Jul 17 2016

The greatest luxury in air travel is space and privacy. There is no other first class that comes close to the Etihad First Class Apartment onboard their Airbus A380 and no better flight than Abu Dhabi – New York JFK. And that’s without even getting to the inflight chef or onboard shower.

This flight wasn’t perfect. It was delayed, and there was a glitch with the water in the shower. But it still exceeded anything else I’ve experienced with any other airline’s first class product.

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Jul 17 2016

Dublin is on sale in a very big way, from several US cities. The cheapest is Delta’s non-stop New York JFK – Dublin flight.

Great fares are available from other cities as well. For instance, here’s Philadephia – Dublin on Delta for $308. It’s more expensive than the New York trip largely because of the extra taxes from the connection. However, the outbound is more expensive — a 53 cent base fare.

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Jul 16 2016

A man who was seen drinking how own alcohol onboard an easyJet flight from Copenhagen to Edinburgh this week “has been charged by police after he urinated on fellow passengers.”

The strangest thing is it doesn’t appear to simply be the case of a drunk guy who either couldn’t make it to the lavatory or who didn’t know the difference between his seat and the lavatory. Instead, it appears to have been retaliatory.

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Jul 16 2016

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.

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Jul 16 2016

United has an airfare sale that’s truly unique and worth a look for several cities in the US to several cities in Asia. The fares are strikingly great, you’ll want to pounce now if interested in flying to Asia between September and December.

These fares are available from Newark, Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Houston. You can fly roundtrip for under $500 to Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila, or Jakarta.

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Jul 16 2016

I briefly noted last night that American had published new charts for earning miles on partner airlines.

The biggest change was to share how we’ll earn elite qualifying dollars on partner airlines. However they’ve also made changes — devaluations — to earning redeemable miles on partners and those changes go into effect in mere weeks.

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Jul 15 2016

Earning American AAdvantage elite status is going to require minimum spending next year in addition to miles flown.

Like Delta, they are also making it possible to earn qualifying dollars when flying on partner airlines. And American published the charts for earning elite qualifying dollars on partner airlines today.

They’ve also made changes (devalued) mileage earning on partner airlines again in a few instances.

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Jul 15 2016

It used to be that 100,000 mile flyers found themselves in first class nearly all the time, and even mid-tier frequent flyers found themselves in first class most of the time.

Here’s why upgrades have become harder to get — and what you can do about it.

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Jul 15 2016

I often write that in loyalty, I am not my rate or my fare. I am either a valuable customer or I am not, and the way I’m treated should be the same on every single trip — whether I’m on an expensive walkup ticket for work during the week or a cheap discount trip with family over the weekend.

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