My 27 Favorite Things to do Nairobi, Kenya – Understand The capital of Kenya is located 5,889 ft above sea level. Not enough to give you a constant headache, but enough to make the weather this close to the equator more bearable and the gym a rough test of endurance. Nairobi has a lot of […]
– South African Airways Voyager is back with another JourneyBlitz promotion These promotions have VERY competitive mileage requirements for flights operated by South African Airways (not any of the subsidiaries). The caveat are the fuel surcharges that are typically high with South African (about $200-$500 per direction). However some routes have minimal/ low fuel surcharges […]
– American Express is back with one of those transfer bonuses – it is 25% to Flying Blue this time Those bonuses are a nice way to increase visibility for them and if you have a redemption planned it is a good way to save some miles. – I call this whole ‘Emirates does not […]
– Ethiopian Airlines is cornering the West African aviation market and has added Guinea as a domestic and international hub The airline has its main hub in Addis Abeba but added West African hubs in the last 12 months on Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and expanded service form it’s Lome hub (Togo). Which country will be […]
– I went over to Fiji Airways Tabua Club yesterday and register for a loyalty account Loyalty program membership is typically free but some airline (liek Qantas) charge a small fee (usually waived if you have a coupon code). However Tabua Club charges FJD 499 (roughly US$233) for the privilege to be a member! That’s […]
– good fares from Houston to Nairobi Round Trip $671 with Qatar Airways – good fares from Dublin to San Francisco $361 Round Trip (bags are extra!) – Ottawa to Singapore can be had for $661 Round Trip with ANA and United – a very decent price! – Saudia is back with their excellent fares […]
– Scoot is back with $179 Round Trip fares from Honolulu to Osaka, these can be booked as one-way as well – Vancouver to Panama for $774 in Business Class on AeroMexico aren’t a bad offer either YVR-PTY $853 – Spirit has some awesome fares from Tampa to Cleveland for $48 Round Trip – can […]
– China Eastern has fantastic fares starting from $296 Round Trip from their North American gateways to Clark (near Manila), Philippines We found this price from LAX/SFO/YVR/JFK/ORD/YYZ for limited dates. – not much behind is China Southern with fares as low as $390 from New York to Kuala Lumpur or Los Angeles to Singapore for […]
– crazy – tiny Somon Air, which is headquartered in sleepy Dushanbe, Tajikistan has just ordered a 787 (yes just one) and is planning flights to the US! – Italians are the master of the game of waiting it out! We all thought Alitalia will not see the light of 2018 – but the airline […]
Kenya Airways has been fighting the low fare wars with business class tickets from as low as $400 for the return trip from Dubai to Nairobi and beyond. I was curious to see if its business class product (seat, cabin and service) lived up to the promise. Kenya Airways uses the SkyTeam Lounge in Dubai. […]