Germán Ceballos

Two deadlines come at the end of this month, so start there. The hotel portal is running a late-summer sale with double points and at least 30% off, and the restaurant prize draw, where ten members win 30,000 points each, closes the same day.

Air France Premium and KLM Premium Comfort awards are now bookable online with SAS EuroBonus points, and have been appearing in the booking tool since late July 2026. That brings the number of SkyTeam partners you can book in Premium Economy to five, and it adds the two biggest Premium Economy networks in the alliance.

American Airlines published its midyear AAdvantage program update covering three changes that matter: a cash and miles booking option is finally coming to American, complimentary upgrades are changing on transcon and Hawaii routes starting August 25, 2026, and the Loyalty Point Rewards menu is getting several new choices, from food and beverage coupons to New York Times subscriptions.

Without an award search tool, finding an award flight can mean opening several airline and loyalty program websites, entering the same route, date, cabin, and passenger count again and again, then trying to compare the results yourself.

American’s Boeing 777-300ER is still one of its most complete long-haul aircraft, with Flagship First at the front and a large Flagship Business cabin behind it. After flying the same aircraft in Flagship First from Buenos Aires to New York, I returned in Business Class, which made this a useful back-to-back comparison of the two cabins.

Alaska Airlines just announced that Hawaiian’s Neighbor Island fleet is moving from the Boeing 717 to Hawaiian-branded Boeing 737-800s. The goal is to begin that change in 2028 (Alaska has not given an end date), with one Alaska-branded 737 flying alongside the 717s starting this October.