes in the program after a deal with Blackstone it's not clear the relative shares each party would give up. For Etihad even a partial sale would them out of their worldwide expansion, which they've retrenched from after losing their shirts in Alitalia and air berlin. For Jet Airways it would provide them desperately-needed cash.

Reportedly the deal would value the program at $429 - $569 billion, which is 43% - 90% higher than in 2013. At the same time though membership in the program has grown 220% during that period so its value would be lower on a per-member basis.

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Report: 60,000 Mile Inflight Offer for AAdvantage Card Ends This Month

At the beginning of the month Barclays increased the offer on its AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard to 60,000 bonus miles after first purchase in the first 90 days and paying the card's $95 annual fee (the fee on this card is not waived the first year).

These are the cards flight attendants advertise onboard American. ComputerPlayerOne says flight attendants have been told this offer will last through August 31.

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American Briefly Showed Award Space Online For Four New Partners, But They’ve Pulled It

Last night American Airlines started showing some award space online for Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar, and SriLankan. That's been pulled and is no longer available.

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