May
18
2015
A collection of interesting links you’ll want to see, many you’ll want to click.
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The New York Mets Bench Studies Travel Hacking Techniques
May
18
2015
A major league ballplayer getting called up from the minors may not be around for long, and in an expensive city like New York what are they to do for lodging?
The answer? Turn to online techniques for big hotel savings.
Japan Airlines First Class Award Space Wide Open, Book With American Miles
May
17
2015
Japan Airlines first class — sometimes four seats and even more — wide open for redeeming American AAdvantage miles on the Chicago and San Francisco – Tokyo routes. Book quickly.
Promotional Video for the ISIS Hotel in Mosul, a Spirit-Frontier Merger, and More..
May
17
2015
A collection of interesting links you’ll want to see, many you’ll want to click.
The CEOs of American and Delta Keep Using This Word ‘Subsidy’ But Do Not Understand What it Means
May
17
2015
American CEO Doug Parker thinks that when the government picks up his airline’s obligations, that’s not a subsidy because they haven’t given him cash.
Delta CEO RIchard Anderson thinks because they pay corporate taxes they aren’t getting tax (or other) subsidies.
Or at least that’s what they *say* they believe. They can’t possibly really think that, though, right?
More Delta Routes Offered for Just 5000 Miles One Way
May
17
2015
Delta isn’t just testing 5000 mile one-way awards on the Los Angeles – San Francisco route. It’s available to several cities, and not just from Los Angeles… though isn’t available between several cities you might expect it.
Know where you can fly for just 5000 SkyMiles each way. And why this remains a disturbing trend for the direction of the program.
Hawkers Stall in New York, Barbecue Reprive for Austin, and Miles at 2 Cents Apiece
May
16
2015
A collection of interesting links you’ll want to see, many you’ll want to click.
Delta Introduces 5000 Mile One-Way Awards. And That Should Scare You.
May
16
2015
Delta is pricing one-way Los Angeles – San Francisco awards (that would cost $72 to buy) at just 5000 miles. That’s all part and parcel of reducing the mileage cost of cheap flights, and ultimately increasing the mileage cost of expensive flights.
Put another way, the ‘standard’ 25,000 mile domestic award’s days are numbered at Delta. And along with it, the possibility of generating outsized value from Delta miles. Which also means it makes no sense to choose to earn Delta miles over another currency.
Adding Throw-in Amenities and Savings for Your Luxury Hotel Stays
May
16
2015
With a reader bringing an improved website experience for the American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts program, it’s worth taking a look at that program and how it compares to the offerings from Visa, MasterCard, Chase, and others — all towards savings and added benefits on hotel stays compared to booking direct.
Questions That Are Rarely Asked in Airline Competition
May
16
2015
Just to show you how complicated the world is, Delta is lobbying against expansion by Gulf carrier Etihad but has received clearance from the EU for its joint venture and profit sharing with Etihad-owned Alitalia.
Alitalia flying across the Atlantic is apparently deemed good, while Etihad flying across the Atlantic is an existential threat. Right….
