Jul
22
2017
I know many readers want business class sales, it’s a long way to go in coach, but this is clearly the golden age of air travel.
FARE ALERT: Southeast Asia Under $400 Roundtrip
Secret Travel Confessions Are My Guilty Pleasure
Jul
22
2017
Whether it’s insider tricks like confessions of an Enterprise Car Rental manager or just plain prurience, there’s something compelling about anonymous travel confessions.
Like this one:
Easy Starbucks Status and Starwood Bans Cubans from Membership
Jul
22
2017
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.
New Government Report: TSA Has No Basis for How It Picks Out Terrorists, Just Makes Stuff Up
Jul
21
2017
The TSA has had employees roaming the airports watching passengers, using their spidey senses to figure out who might be a terrorist.
Four years ago the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General concluded that the TSA’s behavior detection efforts didn’t work and racially profiled. I’ve argued that TSA literally has no science in its files to support its efforts. Now the government agrees.
Best Economy for Cross Country Flights and Amex in Hand-to-Hand Combat With Chase
Jul
21
2017
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.
US Expected to Ban Travel to North Korea Next Week
Jul
21
2017
The Trump administration is expected to announce a ban on citizens traveling to North Korea next week. The ban would go into effect 30 days later.
Special Wedding Photos Attack Delta For Losing Luggage
Jul
21
2017
Feeding the old meme that on Delta Don’t Expect Luggage To Arrive (or ‘Diverts Errant Luggage to Atlanta’), a man whose luggage was lost enroute to his dream destination wedding in Iceland is letting the world know he doesn’t believe Delta can be relied on when it counts.
And he created a special wedding photo to get the message out.
Another Devaluation — Delta Award Pricing No Longer Even Following Its Hidden Award Chart
Jul
21
2017
Delta has found a new way to price dynamically. Already they’ve practiced journey control. You might find saver award space on multiple flights, but they won’t allow you to combine those flights into a saver award. Two connecting flights on an otherwise legal routing might price out as more miles.
Now though non-stop saver awards may price out more expensively depending on route.
United Rebooked Connecting Flight for the Wrong Year. What Compensation Should They Offer?
Jul
20
2017
One of my cousins booked a United MileagePlus award to Warsaw. She was meeting her brother there — he booked an award, too, in business class. She doesn’t have as many miles, she was in coach.
She was booked on a double connection via Newark and Zurich. Weather was slowing down air traffic in the Northeast.
Review: Completely Renovated American Airlines Admirals Club New York JFK
Jul
20
2017
The most crucial thing to know about this lounge is that it’s much less crowded than it used to be —
precisely because the Flagship Lounge is open and so many more people now have access there. Everyone flying international business class, American’s mid-tier elites flying international economy, and oneworld partner mid-tier elites used to all crowd into the Admirals Club. Now they’re granted access to the Flagship Lounge and the Admirals Club is used for a narrower passenger base.
