A new hotel booking app lets you earn your usual points and elite status credit, while throwing in additional benefits like upgrades, lounge access, or free drinks just for booking through them.
After arriving in Brisbane from Los Angeles, transferring to a domestic flight means proceeding through immigration, picking up baggage and walking it through customs, and then rechecking bags. It also means taking a bus to transfer to the domestic terminal and re-clearing security.
I had the chance to visit Virgin Australia’s domestic lounge in Brisbane, and take a short 862 mile flight from Brisbane to Cairns in business class. All in all, for what it is, I was impressed.
Here’s how they describe the video, We all know what happens on board as a passenger, but have you ever wondered what happens to your luggage? Watch “It’s a Bag’s Life” for a sneak peek behind the scenes, as we reveal for the first time the life of a suitcase. KLM may have a cartoon 747 that farts, but Qatar Airways checked bags speak, at least with captions!
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Last weekend I shared the rumor that American is going to build a new Flagship first class lounge at DFW airport in terminal D. I also mentioned that the airport has had plans for a new shared premium lounge.
I believe that I can now confirm both of those things… According to an airport spokesperson,
American will give you 1000 miles for scrolling through a few videos about their frequent flyer program. That’s worth ~ $17 and keeps your miles from expiring for 18 months. The offer expires June 12.
A collection of interesting links you’ll want to see, many you’ll want to click.
Even though the limited-time 50,000 mile signup bonus for the United Visa has ended, it’s still possible to get 50,000 miles for the United small business credit card. Here’s how.
A cookie company sent out an unauthorized press release yesterday falsely claiming to be the exclusive cookie of American Airlines, available in first class on all domestic flights. Really.
Adam Armstrong — for some inexplicable reason — booked a Ryanair ticket under the name Adam West. And he made separate outbound and return reservations, rather than making a single booking. As a result, in order to fly, he needed to change the name on the reservation and was looking at £110 twice….
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 »
