– El Al is working on a new design for their 787 and it looks fantastic! – are we getting a Bank of America Chase Sapphire clone soon? – United is betting big on Hawaii and is adding flights to the islands from all major hubs (seemingly in an attack against Alaska Airline’s dominance) The […]
– Expedia has a $50 off $200 hotel reservations coupon for Black Friday use BLKFRIDAY – ctrip.com has acquired Skyscanner for a stunning $1.8 billion Skyscanner has around 60 million monthly users and is available in 30 countries, with Europe its strongest market. By amazing coincidence, Ctrip’s deal to acquire Skyscanner comes almost four years […]
Please note – this post is pinned to the home page – scroll down for new posts. American Express continues to impress us with its limited-time offers; again, they have chosen two Delta SkyMiles mileage-earning cards – the Platinum Delta Skymiles® Credit Card from American Express and the Gold Delta Skymiles® Business Credit Card from American […]
Ethiopian Airlines is buying aircraft like other airlines buy pretzels. The airline has leased fourteen 787’s and has more on order. It also has bought thirteen A350’s to modernize its fleet and retire older planes that would have needed maintenance. I flew the 787 Dreamliner with Ethiopian Airlines in economy class as part of a […]
Please note – this post is pinned to the home page – scroll down for new posts. American Express continues to impress me with its limited-time offers; this time they have chosen two Delta SkyMiles mileage-earning cards – the Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express and the Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from […]
Madagascar has always fascinated me. It’s a mix of African, French and Indian Ocean cultures located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. It is the fourth largest island in the world. Madagascar is one of the remaining places in the world that are seemingly untouched from development and change. The island […]
You can book the Hilton Izmir here. Izmir is Turkey’s third largest city and has a pretty position along the Aegean Sea. The Hilton Izmir is in an admirable location right downtown in Konak, Izmir’s best neighborhood right by the sea. We’d had an early flight from Istanbul and the airport bus dropped us off […]
Aer Lingus has revealed a new Business Class on their website. The pictures look great! Aer Lingus currently flies to these US destinations: – Boston – Chicago – New York – Orlando – San Francisco They are partners with both United Airlines and BA. There are no fuel surcharges when booking with Avios. However, many […]
Reader Rene is asking: How can I use Avios for transatlantic flights without those pesky fuel surcharges on British Airways? Currently you can use US Airways Dividend Miles on British Airways to fly without fuel surcharges. But let's focus on using Avios. Avios from Europe to the US East Coast can be a good deal […]
On the heels of the Seychelles mistake fare comes this fare from Turkish airlines. It's $474.30 for 5,736 miles flown in business class from South Africa to Switzerland. Cape Town and Johannesburg work for the departure and Geneva and Switzerland as destinations. For every month until mid next year I was able to find a […]