Oct
11
2024
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
In Socialist Cuba, VIP Lounges Are Coming—Cash Buys Comfort, Ideals Don’t
Get Your Reward Surcharges Waived When Redeeming For Qatar Airways QSuites
Oct
11
2024
Qatar Airways, like many frequent flyer programs, adds cash surcharges when you redeem your miles. Their award travel isn’t free. Still, it can be an incredible deal to redeem 70,000 points to fly arguably the best business class in the world… even with a few hundred bucks out of pocket.
But what if you didn’t have to pay these cash surcharges at all?
Jessica Chastain Puts JetBlue On Blast For Insulting $15 Credit After Seatback TV Fails [Roundup]
Oct
11
2024
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.
The Simple, Smart Reason American Airlines And Hyatt Are Devaluing Their Partnership
Oct
10
2024
The American Airlines – Hyatt partnership isn’t about ‘rewarding us.’ The partnership is about looking for new customers for each brand. And these changes are designed to align marketing dollars with corporate objectives.
United Airlines 737 MAX Lavatory Flood Ruins Passenger’s $1,200 Laptop – 5,000 Mile Compensation Leaves Traveler Furious
Oct
10
2024
Wednesday afternoon’s United Airlines flight 557 from Charleston to Denver left about half an hour late. During the flight, a lavatory toilet started spewing water, according to a passenger on board. It came from one of the lavatories by the rear galley of the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
Blind Southwest Passenger’s Hilarious Stand-up Routine at 30,000 Feet [Roundup]
Oct
10
2024
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.
Fly 15 Times, Earn 1 Million Miles: SAS’s SkyTeam Challenge—Is It Worth The Effort?
Oct
10
2024
When working on your own strategy for this challenge, don’t forget fifth freedom routes. You don’t have to fly Virgin Atlantic across the Atlantic, for instance. You can do that with another SkyTeam airline, and hop on a short Virgin flight in the Caribbean like Barbados to St. Vincent or Granada. Other carriers have similar unexpected short (and usually inexpensive) options too – such as KLM’s Singapore – Bali and Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta.
New Bilt Partners Revealed: TAP Air Portugal & Accor Bring Fresh Value For Your Points
Oct
10
2024
Bilt Rewards has added TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go as a 1:1 points transfer partner, and Accor’s ALL – Accor Live Limitless as a 3:2 points transfer partner. Both partnerships are now live.
United Airlines Bets Big on Mongolia, Greenland, and More – Will These Risky Routes Survive?
Oct
10
2024
Not all of these are going to work! So surely they won’t all last. Maybe they’re trying too hard, taking too many chances with a large incoming fleet of planes. But they’re certainly playing an exciting game at United. It’s not small ball. In total United will serve more than 40 destinations across the Atlantic and 147 total international destinations.
U.S. Airlines Pulled Off a Dramatic On-Time Surge—Delta and United Ranked Among World’s Top Performers Last Month
Oct
10
2024
If you flew last month, you probably got where you were going – and got there on time. Airline operations improved dramatically in September compared to August. Delta Air Lines flights arrived on-time nearly 88% of the time. Incredibly, United Airlines was right behind them, followed by Southwest and then by American Airlines.
