Monthly Archives for February 2017.
American Airlines oneworld partner Japan Airlines appears to be running a great sale out of New York, Chicago, and LA to various destinations in Southeast Asia for as little as $466 roundtrip.
I know many readers want business class sales, it’s a long way to go in coach, but it’s clearly the golden age of air travel.
Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer has worked with Steely Dan and Weird Al. He’s a Grammy winner, and sang the 1964 number one hit “Hang on Sloopy” by The McCoys. He wrote the wrestling entrance song Hulk Hogan.
But perhaps he’ll now be best remembered for getting caught traveling with a firearm, as Jeff Martin reports, and asking, Was that wrong? I do it all the time and nobody told me.
My Facebook feed has been full of folks sharing American sending out targeted giveaways of Platinum elite status. Status is valid for few months with an expedited offer (12,500 qualifying miles and $2000 qualifying dollars) to keep it through the end of the current elite year.
Air India crew apparently stay at the Renaissance London Heathrow after arriving from Delhi or Mumbai. And they’re hungry enough in the morning to fill up boxes off the buffet on your way out from breakfast.
The hotel has had enough, they reached out to the airline to complain, and the airline has sent a memo to crew.
You’ve probably heard of the Bridge to Nowhere and may have even heard of the Airport for Nobody but on Tuesday United flew a 4 hour trip to no place.
Air France has added Paris – Male service to its schedule twice a week. Starting November 1, the Delta partner will operate a 3-class Boeing 777-200ER on the route.
Here are great options to redeem miles to the Maldives.
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.
This is only one side of the story because reportedly Delta did not comment.
Emirates says their flight EK228 from Seattle to Dubai on February 2 went mechanical and they were “unable to obtain a $300 spare part from Delta.” In fact, the part was first installed but Emirates says Delta ordered it removed for spite.
The President met today in the State Dining Room with CEOs of Delta, United, Southwest, and others along with several airports. Jared Kushner and economic advisor Gary Cohn were present as well.
Here’s the pool report on the meeting.
Each year hotels with award redemption categories adjust which hotels are in which categories, and thus how many points they cost to redeem. In most cases the cost in points is related to average room rates, although Marriott’s have been tied to frequency of redemption.
This year Marriott and Starwood both have announced their planned changes at the same time, and coordinated that those changes will go into effect March 7.
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 »
