Sep
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.
Bug in Delta Award Search and Uber Admits Bribery
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LifeMiles Has a New Online Award Search — and Lets You Pick Cabins Flight-By-Flight
Sep
21
2017
Avianca’s LifeMiles is a fantastic frequent flyer program because they give you access to Star Alliance award travel, they don’t add fuel surcharges to any awards, have a reasonable award chart and sell miles super cheap.
In fact the head of the program has described the miles they sell as ‘good miles’ and the miles earned from flying as ‘bad miles’.
Larry Summers on Building Airports in China, Japan, and Washington DC
Sep
21
2017
Former Treasury Secretary and Harvard President Larry Summers discusses infrastructure investment through bets on building airports.
But he’s wrong about Washington Dulles.
Getting Kicked Out of a Hotel Bar and the Economist Takes on the Value of Amex Points
Sep
20
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.
Delta Will Stop Serving Guam January 8, Leaving United as Only US Carrier Flying to US Territory
Sep
18
2017
Delta is largely eliminating its Tokyo Narita hub in favor of non-stop flights between the US and Asia and connections over Seoul via a joint venture with Korean Air.
Towards that end Delta will be eliminating service to Guam, which it flies to via Narita, with its last flight January 8.
Bank of America’s New Premium Rewards Credit Card is Live
Sep
18
2017
Bank of America has entered the premium rewards credit card market (or that’s what they want you to think) and they’ve come up with a name for the product to emphasize this: Bank of America Premium Rewards Credit Card.
American’s Brand New Chicago O’Hare Business Class Lounge Opens Thursday, Here’s What’s inside
Sep
13
2017
Last night I had an opportunity to visit the new American Airlines Flagship Lounge at Chicago O’Hare for its pre-opening party in advance of its opening tomorrow.
The lounge isn’t very deep. It’s long. And as a result there’s plenty of light, the whole length of the lounge runs along the window line and it makes for some fabulous views. There’s a hot and cold buffet as well as chef station and self pour premium liquor and wine.
WINNER: 2 Free Park Hyatt Nights With Breakfast
Sep
11
2017
The Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is a great city hotel, set in an upscale neighbor apart from the hustle and bustle of the city and just a few blocks from the Four Seasons. There are two separate buildings, connected via underground walkway or outside through the garden. There’s the original Palacio and there’s a new tower. I’ve really enjoyed staying there.
White House Tweets Out Fake Hurricane Irma Photo of Miami Airport
Sep
10
2017
The White House’s Director of Social Media tweeted out a since-deleted message on Hurricane Irma.
The problem is that’s not Miami’s airport. In fact the airport took to Twitter to disavow it.
BRAND NEW: 25% Bonus on Citibank Transfers to JetBlue Through October 25
Sep
07
2017
Citibank is running a 25% bonus on ThankYou Rewards transfers to JetBlue through October 25, 2017.
And of course JetBlue is unique among Citi partners in that it’s even a transfer partner for the ThankYou Preferred card (normally 1000 ThankYou points to 500 JetBlue TrueBlue points, with this promo yielding 625 points).
