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Points Path is a free browser extension that lets you search for award flights using Google Flights. When you search for paid travel, it also shows you the price of an award. And if helps you compare whether it’s a good use of points or not. I covered it earlier this year.
One thing about tools like this is that they accumulate a lot of data from their searches. And they’ve organized things so that they can mine that data for insights.
In 2011 Delta was accused of antisemitism for its partnership with Saudia. Delta argued at the time that it wasn’t really partnering with Saudia – and that it would not do so.
A year and a half ago American AAdvantage introduced the ability to redeem miles to gift status for a day. The status you’ve earned unlocks the ability to do this. However in my view it was too expensive to be useful. American heard that feedback and has adjusted down mileage costs significantly. An American spokesperson offers, Beginning today, Oct. 2., AAdvantage status members will notice a better deal on mileage redemptions to give the Gift of status for a day. American introduced the Gift of status for a day in 2023 to continue to give members more ways to use their miles and give their friends or loved ones a chance to experience the benefits of status. Now a year in, American is adjusting the mileage redemption amount to provide even more members with an…
A woman was reportedly removed from a United Airlines flight after making racist remarks – and trying to open the emergency exit door. As she was ushered off the aircraft, the first class cabin burst into laughter.
Her final moments as a passenger were captured on video.
Just when I wrote off upgrades, suggesting that buying them at a discount for $40 was the way, my luck with them seems to have turned around. I’ve cleared on three of my last four segments.
Month after month, American Airlines loses more checked bags than any other airline. They don’t just lose more bags in total, they also lose more bags as a percentage of those that are checked with them than any other airline.
What’s striking to me though is that American loses nearly one bag for every flight that they operate.
Qatar Airways will take a 25% stake in Virgin Australia as Bain Capital plans an IPO for Australia’s number two carrier.
JetBlue is discounting redemptions on Etihad across 44 routes from Boston, New York JFK, Washington Dulles and Chicago. This appears to be around 44% off normal pricing, and is available in economy only with stopovers not permitted. Members need to issue tickets and travel by October 31, so it’s only for close-in bookings.
The passenger didn’t even give his ex a 5-star rating in the follow-on survey after the call, he says, because “she didn’t resolve my issue!”
An American Airlines passenger brought a dog on board who defecated on the seat. The stench wafted through the cabin. Since the pet was outside of a carrier kept underneath the seat, either the airline wasn’t enforcing its pet in cabin rules or the passenger claimed this was a service animal and filled out the paperwork attesting to it.
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 »
