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Ever since US Airways and American Airlines announced their merger, I’ve been excited about the prospect of having many more options of using British Airways Avios for award flights within the US. This thought became reality on March 31, 2014 when US Airways offically joined the Oneworld Alliance and thus, overnight, travelers in the US had many more options to maximize Avios redemptions.
This opens up lots of opportunities for maximizing short, non-stop flights out of or to American Airlines’ and US Airways’ hub cities:
US Airways hubs: Charlotte-CLT, Philadelphia-PHL, Washington-Reagan-DCA and Phoenix-PHX. American Airlines hubs: New York-JFK, [...]Fresh off of multiple amazing flights (Lufthansa Boeing 747 First Class and Thai Airways A380 Royal First Class), numerous world class lounge experiences (Lufthansa First Class Lounge – New York and Lufthansa First Class Lounge – Frankfurt) and, most recently, a full spa and massage experience at the Bangkok lounge (Thai Airways Royal First Lounge and Royal Orchid Spa – Bangkok), we had been traveling for about 54 hours so far and were getting ready to reach our (first) final destination of Bali, Indonesia. That being said, we weren’t entirely “over it” by this point, but getting pretty close, so, when the time came to board, we were more than ready to embark on our [...]
Note: These are bookable now.
Don’t miss out on Flying Blue’s summer promo, which allows you to book Air France/KLM awards for 25-50% less than normal in January and February 2015:
The DealAward bookings on Air France/KLM routes have been reduced by 25-50% for travel between January 1 – February 28, 2015.
For those of us sitting in ‘Merica, we’ll be most interested in:
REGION—- USA CITY————————- Chicago-ORD to Europe—— CABIN—– Business— 1-way— 31,250— Round-trip 62,500—– USA Houston-IAH to [...]Don’t miss out on Hilton’s Winter 2014/2015 promo “Double Up“:
The Deal
Hilton is offering double points on all (eligible) nights at (participating) properties from November 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015.
The normal base rate for Hilton HHonors points is 10x points/$ spent (Home2 Suites by Hilton is only 5x), so, with this promo, you’ll be getting 20x points/$ spent.
How to Get It
Register here: Hilton HHonors “Double Up” before your first Hilton stay during the promo period of 11/1 – 1/31 Book your stays between November 1 – January 31, 2015, keeping in mind that ~396 properties [...]Allegedly, flying used to not be all about getting violated by bureaucratic civil servants at the TSA–it used to be fun, exciting… even downright glamorous… or so I’m told.
We decided to brush up on our aviation history (some of you might consider it a trip down memory lane) and outline some of the most awesome and badass wonders of aviation we’ve ever seen.
…A time when the flight attendants wore short shorts and bought you liquor drinks two at a time.
By: Mike Lewis – CC BY 2.0
By: Daniel Lobo [...]
Back in June 2013, Hyatt and MGM announced a partnership that extends reciprocal benefits to the members of each other’s loyalty programs. In practice, this means that Hyatt Gold Passport Members will earn Hyatt points in addition to M life points aka “tier credits” when staying at any of the 12 MGM properties in Las Vegas. Similarly, MGM M life members will be able to earn M “tier credits” when staying at any Hyatt property worldwide.
The new partnership also rolled out the following status matching scheme, where members can receive reciprocal benefits:
Hyatt Reciprocity Chart:
Hyatt Member <–> M life Sapphire Hyatt Platinum <–> M life [...]Our first flight of the trip was Delta flight # 1543 from Charleston-CHS to Atlanta-ATL; Delta Gold Medallion status doesn’t often get me too much, but in this case it did get me an upgrade on the short, 41 minute flight. The only issue is that McCown, for some reason, wasn’t grouped with me for the upgrade pool so I ran over to the gate counter and tried my best to get an additional upgrade. We almost had one of these situations on our hands: Damnit Delta, why are you trying screw me?!
The gate agent was nice enough to add McCown to the list…here’s a note we had jotted down mid-flight:
Well, off to a good start. When leaving Charleston, we both [...]
As reported here on Flyertalk, you can book fares from select Pennsylvania airports to Bali, Indonesia for around $532 roundtrip, all-in.
The Deal
Active departure airports: Philadelphia-PHL, Allentown-ABE, Harrisburg-MDT or Scranton-AVP Destination: Ngurah Rai International Airport, also known as Denpasar International Airport, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia-DPS. Minimum stay: 14 days for the cheapest fares Active dates: October 22, 2014 (earliest departure date) to May 24, 2014 (latest return date). Price range: $532-582 depending on the dates and the carriers with a 14-day minimum stay in Bali (sounds horrible, I know!). Price jumps to the ~$750 range when the stay is less [...]Southwest has just announced its Winter 2014/2015 sale with fares starting at $49 during December 2014 and Jan/Feb 2015.
The Deal
Southwest’s big seasonal 3-day sale, now through Thursday Oct 16, allows booking tiers of many flights at either $49, $99, $129, or $149. The sale allows travel dates between December 3-17, 2014 and January 6 though February 11, 2015 — however, Fridays and Sundays are excluded.
With the exception of San Juan, Puerto Rico-SJU, its international/caribbean destinations are largely excluded from this sale.
How to Get It
Head to this site: Southwest Airlines Winter Sale Click on a city/route pair to [...]149 Wentworth French/American $$$$- Fine dining experience How to save $: Best bet is to go during restaurant week but even that will put you at $85+ a person after wine, tax and tip!
Eager to jump on Restaurant Week early, we made reservations at Circa 1886—a restaurant we’ve always wanted to try.
Deriving its name from the construction of the Wentworth Mansion that it shares a property with, the restaurant is housed in a great historic building with lots of character.
The first thing I noticed is that Circa 1886 is much more formal than I imagined. Plenty of men were wearing blazers and ties, but you’d be fine in nice slacks and a button-down [...]
