Through October 21 Hilton HHonors is running bonus on purchased Hilton points.
Hilton usually charges a penny apiece for points, so with this bonus is selling points for half a cent each. That’s tied for the cheapest I’ve ever seen (in June 2015 they offered a 100% bonus on purchased points also, and a few months back they ran 50% off). They’re selling points for just about what they’re worth.
I week ago I wrote about truly amazing business class award availability on Delta’s new Minneapolis – Tokyo Haneda flight with 6 or more saver award seats per flight.
This was what availability looked like for 6 passengers in business class during the flight’s first full month of service (Minneapolis – Tokyo Haneda starts October 29). Most dates actually showed 9 business seats.
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Boeing and Qatar announced a big jet order today for 787, 777, and 737 MAX aircraft.
Along with facing the end of 747 production, Boeing has been talking about slowing the line for 777s as well. Boeing says 10 777s — in particular their delivery dates — goes a long way towards helping to sustain the 777 program.
These deals won’t last long, but we’re seeing offers like this more and more frequently. I explained last month why we’re seeing deeper discount airfare flash sales than ever before and how to take advantage of them.
All of these fares are found using airfare metasearch site Momondo:
Hilton’s current top elite tier doesn’t much differentiate itself from mid-tier Gold. And Gold comes just from signing up either for the Citi Hilton Reserve Card or the Hilton HHonorsTM Surpass® Card from American Express.
But we know about a survey of potential new benefits for a “Diamond+” level — in conjunction with a possible new premium credit card to boot.
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.
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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.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
