Delta's Basic BS First Class, a Headrest That Saves Economy & New Partnerships Galore! - Miles to Memories
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This post may contain affiliate links -Advertiser Disclosure. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. MTM Travel July 21, 2026Get a $200 gift card after your first payment of $500 with Melio (affiliate)A huge week of travel news, so we ran through the partnerships and new seat products that actually matter. Delta launched a basic first class following United, stripping out seat selection, upgrades, and same day changes while almost certainly charging you the same, and we explain why it is just a way to make you pay more for what you already got. The good news is United is putting a blocked empty middle seat with its own tray on its A321XLRs, a European style setup that saves them a flight attendant and that we would happily book over regular first, and Emirates is rolling out a folding UDream headrest that could finally make sleeping in economy possible. We also cover the partnership madlibs of the week, Hilton with Explora cruises, Japan Airlines with Marriott Bonvoy, and Air Canada Aeroplan with World of Hyatt, and what each is actually worth. We close with a genuinely useful one, Wyndham doubling its Caesars transfer limit to 60,000 points through September 11th, which is a great way to rescue points before Wyndham’s brutal four year expiration hits. Let us know in the comments if a better headrest would get you to fly economy. Watch/Listen/Subscribe!Youtube:You can watch bothMTM Travel&MTM Vegason YouTube!Podcast:You can subscribe to the audio version as well:Apple Podcasts–Spotify–RSSHave a great week!Shawn Coomerhttps://milestomemories. com/Shawn Coomer earns and burns millions of miles/points per year circling the globe with his family. An expert at accumulating travel rewards, he founded Miles to Memories to help others achieve their travel goals for pennies on the dollar. Shawn also runs a million dollar reselling business, knows Vegas better than most and loves to spend his time at the 12 Disney parks across the world. Responses are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser. Responses have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the bank advertiser's responsibility to ensure all posts and/or questions are answered.