Dec
29
2015
The “cash and points trick” for buying IHG Rewards Club points at a discount just got a price cut, back to levels we haven’t seen since 2012.
The IHG Rewards Club Cash and Points Trick Just Got Even Cheaper
Business Class to Asia for $1358 Roundtrip
Dec
28
2015
Hainan Airlines is launching a new flight between Los Angeles and Changsha, China and is currently pricing it at $1358 roundtrip.
Visit China, use it as a jumping off point for Asia, and credit the miles to Alaska Airlines or Etihad.
50% Off, Buy United at Just 1.88 Cents Apiece
Dec
28
2015
Through Wednesday only United is again offering to sell miles at the lowest price I’ve ever seen from MileagePlus — in fact at 1.88 cents apiece it’s the price that US Airways used to sell miles for prior to the merger with American.
The Only Thing Consistent About Travel Loyalty Programs is Complexity. Here’s Why.
Dec
28
2015
There are no hard and fast rules, only tendencies. And the tendency to devalue – which isn’t universal – is consistent with the trend towards rewarding less across the board, tying rewards to spending (while rewarding even high spend less), and then making tweaks to the less rewarding model as business needs dictate.
Business decisions made in isolation compound over time taking what was once a simple program and making it complex. Multiply that out over tens of millions of members that a given program is trying to serve and tweaks along the way get made which only add to the complexity.
Unpublished Offer: 2500 Hilton Points With Your Next Stay Just for Asking
Dec
28
2015
You don’t get if you don’t ask. So e-mail Hilton and ask if they’ll give you bonus points on your next stay with them!
Malaysia Airlines Plane Flew in the Wrong Direction! and Complete Guide to Selling Unwanted Gift Cards
Dec
28
2015
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.
Bus Gates are Evil: Jet Airways Bus Crashed into Air India Plane, Took 5 Days to Remove
Dec
28
2015
On Tuesday morning a Jet Airways passenger bus crashed into a parked Air India ATR turboprop in Kolkata.
It took nearly 5 days just to separate the two from each other, and the aircraft at that point still wasn’t movable. It took engineering teams from Mumbai and Kolkata a full night to pull the two apart.
I Will Answer Your Travel Questions Here.
Dec
27
2015
One of the things I really enjoy doing is responding to reader questions. Here’s your chance. I will my best to cover many of your questions. Some I may answer right away, others that I answer will take me a few weeks.
Please leave requests in the comments section.
Help Me Try Something New, What Luggage Should I Buy?
Dec
27
2015
For the longest time I was a ‘whatever bag I can buy for $35’ guy. But I travel enough that a quality bag isn’t really that expensive — it’s one thing to spend a few hundred dollars on a bag that you’ll use once or twice a year, but on a per-trip basis the extra cost for a quality bag isn’t all that much when you’re using it every week.
I’ve been using my 19-inch Briggs & Riley Baseline for several years. It’s the old two wheel kind, and I’ve finally been converted to preferring four wheels….
These 747s and A380s are Really Perfectly Detailed Giant Toy Models
Dec
27
2015
Building your own working model aircraft — not unlike you did as a kid — is a hobby some people take into adulthood.
Only some people are better at it than you were.
