Oct
07
2016
Reader Harry H. relays this adventure in Cuban airport security.
Do You Have to Tip the Bathroom Attendants in the Charlotte Airport?
Oct
06
2016
One of the rather stranger features of the Charlotte airport is bathroom attendants. There’s nothing as awkward in the world as a bathroom with an attendant, except a bathroom with an attendant who works for tips.
2000 Easy Avios Points and 50% Off Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Awards
Oct
06
2016
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.
How to Find Frequent Flyer Award Availability
Oct
06
2016
Most airlines don’t show availability of awards on all of their partners on their own websites. You’d think you could type in where you’re flying from and where you’re going and get a list of available flights, but that’s often not the case.
That’s why it pays to call in addition to searching online — the best thing is to find award space yourself and then call, asking for exactly the flights you already know are available.
Reader Wins $500 Hotel Credit Giveaway
Oct
06
2016
Last week I ran a contest to give away a $500 credit for new discount hotel booking site Club1 Hotels.
Club1 Hotels is a membership site, and that lets them sell rooms at a discount, offering lower rates to consumers instead of taking their booking commission. They report that they make money on membership fees rather than individual bookings.
12,000 Miles for One Hotel Night and New Way to Earn Miles for Airbnb
Oct
05
2016
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.
Jennifer Aniston Now Endorses Emirates… Economy Class
Oct
05
2016
Jennifer Aniston is back in a new ad for Emirates. They teased it yesterday with a mystery, who was the man in her seat?
After showering and getting dressed, Jennifer Aniston returns to her first class suite to find a young boy sitting there. They chat, and she takes him to the Emirates bar for a juice on the way to bringing him back to his family seated back in coach. The look on the boy’s father’s face is priceless when Jennifer Aniston shows up with his son. He doesn’t seem too happy when his wife arrives on the other side of the aisle at the same time!
Which Airlines and Hotels Do the Clinton and Trump Campaigns Favor?
Oct
05
2016
The Trump campaign’s biggest spend is on his own Boeing 757 (“TAG Air”).
Hillary Clinton’s biggest spend is on private jet travel as well. Here are her feet propped against the bulkhead.
Both campaigns spend more on American and Delta flights than they do United.
Incredible: Watch Multiple Lightning Strikes Go Through a Plane, Continue to Fly Safely
Oct
05
2016
There’s some pretty incredible video of a Wow Air Airbus A330-300 flying through a lightning storm enroute from Iceland to Paris on Monday.
While on average it’s said that every commercial plane is struck by lightning at least once a year, I believe it’s been over 40 years since a crash has been attributed to a lightning strike. The fuselage of a plane will conduct electricity and allow it to trasmit from the strike and generally out the tail.
Which is Better: American Airlines vs British Airways Business Class?
Oct
04
2016
British Airways has a one minute spot with two kids debating the merits of American Airlines and British Airways business class.
American and British Airways (along with Finnair and Iberia) have an anti-trust immunized joint venture across the Atlantic, which allows them to share revenue and coordinate schedules and pricing. They are (or in theory should be) largely indifferent as to whose metal you fly across the Pond.
So naturally the argument in this spot is that both are awesome! Here’s the truth.
