– interesting fares with Delta from Portland, OR to Lima, Peru in Business Class for $1,390 Round Trip – great Qatar Airways fares for $1,090 Return you can get (in Business Class) from Tunis to Johannesburg (via Doha) – United has Basic Economy fares for $115 Round Trip from Los Angeles, CA to Philadelphia, PA […]
– IcelandAir has begun matching the aggressive fares WOW Air publishes (which is now a major force at once sleepy Reykjavik Airport) and does Seattle (and from a number more US airports they server) to Amsterdam for $332 Round Trip – this must be on of the cheapest trans-con flights in the US ever – […]
– Kenya Airways and EgyptAir offer a rare intra-Africa deal for $523 Round Trip in Business Class from Johannesburg to Cairo This fare also works one-way for 50% of the price. – I was too fast yesterday – the very interesting fares from Tunis on Skyteam in Business Class under $1,000 to Asia also work […]
8 Things you never knew about Gorilla Tracking in Uganda – Names, names, names You can refer to your adventure as a Gorilla Safaris, Gorilla Trekking or Gorilla Tracking – but we know you want to see the mountain gorillas – one of humans closest relatives. 8 Things you never knew about Gorilla Tracking in […]
Aeromexico is a major buyer of 787s and it makes a lot of sense – there are plenty of long and thin routes in South America and to Asia for them. Confusingly, the airline has several different models and interiors in business class already. For this flight, I got a 787 in their staggered 2-2-2 […]
Ural Airlines is one of the smaller Russian airlines and I wanted to try them during my time in Russia. The airline has an interesting route network on an all narrow-body fleet. Their A319, A320 and A321 planes go all the way to Beijing and Bangkok from their main hub in Yekaterinburg. The company runs […]
Back in December, I saw an excellent rate for a BMW Premium Car Rental at Avis Cape Town International Airport. The total was just $13.62 for 5 days, albeit with only a small kilometer allowance. I have had my share of disastrous Avis rentals, such as with Avis in the Seychelles, but, frankly, most of […]
– 18,000 (!) bonus Iberia Avios is fantastic deal if you are planning to rent a car the weekend of the 8-10th of December in Europe (HT HFP) This is the link to the bonus offer. Rent with Avis, enjoy this December break and enjoy unique benefits for being an Iberia Plus member. Now, if […]
I had been on the westbound flight (my Etihad Business Class Review) just 5 weeks earlier – this time I took the day time flight from the US to the UAE. Etihad uses Empire CLS in San Francisco for their complimentary chauffeur service (also on award tickets such as mine). The driver picked me up […]
What’s the scoop with Uber upfront fares? In a recent blog post, Uber announced plans to continue to roll out upfront fares across the US and internationally. Two years ago, the ridesharing giant launched UberPOOL, where fares were calculated in advance, and since April this year, it then slowly started to introduce upfront, per trip fares […]