Effective June 1 oneworld airlines no longer are required to interline bags (or even check you in for connecting flights) when traveling on separate reservations. This is a hugely-unfriendly move.
Here’s what it means for your travel and why it’s happening.
Several days ago we saw Europe roundtrips in the $400s. Some of these fares were leftover from Memorial Weekend, but in general in any case had to be booked that day — and didn’t necessarily make it the full day.
But the fares are back, and they’re getting even better..!
The first two things anyone interested in frequent flyer miles and travel should do is sign up for Award Wallet to track your points and get a Chase Sapphire Preferred Card to earn the most points in a highly flexible, valuable currency, quickly.
Here are 77 free AwardWallet Premium upgrade links that will let you take your existing free account and give yourself premium service for 6 months.
Recently British Airways had first class on sale as low as $2100 roundtrip between Boston and London.
Obviously there are sales… and then there are sales. They can be used to stimulate business during soft periods.
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.
Sir Richard Branson visited Australia. He tours the airlines that carry the Virgin name, shows up for inaugural flights, and for important announcements. Of course the parent of Hainan Airlines just took a significant stake in Virgin Australia.
Sir Richard’s blog shares the trip including time with the Virgin Australia staff.
Hotels succeed by helping their guests succeed. Fail at these simple tasks, pet peeves, and you’ll lose the loyalty of your business travelers.
Wonder why a property with great facilities and a competitive room rate in a good location isn’t getting the level of midweek repeat business it might expect and it may come down to something simple. Here are 12 of those little things.
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.
Around 11 a.m. Eastern today the MGM M life Rewards from First Bankcard will launch. I spoke with Jordan Salmon, MGM’s Vice President of Loyalty Marketing, on Monday about the product. Here are the basics of this no annual fee card which has no foreign transaction fees: Signup bonus. 10,000 points after $1000 spend within 3 billing cycles Points-earning. Double points at gas stations and supermarkets and triple points at M life Rewards destinations. Elite status. Cardmembers are immediately elevated to M life Rewards ‘Pearl’ status with an additional benefit of VIP check-in (that usually only comes with Gold status and above). In addition, points earned on the card are both redeemable and tier points to help you earn higher elite status levels. An M life Rewards point is worth a penny apiece used either:…
Back in February we learned that Donald Trump’s employees and family are concerned what his candidacy is doing to the hotel business.
There’s data, too, that suggests bookings are down at Trump-branded properties since his campaign for President took off.
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 »
