Apr
03
2022
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.
One Delta Flight, Three Diversions [Roundup]
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for April 2022.
American Airlines Flight Credits Are Unavailable In Your Online Wallet
Apr
03
2022
American Airlines ticket credits from during the pandemic have been extending out to September 30, 2022. Flight credits from cancelled tickets are also have their expiration dates extended. And, apparently, the process is taking up to a week. American has taken access to these credits offline from member online wallets until April 8.
Travel In The New World Is Different Than It Used To Be, But Not Because Of Covid
Apr
02
2022
More variable wait times for Uber and Lyft, security lines stretching out the door, and airline telephone wait times stretching into the hours. Here’s how to beat the ‘new travel normal’ and even have your coffee in hand right after you breeze through security.
Airline Tells Authorities To Shove It, They Won’t Enforce Mask Mandate Anymore [Roundup]
Apr
02
2022
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.
Fly Air France Business To Europe For Under 40,000 Points By Stacking Offers
Apr
02
2022
Paris – Houston at the saver level should run 49,500 miles but if you’re starting or ending beyond Paris with a European connection that price can go even lower. I’ve had great luck booking this flight, in fact I even took it myself in March (as a booking for 3 passengers in business).
American Airlines Launching New James Bond Flight To Jamaica
Apr
02
2022
The airport was named for the creator of James Bond – Ian Fleming – and the first Bond film Dr. No was filmed in part in Ocho Rios. The exterior of the Blue Mountain cottage, home of Bond villain Miss Taro, was the Sans Souci hotel. (The film’s crew stayed at this hotel.) In addition Ocho Rios featured in Live and Let Die as well.
Nearby James Bond Beach has featured concerts with Rihanna, Lauryn Hill and Ziggy Marley, and offers the Moonraker bar.
Here’s How To Fix Business Conferences [Roundup]
Apr
01
2022
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.
25% Bonus On Citi Transfers To LifeMiles, Great Deals On Star Alliance, United Awards
Apr
01
2022
Star Alliance member Avianca is useful because it has an award chart similar to (but somewhat better than) United. And transfers from Citibank’s ThankYou Rewards to LifeMiles have a 25% bonus through April 30, 2022.
Epic: Passenger Hacks Airline Website To Find His Lost Luggage
Apr
01
2022
A software engineer who had flown IndiGo from Patna to Bangalore picked up the wrong bag, and the person whose bag looked like his picked up the wrong one as well. Despite several attempts to contact the airline IndiGo wouldn’t give him contact information to reach out to the other passenger in order to swap luggage. And, despite its claims to the contrary, they never reached out to the other passenger either.
So the passenger took matters into their own hands.
40% Bonus Transferring American Express To British Airways
Apr
01
2022
American Express Membership Rewards is offering a 40% bonus on transfers to British Airways. Since you must log in to see the offer I cannot guarantee that it will be available for everyone.
This is close to the best bonus that they offer on transfers to BA.
