Jun
29
2019
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.
American Airlines Can No Longer Squat on China Routes
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Qantas is Seeing a Run on Redemptions Prior to Award Chart Devaluation
Jun
28
2019
Lower coach award prices are translating into greater redemptions for coach travel. That’s exactly what you’d expect. However it’s the changes in redemption patterns that are happening when prices have not (yet) changed that’s most revealing.
Star Alliance Airline Using Rabbit Poo to Power Planes
Jun
28
2019
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.
IHG Rewards Club Scores Two New Casino Resort Properties, Introduces New Highest Award Price
Jun
25
2019
The Venetian and Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas are part of IHG Rewards Club, even though they’re separately owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
Las Vegas Sands has a Macau subsidiary, Sands China Ltd, and two of their properties are now a part of IHG Rewards Club – effective immediately.
Does Flying More Increase Income?
Jun
24
2019
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.
Football Star Cam Newton Offers $1500 for an Extra Legroom Coach Seat, Gets Denied
Jun
23
2019
I’ve paid a child $5 not to recline his seat so I open my laptop and work during a Cleveland – Los Angeles flight. I paid a teen $10 for a seat at an OTG iPad near my gate during a 4 hour delay. I haven’t ever bought another passenger’s seat, though.
A View from the Wing reader, though, gave up his seat so a family could sit together and then promptly sold the seat to another passenger for $100. Who would say no to $1500?
Website Leak: Alila Hotels Start Joining World of Hyatt on Tuesday
Jun
23
2019
It was only just October that I broke the news that Hyatt would acquire Two Roads Hospitality and the Thompson, Destination, Joie de Vivre, Alila and tommie hotel brands.
Already Hyatt has integrated Thompson Hotels and Joie de Vivre hotels. The brand I’ve been looking forward to though is Alila.
Cathay Pacific is Making Business and First Class Sleep Even Better
Jun
23
2019
Despite a business class seat that dates to 2011, it’s ultimately good to see Cathay continuing to invest in its premium product. They can’t compete on cost with low fare rivals and need to leverage the premium market at their Hong Kong base. When the airline takes delivery of its first Boeing 777-9 we’ll see a new first class seat as well.
Great Availability Business Class Awards to Europe For Just 43,000 Miles Thanks to New Transfer Bonus
Jun
23
2019
Capital One has a 20% transfer bonus to Flying Blue through end of month. Brand new Citi is now out with a 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue through July 20. Here are some key things to know about the offer and how this translates into great deals on transatlantic business class award travel,
Which Transferable Points Program is Best?
Jun
21
2019
Arguing which is the best transferable points currency, between Chase, American Express, Citibank, and Capital One, is a bit like arguing whether Mickey Mantle or Ted Williams was a better baseball player. As frequent flyers we’re incredibly fortunate to have been a part of the rise in transferable currency competition.
In this post I look at which program has the best transfer partners – and argue that’s American Express. That’s only part of the story though since aerning rates and transfer rates (with bonuses) also matter.
