American Has Plans For A Better Experience In Business Class

In addition to a new Flagship Suite Preferred seat, American Airlines is upgrading their soft product. Business class will be getting new amenity kits, new bedding, and new menus.

Additionally, the Flagship Suite Preferred seat will be getting amenities that go beyond business class.

AA's press release offers more on that: "This seat will offer customers expansive space, several storage areas and exclusive amenities like a Nest Bedding® mattress pad, a throw blanket, a memory foam lumbar pillow, Nest Bedding® pajamas and an exclusive amenity kit featuring additional skincare products from Thirteen Lune by Joanna Vargas and Relevant.

American Airlines Launching Flagship Suite Preferred seat

One Mile At A Time: "American Airlines has just announced that it will introduce a special product within business class, known as the Flagship Suite Preferred seat."

"This product will offer a larger space with more storage areas, and you can find renderings of it below."

"American is far from the first airline to try something like this. A lot of premium airline products can be configured efficiently by using the space to the side of the seat in front. However, in bulkhead seats there’s often a bit of extra space, so airlines are increasingly trying to monetize that."

Hilton x SLH: New Insights Into The Partnership

Frequent Miler: "The not-quite-amazing news is that Hilton only expects around 100 properties to go online this year. That’s less than 20% of the SLH portfolio which means that opportunities to book SLH stays via Hilton will be limited initially."

Some highlights from Greg's conversation with Hilton's Chief Marketing Officer:

• Awards will be priced like all Hilton properties with a max of 150,000 points per night for a standard room
• SLH properties will be eligible for 5th night free awards
• Elite status benefits will apply at SLH properties

New Lufthansa Business Class Product Coming In May 2024

One Mile At A Time: "Lufthansa is preparing to introduce its new premium cabin experience, known as Allegris. This will include a new business class product (to be installed initially on newly delivered A350s and 787s), as well as a new first class product (to be installed initially on newly delivered A350s)."

"Lufthansa’s rollout of its new premium cabins has been the laughing stock of the industry for years. Lufthansa announced its new business class in 2017, and nearly seven years later, not a single aircraft with these cabins is in service."

Chase Will Cover The Increased Global Entry Fee Of $120

Just under a week ago, Citi was the first bank to announce that their Global Entry statement credit would increase to match the new Global Entry price of $120. Now, Chase has jumped on board and will be doing the same.

Hopefully, American Express and Capital One will join the party soon!

IHG And Marriott Set To Expand In Europe

Skift: "Marriott and IHG each announced Monday their latest expansion plans in Europe. Marriott set its sights on adding nearly 100 hotels by 2026, while IHG signed a deal to add more than 100 in Germany."

"The announcements came as all hotel groups strive to sustain or speed up the addition of hotels to their networks. High financing costs have slowed new construction in Europe, and many companies seek to renovate and rebrand existing properties."

Amex Offer: Discount On Frontier Airlines Flights

Amex is running a targeted Amex Offer in which you can get $50 back as a statement credit when you spend $200+ with Frontier Airlines.

Important Details

• Offer expires July 15, 2024 (you can travel after this date)
• Must book directly with Frontier via flyfrontier.com or their app
• Flight must originate in the United States
• Flight must be charged in USD
• Valid for bags, cancellation/change fees, business & group travel, and inflight purchases
• Excludes purchases with third parties, affiliates, partners, travel insurance, car rentals, hotels, airport transfers, tours, activities, and gift vouchers

United Airlines May Add Polaris Plus Cabin

Live And Let's Fly: "An interesting thread on FlyerTalk discusses a recent survey sent to select Mileage Plus members suggesting that United Airlines is considering a more premium product within its Polaris Business Class cabin."

"United has not announced any new Polaris seat, though Live And Let’s Fly has been told that a new seat with doors will eventually be announced for future Boeing 787 Dreamliner deliveries and we will also see new business class lie-flat seats for the Boeing 737 MAX 10, should that aircraft ever take flight."

CLEAR Testing Bag Drop Services In Denver

Thrifty Traveler: "CLEAR just launched a pilot program at the Denver (DEN) airport, offering curbside bag drop service to CLEAR Plus members. Enrolled travelers can simply head to CLEAR's dedicated bag drop stand outside Door 600 West – and even fill out a pre-registration form to expedite the process – to get their bags tagged and taken away, then step inside to clear security."

Citi To Cover Increased Global Entry Fee Of $120

When it was announced that the Global Entry application fee would be increasing from $100 to $120, many credit card enthusiasts wondered if their cards would cover the increased fee.

Well, Citi is now the first to move on this. Doctor of Credit flagged that Citi has announced they'll be covering the increased application fee. Both the Citi Prestige (no longer available for application) and the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard will cover the $120 fee.