Sep
07
2016
Virgin Atlantic is offering 30% off economy and premium economy awards booked by September 22. This is better than their usual sales.
Europe Awards for Just 12,250 Miles Each Way and Premium Economy for Under 20,000
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Are Business Class and First Class Travelers Stupid?
Sep
07
2016
Last week $1395 business class roundtrips between New York and Paris. That’s a lot less than most airlines normally charge, but is it a good deal?
John in the comments says it’s not. It’s stupid, even.
How Marriott Rewards Could Be the Best Hotel Loyalty Program in the World
Sep
07
2016
With Marriott acquiring Starwood — a deal that hasn’t yet closed thanks to delays by Chinese regulators — a lot of members are going to be seeing changes.
Today Marriott Rewards’ strongest argument is ubiquity. What members tell me most often what they like about Marriott Rewards is ‘no matter where I go, I can earn my points’. In the US at least there are Marriott family properties pretty much anywhere.
Marriott is also already more rewarding for in-hotel spend than Starwood, and certainly clustered in the middle of the pack with competitors. And Marriott has started to improve since announcing its deal with Starwood.
Why New Celebrity Chefs at Delta and American Matter for Your Next Flight
Sep
01
2016
Passengers complain that they aren’t served food anymore in coach most of the time. When I first started traveling for business (and certainly growing up), passengers complained that they were served food. Because airline food was a joke.
Back when United’s premium cabin meals were branded with celebrity chef Jacques Pepin they actually had economy meals which were chef-branded. United’s chef in economy was Sheila Lukins.
Thirty years ago of course United had an economy meals partnership with McDonalds — with happy meal toys (I have both Ronald McDonald and Grimace). United replaced the galley carts with ones specially-designed to keep the burger warm while the lettuce and bun stayed cool.
16 Tricks and Things You Should Know About United MileagePlus
Sep
01
2016
With US airlines regularly offering less value for their points, I’ve been putting together this series with background, tips, and tricks for frequent flyer programs programs whose points can be very useful to you and that you can earn easily by transferring in from bank rewards currencies.
Here are 16 things to know about the United MileagePlus Program:
Bank of America Devaluation Coming and New Credit Card Bonus Offer
Aug
31
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.
GIVEAWAY: Would You Like a Free Stay in the Maldives?
Aug
31
2016
Regular readers know that I love the Maldives. I’ve been 5 years in a row. It’s the only place I’ve found where I can really unplug. The distance is a feature not a bug, by the time I get there I’m really ready to relax and the time difference helps me to do it — I can answer work emails in the morning, and everyone is gone from the office the rest of the day so I can just enjoy myself.
I’ve gone to the same place each time, because I could use points, but there are some fantastic properties that I’d love to try some day. One that’s really worth checking out is Loama Resort.
You’re going to get to stay there before me, because I’m giving a stay to a reader.
Moscow Airport Sells Replica Guns and Citibank Double Bogeys
Aug
25
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.
Marriott Adds Korean Air as Transfer Partner: Why This Improves Both Programs
Aug
24
2016
Marriott announced today that they have a new partnership to allow mileage earning with and points transfers to Korean Air SKYPASS.
This is fantastic on many levels. Hopefully adding partners and features of Starwood Preferred Guest into Marriott Rewards will continue because the merger remains likely to close.
ACT NOW: Great Business Class Award Space to Europe Without Big Fuel Surcharges With American and BA Miles
Aug
20
2016
A lot of American AAdvantage members miss transatlantic award space on oneworld partner Iberia, because Iberia awards don’t appear on American’s website.
Iberia flies between Boston, New York JFK, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and Madrid. And award space booked far in advance is very good in business class right now.
Iberia has a good business class product — fully flat with all aisle access, but with seats staggered for density.
