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Why Is It So Hard to Upgrade Internationally on Delta?

by Gary Leff on October 15, 2015

Oct 15 2015

Delta is tough for international upgrades. They can be tough for domestic ones too, now that they’re monetizing 58% of their forward cabin premium seats.

Though they’ve gotten more generous with top tier elites the past couple of years offering confirmed upgrade certificates from any fare (which they didn’t used to do, and lagged both United and American with their international elite upgrade benefit as a result), they’re still pretty tough.

Still — there are things you can do to find upgrade seats.

American Stacks a Bonus and Discount to Sell Miles for 2.1 Cents Apiece

by Gary Leff on October 13, 2015

Oct 13 2015

American AAdvantage is stacking a purchased miles bonus with a discount through November 13 that lets you buy miles for ~ 2.1 cents a mile.

I assume the two are combined, rather than making a more straight-forward offer, in order to make this sound more exciting and a also a little more opaque in terms of doing the math.

Singapore Airlines Will Restart the World’s Longest Flights – And Why That Matters

by Gary Leff on October 13, 2015

Oct 13 2015

Qantas currently operates the longest flight in the world, Sydney – Dallas, with an Airbus A380.

Emirates is launching Dubai – Panama City as the new longest flight in the world operated by a Boeing 777-200LR.

But Singapore Airlines is poised to take the title when it re-launches non-stop service to the US, most likely in 2018, with new Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft.

Hyatt Regency’s New Branding Campaign: It’s Good Not to Be Home! (When All I Want Sometimes is to be… Home)

by Gary Leff on October 12, 2015

Oct 12 2015

Hyatt Regency has rolled out a new branding campaign “It’s good not to be home” when road warriors often want nothing more than the opposite — to finally spend some time at home.

And if you’re not going to be home, the new Hyatt Regency campaign doesn’t tell us much about why we’d want to be away from home at a Hyatt Regency over any other hotel.

American Airlines About to Announce Service to New Zealand

by Gary Leff on October 11, 2015

Oct 11 2015

When American Airlines announced new Los Angeles – Sydney service they teased possible flights to New Zealand. And acknowledged Auckland was on their radar.

It appears that American seems close to announcing Los Angeles – Auckland made possible by their closer joint venture with Qantas and the Boeing 787.

This Photo of a Singapore Airlines Nose Gear Collapse is Amazing, Plus a New 50,000 Point Signup Bonus

by Gary Leff on October 11, 2015

Oct 11 2015

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Cathay Pacific Upping Its Lounge Game in North America

by Gary Leff on October 10, 2015

Oct 10 2015

Airlines that offer a strong ground experience usually do so in their home markets, and sometimes to a lesser extent in a few key other markets, but rarely in outstations. And rarely in the United States.

But Cathay Pacific’s new Senior Vice President for North America has a charge to bring the experience here up to the standards of Asia. We can expect changes in San Francisco, then Vancouver, and perhaps New York.

How to Earn Miles for Your Checking Account and Investments

by Gary Leff on October 10, 2015

Oct 10 2015

There are checking account offers of over 20,000 and even 50,000 miles and investment accounts offering 50,000 miles as well. Plus there are ways to earn miles from your checking account month after month.

Check Out the New Version of Award Wallet – Beta!

by Gary Leff on October 9, 2015

Oct 09 2015

Award Wallet has opened up Beta of their redesigned and re-engineered website. Here’s the new look and new features they’ll be offering.

Bonus on Transfers from Citi to Hilton: Here are Better Things to Do With Your Points