News and notes from around the interweb:
- Hilton has signed a new resort in the Maldives
- This winter Air France will add a third weekly flight to the Maldives though the route is being downgauged to a 787-9 from a 777.
- Etihad’s relations with European airlines continue to thaw. Even as American Airlines has terminated codesharing with the airline, they became BFFs with Lufthansa. And now they’re codesharing with Swiss.
Etihad First Apartment - Gulf Air FalconFlyer 50% off award sale (HT: Loyalty Lobby) American lost their Gulf Air partnership, too..
- Lawyer sues Emirates for $130,000 after finding an insect in his food (HT: One Mile at a Time)
- Earlier I wrote that British Airways first class award space between the US and Europe was nonexistent in 2019. The space is now available.
Interesting. Hilton used to have 3 properties in the Maldives. I stayed at the Iru Fushi on points in 2011…but that place has changed hands twice since then.
I have a reservation for Conrad Maldives for January 2019 but I’m waiting for the new Astoria which is suppose to open sometime next year.
A Hard Rock Cafe is not quite part of the Maldives experience I want. :-/
Gary have you seen any Etihad Guest award space that is bookable greater than 30 days out? Seems like award space is restricted to 30 days currently.
@LAXJeff sure have https://viewfromthewing.com/2017/11/05/etihad-first-class-award-booking-trick-back-use-american-miles-now/
lol you got me with that title. I thought Hilton Maldives is doing 50% off.