– SPG is currently offering 40% off the second night on many participating hotels if you pay with an American Express card Get to know SPG® with this special offer. Book two or more consecutive nights at any SPG®-participating hotels or resorts and receive 40% off every second night. Valid for stays through January 31, […]
– sad day for Airbus – Singapore Airlines placed firm orders for twenty 777-9 and 10 787-10 with Boeing Each Long-haul planes make between $75 million – $100 million in revenue per year – big numbers! – United now offers boarding passes in the mobile app for many Star Alliance partners – that’s great news […]
Virgin Atlantic has long been present with its own lounge at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). It was time for me to try out the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, to see how the food, lounge location and the staff are shaping up. The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse is before security at SFO – just above the security […]
Virgin Atlantic started to add a second daily San Francisco (SFO) service to London on their new 787 after they got delivered. Unfortunately, the decision for the Rolls-Royce engines hasn’t been too lucky, with them coming in for lengthy maintenance much before it was expected. My flight the day before this had been canceled but […]
– remote St. Helena has finally gotten its first commercial flight after the long awaited opening of its airport Flights are operated by SA Airlink via Windhoek, Namibia. SA Airlink is a subsidiary of South African Airways ans redemption are generally hard or impossible using Star Alliance Mileage programs. – after snakes on a plane […]
– American Express is running a 30% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards to Virgin Atlantic Flight redemptions using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles can be great value BUT you need to book a Round Trip on partners (where the best value is) and pay fuel surcharges. Now that will make you think of Delta immediately […]
Asia Miles is running a new bonus miles campaign if you register and fly Cathay Pacific until December 31st 2017 on a paid ticket. These promotions are rather common for Oneworld members and American and British Airways had had them for trans-atlantic flights many times. Considering a trip to Hong Kong? Don’t miss this chance […]
– Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan has been adding Singapore Airlines as their latest partner – not surprising giving the new footprint in Los Angeles and San Francisco that Alaska has due to the acquisition of Virgin America There is no redemption chart yet but the earnings chart has been released. – American Express is back […]
– British Airways was ‘all systems down’ on Saturday and has slowly recovered since then Such a massive IT outage is a nightmare scenario but BA unions have fueled the fire with a direct blame for IT outsourcing. I find it hard to believe that a power outage in the Central London server rooms can […]
– Norwegian has once again opened the floodgates for their new transatlantic, single aisle planes – many routes are now available for ~$225 Round Trip – Cebu Pacific, in a surprising move, has announced plans to suspend routes to Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh – Delta has improved the upgrade process for many elite flyers […]