Central America isn’t a hotbed of entrepreneurship – so unsurprisingly low cost airlines haven’t been on the agenda in Central America so far. But do not despair Veca Airlines has started in 2014 with that exact mission – to bring affordable flying to the region. So far the company only has two jets rotating through […]
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The changes in the pipeline… Avianca LifeMiles cardmembers have been emailed with the news that changes are on the way in the coming months. A new and improved card will be launched in the US at a date yet to be announced, and no details of the issuing bank have been released so far. The benefits of […]
2015 hasn’t yet seen a major devaluation in any major US airline mileage programs, but I always expect one to be just around the corner, so here is what I think are great uses of airline miles for this year. Use AAdvantage airline miles to Africa AAdvantage has an odd set of routing rules and I […]
I have spent the last few days trying to book a variation of an award with Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer for two vacations, by making use of the trick of a anomaly in Singapore Airlines’ award chart. Singapore Airlines (along with some other foreign airline award charts) include Hawaii and Central America in one zone. In fact, […]
United MileagePlus suffered a massive devaluation last year. However, a number of areas are still great value. One option that seems fascinating is an award WITHIN or BETWEEN these regions: – Caribbean – Central America – Mexico – Northern South America Awards within or between these regions are priced at 10,000 one-way or 20,000 round-trip (plus […]
South African Voyager went revenue-based for earning and spending miles last year, with the changes becoming effective in February. Now the changes have trickled through it, it has become clear that this isn't good news for most frequent flyers. Here is what South African is good for, after all these changes.
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Booking award tickets always seems to be a race against time because of miles devaluation and changes to award rules. Lots has changed since my last list of favorite mileage redemptions and flight awards.