American Airlines is giving AAdvantage members a head start on earning status for 2025. From March 1, members can earn 500 bonus Loyalty Points per flight (up to 5,000 points total) when flying in March 2025. Here’s how to take advantage.

Lufthansa’s Miles & More loyalty program has long been a favorite among frequent flyers, especially for its access to premium cabin awards like Lufthansa First Class and the discounted Mileage Bargains. However, the airline recently announced significant changes set to take effect on June 3, 2025. As is often the case with loyalty program updates, these changes are a mixed bag—featuring both exciting new opportunities and subtle devaluations that could impact your mileage strategy. Here’s everything you need to know to stay ahead of the game.

Stay up to date with the latest SAS EuroBonus news and offers! This month brings interesting updates for EuroBonus members, including Business Class award availability on SAS’s Copenhagen-Seattle route, retroactive EuroBonus points on Aerolíneas Argentinas flights, and the grand opening of the SAS Lounge by Mastercard at Stockholm Arlanda. Plus, SAS is rolling out high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet. All the details below 👇

Good news for EuroBonus members! If you’ve flown with Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) since September 1, 2024, you can now retroactively claim SAS EuroBonus points for those flights. Thanks to SAS joining SkyTeam on September 1, the long-awaited retroactive credit form is finally working on SAS’ website.

Japan Airlines (JAL) offers one of the world’s most luxurious premium cabin experiences, with its Airbus A350-1000 first and business class suites ranking among the best. While JAL’s award space is highly competitive, American Airlines AAdvantage miles remain one of the most cost-effective ways to book these seats. Here’s your definitive guide to securing JAL premium cabins with AA miles, updated for 2025.

SAS has announced the opening of an additional lounge at Stockholm Arlanda Airport to accommodate the increasing number of travelers. The SAS Lounge by Mastercard, located in Terminal 5, gate area F, officially debuts on February 14, 2025. The goal with new space is to improve convenience by reducing walking distances and making the travel experience for EuroBonus members and premium passengers better.

Here’s my recent experience flying Kenya Airways’ fifth-freedom route from Guangzhou (CAN), China, to Bangkok (BKK), Thailand, in Economy Class. This late-night 2.5-hour flight serves as a technical stop before continuing to Nairobi (NBO). I took this flight as part of my ambitious challenge to earn one million EuroBonus points with SAS and SkyTeam by flying 23 flights across 16 SkyTeam airlines in just 14 days.

Iberia has announced a major transformation of its loyalty program, Iberia Plus, into Club Iberia Plus. This change aims follows the recent update from British Airways (IAG partner) and aims to provide members with more benefits, an improved earning structure, and new elite tiers.