– Qatar may be holding back their big 787 expansion plans with Air Italy for a bit to appease fellow Oneworld partner American Airlines – Lifemiles is launching a new hotel booking engine with RocketMiles and is offering 5x miles on hotel bookings (just until 6 M PDT today). However given the bonus offered on […]
The Hyatt Regency Kathmandu sits in a lovely green oasis to the east of the downtown area of Kathmandu. Without traffic, it is just 10 minutes from Kathmandu International Airport. Check-in was quick and efficient. I currently have no Hyatt status so wasn’t expecting much but the room we received had a lovely view and […]
JPMiles, the loyalty program of embattled JetAirways is currently running an interesting promotion that may enable you to earn 110 JPMiles for many hotel bookings. 1) Meet the JPMiles hotel booking portal – hotels.jetprivilege.com The JPMiles booking portal is known as hotels.jetprivilege.com and works essentially like a meta-search engine for hotels. Unlike Pointshound or Rocketmiles […]
– Orbitz is handing out $25 for any MGM hotel bookings and $75 for Punta Cana packages MGM hotels can be really cheap for intra-week, off-season stays – I found $68 rates right away. Of course there is a $39 resort fee – so this just offsets the fee. – TSA Pre has gown to […]
Canaryfly does not get much press but is one of the regional airlines competing with Binter Canarias and Air Europa for flights between the Canary Islands. Canaryfly and Binter Canarias sell tickets between the islands at a dual-price system – the subsidized price for island residents and the regular price. Regular fares are about twice […]
Expedia’s ‘discount brand’ Orbitz almost always has a 15% off promo code for hotel bookings available. The current incarnation is INSPIRE – which we used for testing. In the past I have often discarded it right away since I assumed it excluded all chain hotels. We have done some research today and ran the list […]
I already did the Bahir Dar to Addis trip by plane last year. This year, I favored the bus for two reasons; the airfare was now at $200 one-way (last year it was just around $50) and I really wanted to see some of the pretty Ethiopian Highlands up close. Addis Ababa to Bahir Dar […]
Orbitz Maxwell House have teamed up for a new sweepstake that offers $30 off $100 when booking an Orbitz hotel. Offer: During the Promotion Period, visit Website and follow the above instructions to complete and submit the online entry form. By doing so, you will receive a registration confirmation email. The email will include: A.) […]
– Air Berlin has finally filed for bankruptcy protection – ostensibly this is just to complete the restructuring According to the ailing German carrier, the German federal government, Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) and other partners are assisting Air Berlin in its restructuring efforts with the government providing a bridge loan allowing it to continue flight […]
– Oman Air currently has excellent Business Class deals from Europe (Paris and Munich) to destinations in Malaysia incl. Borneo We found Munich to Miri for $1,479 but also Labuan, Malaysia works for similar prices. These fares usually work one-way for about half the price. – ANA offers free WiFi (including Economy Class passengers) on […]