JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman is launching a new airline. Airline entrepreneur said his new U.S. airline would begin flights next year. He also said he might employ used Embraer SA planes cast off by his Brazilian carrier, Azul SA. “After years of U.S. airline consolidation, the conditions are improving for a new generation of […]
The Transportation Security Administration has added five new airlines to the PreCheck expedited screening program. PreCheck passengers flying with Austrian Airlines, Swoop, Philippine Airline, VivaAerobus, and Interjet will now be able to move through the airport without removing their shoes or taking out their laptops. What is the PreCheck program? The TSA’s PreCheck program allows […]
– China Eastern keep selling those wonderful Business Class tickets from Cebu (and Clark) to most European destinations in their network for just around $1,200 Round Trip – Malaysia Airlines has put most destinations in India and also Taiwan on sale for just about $310 Round Trip in Business Class – Qatar’s great offers from […]
– Travel+Leisure has the first pictures (though they look like renderings) for the L.A. Private Suite service According to The Private Suite, clients will only have to take 70 steps from the time they get out of their car until the time they board their plane. For the rest of us, that number is about […]
– Azul has some really good Business Class fares from Madrid to Sao Paulo right now (they just launched) for ~$1,000 Round Trip (HT Flyertalk) – it was a long time coming but it seems Alitalia and Air Berlin are getting ready to cease operations in its current form soon Airberlin has reported a €781.9 […]
My Favorite 36 Things to do Lima – Understand Lima is a jewel of a city. The weather is temperate here year-round (though winter and spring see the most fog). The city has several clean, urban and still affordable neighborhoods right by the sea. The views are spectacular and the locals are friendly. To sum it […]
– IHG Rewards has released their Q1 2017 Accelerate promotion – as usual it is a different promotion for each account holder This is what I got: This translates into 8,000 bonus points per night – this is excellent value f you travel in Indonesia or China (which have cheap and decent Holiday Inn Express […]
Angola is a big country with a relatively small population of 12 million in South-West Africa. It is one of the biggest oil producers and has plenty of minerals it carves out from its rich soil. After being a sleepy Portuguese colony until 1975 it fought a bloody civil war and has found riches in […]
What’s the deal with cheap flights to Rio de Janeiro? Check out this awesome error fare between Strasbourg in France and Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro this month with Lufthansa and Azul for just $188.79 round-trip – that’s only 2 cents per mile. For the sample dates November 27th to December 4th, 2015, we found plenty of current availability, but you need to act […]
What’s the deal with more places in South America to fly to? You can find a cheap fare on selected dates next year between Fort Lauderdale and Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro for just $485.75 round-trip – that’s only 6 cents per mile. For the sample dates June 8th to June 15th, 2016, flying to Rio de Janeiro with Azul, we found plenty of current […]