I had been on the exact same flight from Nairobi to Johannesburg a few years ago before my doomed flight to Dakar. I got to the airport early (Nairobi traffic is very unpredictable) but check-in was deserted with a very efficient agent completing my check-in in seconds. Immigration was deserted too and moments later, I […]
– American Express has re-launched the Premier Rewards Gold Card and made the (so far) boring card a little Platinum Card Gold Card Members will now enjoy four times the rewards when dining out or eating in, including: 4X Membership Rewards points at U.S. Restaurants 4X Membership Rewards points at U.S. Supermarkets (on up to […]
Introduction to South African Airlines Voyager Mileage Redemptions South African Voyager uses a number of different award charts. South African Airlines redemptions are accessible as Dynamic Awards and as you’d expect, the pricing goes along with the ticket prices. Typically, it is a pretty sad use of miles. Every few months, there are JourneyBlitz promotions […]
– 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 […]
– Air Europa SUMA miles can now be used to book Etihad flights The award chart makes most flights pretty expensive but long-haul redemptions seem quite attractive. You can credit most Skyteam flights to Air Europa (SUMA). – The Virgin Atlantic Bank of America offer is back and you can earn 70,000 bonus miles after […]
My Favorite 7 Things to Do in Gan Island, Maldives – Understand Gan Island (a.k.a., Gan) is part of the southernmost island of the Maldives. It’s so far south, you are actually on the southern hemisphere (most of the Maldives are on the northern side). Gan Island stands out because it is now easily reachable […]
– American Express has launched Marriott Rewards/SPG credit cards that come with a 100,000 (Business Card) and 75,000 Personal card sign-up bonus The sign-up bonus is roughly in-line with the bonus that was offered for Starwood cards before. American Express and Chase are planning to share data on which cards for the combined programs you […]
– if you are flying from the European Union you can just pray that your flight catches a massive delay – even connecting flights from the EU are eligible for the EU 261 compensation Passengers whose onward connections outside Europe are delayed or cancelled can claim EU compensation, according to a landmark ruling. The European […]
– Spotify is back with their ‘summer offer’ perfect for lots of offline listening until late August and offers a three month subscription for $9.99 for any cancelled account before April 15th 2018 – the month of May seems to be the time to tinker with award charts (before everyone is off for summer holidays) […]
South African Airways Voyager members have had their share of massive devaluations over the past. Awards on South African Airways generally require A LOT of miles and incur high fuel surcharges (partner awards are not much better). However South African Airways Voyager runs semi-frequent ‘JourneyBlitz’ promotions from time to time and the award rates are […]