James Corden is the host of The Late Late Show, and a couple of days ago I shared a video of him “working” at The Savoy in London. In this segment he performed the duties of a bellmen, butler, and restaurant server, of course with his signature…
Booked: I’m Flying* Iberia From Malaga To Madrid 10 Times!
Since the good fares are rapidly disappearing, I wanted to make one more quick post about this amazing Iberia offer for 9,000 bonus Avios per ticket. I wrote about the deal before I took advantage of it myself (since I don't know how much longer this…
So, How Can You Use Those 90,000 Iberia Avios?
Earlier I wrote about the incredible promotion where Iberia is offering 9,000 bonus Avios for every booking you make by June 24, 2018. Given that Iberia sells tickets starting at just ~$30 one-way, and given that they post the Avios within 10 days of…
Promo Of The Year: Earn 90,000 Iberia Avios For $330
This offer is simply crazy. Up until now I've held off on writing about it because I figured there was no way they'd honor this or intended for the promotion to be as such, but... it seems like this is for real? The promotion is pretty simple. You can…
5 Reasons To Get The CitiBusiness AAdvantage Card
Since mid-May, we've been seeing increased welcome bonuses on two of American's co-branded Citi credit cards. Specifically, the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard® and CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World…
Hot Deals for June
Targeted Amex Platinum Card 100K CardMatch Offer Still Available
The CardMatch Tool, which is offered by creditcards.com, often gives people access to bigger targeted card welcome bonuses. In order to use the tool you have to enter your name, address, and last four of your social security number, and based on that,…
Best Ways To Use Amex Membership Rewards Points To Fly To Australia Or New Zealand [2018]
While Australia and New Zealand are dream destinations for many people, they are not the easiest for award travel, especially in premium cabins. If you're like many of my friends and want to spend New Year's Eve in Sydney to view their spectacular show…
You Can Now Redeem Starbucks Stars At Airport Locations
While this is a pretty niche change, it does combine my love of airports with my love of loyalty programs, and is something I've always found a bit annoying. With the My Starbucks Rewards program you earn two Stars per dollar spent, and then you need…
AirAsia Passengers Physically Sick After Extreme Humidity And Air Conditioning Combine Onboard
Cabin temperatures is something that is discussed frequently on this site. Ben is a huge fan of individual air nozzles/vents, regardless of the airline or cabin, which allows air to flow through what is otherwise often a very warm cabin. I myself have…
Virgin Atlantic Just Promised To Always Honor Mistake Fares
British Airways has been getting quite a bit of media attention for once again not honoring mistake fares. Specifically, passengers booked fares from London to Tel Aviv and Dubai for 200GBP and 220GBP, respectively, and the airline has decided not to…
Etihad Pilots Will Soon Be Operating Emirates Flights
For the past couple of months, Emirates has had a pilot shortage. This has caused the airline to park planes at Dubai World Central, cut routes, and reduce pilot staffing on some routes. Emirates pilots are leaving the airline to work at other airlines…
Delta Updates Emotional Support Animal Policy… Again!
Over the past several months we've seen many major US airlines crack down on emotional support animals. The first airline to do this was Delta, as they announced changes in January that kicked in for travel as of March. Since then, other airlines have…
My Surprising Experience With Amex’s New Bonus Eligibility Tool
Well this wasn't exactly what I was expecting. Last week I wrote about how Amex added a new welcome bonus eligibility tool. Most American Express credit cards have a "once in a lifetime" policy, where you can't earn the welcome bonus on a card if you've…
IHG Rewards Club Offering Up To 30,000 Bonus Points For Summer Stays
For the past several years, most of IHG Rewards Club's global promotions have been "Accelerate" offers, which are targeted bonuses where you earn bonus points for completing certain tasks. The current Accelerate offer is valid for stays through July…
Hah: Wizz Air Honors British Airways Mistake Fare (Sort Of)
Well, you've gotta give Wizz Air credit here, though this is probably more of a publicity stunt than anything. Yesterday there were widespread reports of British Airways not honoring fares that passengers had booked on June 11 and June 12 for travel…
Norwegian Adding Transatlantic Flights To Canada In 2019
Norwegian has been expanding nicely lately, and clearly has the major global carriers worried, given that both British Airways and Lufthansa are interested in acquiring them. While they have a fleet of Boeing 787s that they use for longhaul flights,…
Recent Trip Reports
Review: The Grain Store, London Gatwick (Priority Pass Restaurant)
I won't be writing many reviews for this site, firstly because Ben has reviewed just about everything, and secondly because his reviews will probably be far better than mine, but I wanted to write about The Grain Store, because it is such a genius solution.…
Review: Hong Kong Airlines Business Class A350 Hong Kong To Los Angeles
Hong Kong Airlines just recently started flying to the US using their new A350s. As of now the airline flies to Los Angeles and San Francisco, and they plan to add flights to New York soon as well. Given that Cathay Pacific historically has a stronghold…
Review: Hong Kong Airlines Lounge Hong Kong Airport
My flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was scheduled to depart at 12PM. However, when reviewing lounges I always like for them to be as empty as possible so I can freely take pictures, so I decided to the airport shortly before the lounge was scheduled…
Review: Cathay Dragon First Class A330 Shanghai To Hong Kong
I've flown Cathay Pacific a countless number of times, but had never flown Cathay Dragon, which is Cathay Pacific's subsidiary that operates many of their shorthaul flights, including flights to mainland China. While their product is very similar to…
Review: Cathay Pacific Lounge Shanghai Airport
My connection in Shanghai was supposed to be about two hours -- I was scheduled to arrive at 12:40PM, and I was scheduled to depart at 2:30PM. I know, planning a 1hr50min connection on separate tickets at Shanghai Airport was probably a bad decision,…
Review: Vietnam Airlines Business Class A350 Ho Chi Minh City To Shanghai
I was looking forward to the opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of Vietnam Airlines' 787 and A350. I boarded through the forward door of the plane, and turned right into the business class cabin. Vietnam Airlines has two A350 configurations…
Vueling: My Bad Luck Or Just A Terrible Airline?
I've written recently about how I believe Norwegian is the best low cost carrier in Europe, and how even Ryanair is tolerable. Most airlines I fly in Europe on one or two hour hops, whether they are full service, or low cost, are fine, but forgettable.…
10 Best Credit Card Offers For June 2018
Every month I make a post with what I consider to be the best credit card bonuses of the month. While there are several excellent long standing credit card offers, the specifics of the best offers are constantly changing (be it the annual fee, minimum…
Hilarious: James Corden Works At The Savoy Hotel London
James Corden, host of The Late Late Show, is known for being a jokester. He's a bit much, though he almost always makes me laugh. Earlier this week he did a segment that's even travel related. Specifically, James paid a visit to The Savoy Hotel in London,…
Barclays Arrival Premier Adds Aeroplan As Transfer Partner
In early April, the new Barclays Arrival® Premier World Elite Mastercard® (see terms) was introduced. This is a card that many people were excited about, though once it was introduced, some of the details were disappointing. The card has a $150 annual…
Air India Is Revamping Their Business Class
The Indian government set a deadline of June for Air India to be privatized. The airline is losing hundreds of millions of dollars per year, and there are no signs of that changing. After a lot of threats, the government has decided to extend the deadline,…
American Airlines Tells Government Not To Transport Separated Children On Their Flights
Lately we're seeing more and more large companies take public stands on social issues. This comes in many forms, from supporting LGBT rights, to standing up against the NRA. In the past things like this were taboo, though it seems like that's slowly…
50 Hours Of Emirates First Class: Too Much Of A Good Thing?
I just finished flying an Emirates first class ticket from Vancouver to Milan, which I booked late last year when Emirates had an incredible fare sale. Essentially I could route from Vancouver to Los Angeles to Dubai to Milan and back, with the Vancouver…
How To Earn Cash-Back On Every United Flight
One of the more obscure features of United Airlines is the united.com Club. No, I'm not talking about the place where you can load up on snacks and drinks before your flight -- that's the United Club -- but rather their almost-secret frequent buyer program…
5 Reasons Norwegian Is The Best Low Cost Carrier In Europe
I've written several times both about flying low cost carriers in Europe, and about Norwegian generally. I have flown most of the big low cost carriers in Europe numerous times now, including:
Southwest Rapid Rewards Extends Double Points Promotion
In early April I wrote about how Southwest Rapid Rewards introduced a double points promotion. Through that promotion you could earn double Rapid Rewards points for flights that were booked and flown between April 6 and June 13, 2018. As noted by Deals…
