 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY 01/09/2019 IN TODAY'S NEWS 100,000-mile bonuses are pretty special — double that amount is almost unheard of, though, and we just learned of one big offer ending very soon. There's some serious spend involved, but businesses should be able to manage in the allotted six months. Also today, we dig deep into the "bubble market" — the ongoing battle between Pepsi and Coke, that is, and why one has reigned supreme for a lifetime of inflight fizz — and explain how the government shutdown has impacted a major Hawaii launch. -Zach Honig, Editor-at-Large
 The "Kleenex" of soda pop, Coke's got the market cornered, especially when it comes to catering a plane. If you're after a cup of the fizzy stuff, you may have trouble finding Pepsi products onboard, though — with a few notable exceptions. In some cases, the reason why is almost as old as commercial aviation itself.
 200,000-mile bonuses don't come around very often, and while this particular bonus requires quite a bit of spend, small businesses shouldn't have much trouble hitting the mark. The clock's ticking, though — you only have until Jan. 28 to sign up.
 When it comes to businesses hit hard by the current federal government shutdown, the list goes on and on. Now you can add Southwest's Hawaii ambitions, too — furloughs at the FAA have left the carrier in ETOPS limbo, with no formal approval in sight.
 We spend an awful lot of time searching for travel through Google Flights, and with good reason — it's one of the speediest, most powerful tools on the web. It's not hard to become a whiz, either, as you'll see in our handy guide.
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