During our layover in Dubai we took advantage of Emirates' Dubai Connect program, where you can get a free hotel stay if your transit meets certain conditions. One of the purposes of the Gulf carriers is to promote their home countries, and one of the…
Saint Helena is a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1,200 miles off the coast of Africa. The island is a British Overseas Territory, and is known as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death. Up until recently it could only be…
Called it. ;) Earlier I wrote about how Cathay Pacific hinted at how they'd soon launch a new flight to the US. They narrowed it down to nine cities for us, and just now they've announced what that new route will be. Cathay Pacific will launch 4x weekly…
This is a fun day at the Farnborough Airshow for African aviation. Earlier it was announced that Uganda Airlines placed an order for two A330neo aircraft. While the airline presently doesn't have any planes, they want to commence longhaul flights in…
Several days ago I wrote about a strange trend with Cathay Pacific business class award availability. Historically Cathay Pacific has been pretty good about making business class award seats available, both far in advance and also close to departure.…
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…
It's an exciting time for African aviation. Kenya Airways is launching flights to New York later this year, RwandAir hopes to soon start flying to New York, Air Tanzania just took delivery of a single 787, and Zimbabwe Airways is keeping us entertained.…
Garuda Indonesia has one of the world's best first class products. I had the chance to fly with them between London and Jakarta thanks to a great paid first class fare, and the experience was flawless. Garuda Indonesia consistently wins awards for their…
When I hear someone mention The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express, I can't help but think of a good friend of mine. He loves using his business spend to earn tons of points that can help him travel and this card is a major part of how…
At the beginning of the month Hi Fly took delivery of their first Airbus A380, making them the first ever airline to acquire A380s on the secondhand market. Hi Fly is a Portuguese aircraft leasing company, and last year they revealed that they'd be taking…
Over the years we've seen Starwood, Marriott, IHG, and Hilton all launch experiences marketplaces. The idea is that these allow you to redeem points for unique experiences you might not otherwise be able to have, and it presents a fun alternative for…
Through July 20, 2018, Starwood is offering a 35% discount on purchased Starpoints when you buy at least 5,000 points in one transaction. This is a promotion that they've been offering since mid-June, and I think it's safe to say that this will be the…
Cathay Pacific likes to have some fun with announcing new routes. They just posted on Twitter asking people to guess what their next destination will be. They do this by sharing a crossword puzzle with the name of nine US cities. They name the following…
I'm off to Jordan later this year, and while I was looking at Amman's Queen Alia Airport Wikipedia page to determine how to get out of there, I came across something interesting that I was unaware of. While it is already flying a sole route from nearby…
For about two months now we've seen increased welcome bonuses on two of Citi's co-branded American Airlines credit cards. These bonuses offer 60,000-70,000 miles upon completing minimum spend, with the annual fees waived for the first 12 months. The…
Priority Pass is the world's largest network of airport lounges, with 1,200+ lounges around the world. Several popular premium credit cards come with Priority Pass memberships, including The Platinum Card® from American Express and Chase Sapphire Reserve®…
During our layover in Dubai we took advantage of Emirates' Dubai Connect program, where you can get a free hotel stay if your transit meets certain conditions. One of the purposes of the Gulf carriers is to promote their home countries, and one of the…
Ah, Emirates! It was so nice to be back onboard Emirates, especially on a flight this long. We boarded through the forward left door on the upper deck, where we were greeted by the purser and two flight attendants, and escorted left into the first class…
Emirates offers chauffeur service for first and business class passengers on paid tickets, as well as passengers on Emirates Skywards and Qantas Frequent Flyer award tickets (though not other partner award tickets), so we took advantage of that feature.…
Welcome to my next trip report, covering our big summer trip, which had us staying at some great hotels in Italy and Greece, and spending way too many hours in Emirates first class (if that's possible). The planning for this trip started with a great…
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.…
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…
Last week I wrote about how T-Mobile announced some changes to their international plan. Now they're announcing a new international data option for customers, which I'm thrilled to see. Thrilled. T-Mobile changed the way I stay connected internationally,…
The Skytrax World Airline Awards were held in London today. Earlier I posted about how Japan Airlines was named the latest Skytrax 5-Star airline. This is separate from the actual awards ceremony -- the World Airline Awards are based on public voting,…
It’s Amazon Prime Day through midnight PT today, so there are lots of great deals to be had for Amazon purchases. It looks like there's now yet another way to get rewarded even more for Amazon purchases, which will extend well beyond Prime Day. There's…
Japan Airlines has just become the 11th airline to get a Skytrax 5-Star rating. 10 of the Skytrax 5-Star airlines are Asian (only Lufthansa isn't), and Japan Airlines also becomes the second Japanese airline to get the rating, after All Nippon Airways.…
Just under a month ago Iberia ran a promotion offering 9,000 bonus Avios for every ticket booked, up to 90,000 bonus Avios. Even cheap domestic tickets qualified, so many of us booked 10 one-way tickets from Malaga to Madrid for under $300, in hopes…
The LifeMiles program has just announced that they’re offering a 100% bonus on transferred miles between July 17 and July 24, 2018. This is only useful if you have an existing LifeMiles mileage balance, since you can’t transfer miles you don’t have.…
I read the Premium Fare Deals forum on FlyerTalk religiously, multiple times per day. I get extremely excited when a new thread is created there, because it means a new deal has arrived. But I only write occasionally about premium fare deals on this…
Wyndham Rewards is a unique program, ever since they had an overhaul in 2015. They charge a flat 15,000 points per night for an award stay, regardless of what hotel you redeem at. So whether you’re looking at their cheapest or most expensive hotel, a…
It’s Amazon Prime Day through midnight PT on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, so there are lots of great offers available through Amazon at the moment. As I wrote about earlier, one of the very best ways to save money on top of the Amazon Prime Day savings is…
Hyatt has just announced a fantastic promotion. Those with either of Hyatt's co-branded credit cards, including The World of Hyatt Credit Card, can receive a 10% refund on points redemptions for stays between August 1 and September 30, 2018. In order…
