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.
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 of the best benefits in all of travel is the Citi Prestige Card‘s fourth night free benefit for hotels. It can be used to top off towards hotel elite status that programs award based on annual spend, and to goose qualifying for status based on nights, too.
United is accelerating the retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet. Instead of flying the Queen of the Sky through the end of 2018, they’ll fly their last 747 during the last quarter of this year.
Chase has introduced a new Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card and made some changes to their existing Amazon Rewards Card.
The Amazon Rewards Card is one of the biggest portfolios that Chase has — because it’s marketed to everyone checking out at Amazon. And it will no longer add foreign transaction fees.
Wow Air has $69 flights from the West Coast to Europe and it’s for real, you can book a one way at that cost.
They charge more for Europe – US, but you don’t have to buy from them you can book an award ticket or fly another airline (though their returns are about as cheap as you’ll get still under $200).
Former New York Senator Al D’Amato (“Senator Pothole”) was onboard JetBlue flight 1002 yesterday from Fort Lauderdale to New York JFK which was delayed more than 6 hours.
Reportedly passengers who paid for ‘Even More Room’ seats were bumped from those due to weight and balance issues on the Airbus A321. “That’s when..[D’Amato] took to the aisles” to pressure passengers to leave their extra legroom seats (he was in back, so inciting class warfare).
A video purportedly showing de-icing of a Turkish Airlines plane by pouring a bottle of liquid on the wing. The crew loses control of the bottle and it rolls away.
Crediting to Alaska still makes sense through end of April (after which the Delta-Alaska partnership ends) at least for many fares.
It’s always a good idea to do the math and compare how many points you’ll earn under each program and what those points are worth.
If you’re a Virgin America Elevate member (and had the account open by December 5) then when you join Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan by January 31 they’ll give you your choice of 10,000 miles or $100 towards a ticket.
And if you had active Alaska Airlines and Virgin America accounts already you’ll be getting 10,000 bonus Alaska Airlines miles automatically within the next few days.
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 »
