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Qatar Airways Privilege Club has some changes that are modest in some ways, but part of an overall direction to invest in improvements to the program. They adopted Avios as a currency, making it poss
Delta lets passengers choose in advance the option to skip a meal, and save the airline money. Japan Airlines even suggests that doing so is a moral imperative.
This is a trend sweeping the industry,
On Friday night, American Airlines flight 106 from New York JFK to London Heathrow had a near-collision with a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 headed to Santo Domingo. The incident was first reported by av
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For years Emirates and Air Canada have had a frosty relationship, the upshot being that Emirates has limited access to the Canadian market. After trading barbs years ago, and Emirates going from being
Hilton has announced its new promotion for the first third of 2023 (registration required): double points plus 1000 bonus points per stay at each different brand.
Valid on both paid and award stays, J
Alaska Airlines and El Al announced a partnership three years ago. Its taken until this week to introduce award redemption. You can now earn and redeem Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for travel
Qatar has one of the best business class product in the world in its ‘QSuites’ that offer doors and movable partitions that allow two and even four passengers to travel together in their own space.
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Its now possible to earn Star Alliance Gold status through credit card spend alone, and to earn transferable Star Alliance points in the Star Alliance Rewards program.
Star Alliance has launched its f
As Ive said for the last year (e.g. When Will China Re-Open Air Travel? Probably Not For A Year), China would maintain its strict Zero Covid policies until after the 20th Peoples Congress. President
Customers buying a ticket from American Airlines, who have a Citibank AAdvantage credit card, are now being given the option to take out a loan to cover the cost of their travel. And since travel has
Delta Air Lines is offering free inflight internet to elite SkyMiles members on many planes that are equipped with their fastest satellite wifi. Entering your SkyMiles number and password at DeltaWif
News and notes from around the interweb:
People say they plan to use Airbnb less, stay at hotels more.V interesting if survey data converts to actual behavior: less families intend to stay in short te
Airbnb is taking on the worst features of hotels, without mirroring the things that make hotels attractive. Their cleaning fees are legendary, even while hosts give lists of chores for guests to comp
Fred Roeder, whom Ive known for nearly a decade, and Maria Semykoz (who is from Sievierodonetsk in Donbas) have a way for avgeeks to support Ukraine. Fred recently shared with me that hed obtained a
Delta and Starbucks have a new reciprocal earning partnership, which is only upside. Theres even a bonus for linking your accounts, which you should do in order not to leave miles on the table.
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Getting into a Delta Sky Club these days requires waiting in line like its the U2 Joshua Tree tour in 1987 or a Best Buy Black Friday doorbuster. At New York JFK terminal 4 things are even worse: th
In March 2019 Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline would offer free wifi within a year or two. They needed to ensure they had enough bandwidth for everyone to use it, since not charging would mean f
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