Cathay Pacific’s AsiaMiles is an American Express and Citi transfer partner. They’ll also be introducing a US credit card in a few months from a bank that doesn’t issue (and therefore conflict with) other frequent flyer cards and that will have a few really interesting features. They offered this in December but it’s available again and a pretty good deal: a 30% bonus converting hotel points to miles through February 28 You don’t get the bonus instantly, instead the extra 30% will post by May 31 (or sooner). Here are the programs you can transfer in from and earn the bonus: Update: Starwood is excluded from ‘phase 2’ (January/February) for this promotion. Consider redeeming Marriott travel packages 270,000 Marriott points (which is also 90,000 Starpoints, since Starpoints transfer to Marriott at 1:3) gets you 110,500…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for January 2017.
United Kicks 13 Year Old Unaccompanied Minor Off Last Flight of the Night
A 13 year old in and airport for the first time and flying for the first time as an unaccompanied minor was denied boarding on United.
The Albany – Washington Dulles flight couldn’t accommodate all of its passengers due to weight and balance issues. And United says the gate agent didn’t know they were bumping an unaccompanied minor.
Minor Change to How American Airlines Upgrades Work
American changed how confirmed upgrade instruments get listed on upgrade priority lists and how companions are treated at the airport.
Hijacker Getting Out of Prison, Wants to Do It Again and New Burgers on United
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Think Mileage Runs are Dead? 22 Segments in Business Class for $550
Over at German frequent flyer site Vielfliegertreff.de for the last week they’ve been having fun with a fare starting out in Berlin, flying to Frankfurt and then to Spain and bouncing around Spain all in business class.
Utah Woman Claims Planes are Dumping Poop in Her Driveway
My favorite thing is that she recommends, in lieu of her driveway, “they need to do it out in the mountains or somewhere.” Or, you know, when after they’ve landed at the airport.
Last year residents of a Pennsylvania town thought their homes were being TP’d from the sky with rolls of toilet paper falling from airplane lavatories. The FAA was.. skeptical. However the FAA always stands ready to investigate.
Reprieve: Points Transfers Will Still Count to Earn Southwest Companion Pass for 3 More Months
The Southwest Companion Pass is the best deal in travel for many. With the major airlines devaluing their programs, I’m finding Southwest more attractive. And of course checked bags are free.
Two key elements of the Southwest program are no change or redeposit fees on awards and a companion pass after earning 110,000 points in a year.
AMAZING RATE: Club Rooms at Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor Just $72 + 3000 Points
The Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor has an unbelievably great sale — they have club level rooms for $72 plus 3000 points per night available most nights.
Don’t have any Hyatt points? Chase Ultimate Reward points transfer instantly to Hyatt, and it would even be worth buying Hyatt points at this rate (though the risk is that the hotel decides not to honor the rate).
Award Tickets That Include 2 Weeks Free Wifi and Wide Open Awards to New Zealand
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Governor Cuomo Just Announced Plans to Spend $10 Billion Fixing JFK Airport
Governor Cuomo wants to spend a lot — probably ultimately a lot more than this — without solving congested air traffic or the airport’s connectedness to Manhattan. They’re tackling the comparatively easy cosmetic stuff first, rather than what seems most important.