Monthly Archives for June 2015.
Charles Clarke had his life savings confiscated at the Cincinnati airport because his bag smelled like pot and he was flying on a one-way ticket. He was never convicted, but it’s a long shot he’ll ever get his money back.
Here’s what you need to know so that this doesn’t happen to you.
Hilton is offering a 5000 point per stay bonus at all of their hotels worldwide (nothing excluded) that stacks on top of their current double points promotion. Definitely worth registering, even though it’s only available for about three weeks.
American Airlines AAdvantage has one of the least expensive award charts for premium cabin travel to many regions, and they only add significant fuel surcharges to one of their airline partners. But their routing rules, the way you’re allowed to construct an award, are complex and they don’t even publish them at AA.com.
Not only are they published here, but they’re explained. This is an advanced post worth bookmarking if you collect American miles.
A collection of the most interesting links you’ll want to see, many you’ll want to click.
I love North Queensland, Australia but after just 3 nights I had to leave. That meant a stop at the Virgin Australia lounge in the Cairns airport and a business class flight (thanks to my Delta miles) Cairns – Sydney.
The US State Department offers travel warnings to Americans heading abroad. Other countries offer warnings to their own citizens. You’ll never believe (or maybe you will!) what those countries tell people to be careful of coming to the United States…
United will be leaving New York JFK airport completely after October 25, and shifting their premium Los Angeles and San Francisco operations fully over to Newark. As long as the government signs off, Delta will get United’s JFK slots.
In general I find the best business class seat to be reverse herringbone like that offered by Cathay Pacific, American (and US Airways), Delta (on not enough routes), and EVA Airways. You get both privacy and comfort with all-aisle access.
There’s a new concept from B/E Aerospace, not yet installed in any aircraft, that’s certainly interesting — that it’s too limiting when you try to manage all functions through just the seat. There’s greater adjustments possible for more uses.
A collection of the most interesting links you’ll want to see, many you’ll want to click.
IHG Rewards Club – the loyalty program for Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and related brands — is offering a 100% bonus on purchased points through June 30.
This means you can buy points at $0.00575 apiece.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
