Quick — what’s the name of Singapore’s best flight attendant? Okay, if you’ve been reading my blog for more than a week I’ve probably sufficiently shoved the answer down your throat. Yes, I’m talking about Wong Chin, who words simply... Read more

If you’re thinking of staying somewhere other than a Club Carlson hotel this summer (see “When 138000 points is not enough”), you might want to take a look at IHG.  IHG is the chain that comprises Holiday Inn, Hotel Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, and more. ... Read more

Since most of us don’t use our Avios to actually fly British Airways (due to the very high fees), this will probably have limited appeal, but in case you were planning on using your Avios on BA this year anyway, this may save you 25% on tickets in economy or premium... Read more

Virgin Atlantic has joined Emirates in enabling passengers to make in-flight mobile calls using their own personal devices. The service kicked off in test mode yesterday on Virgin’s new A330 planes flying from New York JFK to London Heathrow. By year-end the service will... Read more

I was just taking a look at the JetBlue “Partner Offers” page and saw three interesting promotions. While these will not cater towards everything they are great promotions for those that can take advantage: Promotion #1: Earn 5,000 bonus points on your next roundtrip... Read more

It’s very exciting to be here as the first flight leaves the new International Terminal from Harstfield International airport. The flight is scheduled to leave at 1:15 pm and appears to be on schedule. The first flight out of the new International Terminal at Hartsfield... Read more

I go away for a few days and the route announcements really added up! AIR CHINA: Beijing-Yangzhou(Taizhou) effective May 8 will begin 1x/day service. Hangzhou-Tokyo Narita effective July 1 will begin 4x/week service. Beijing-Nagoya previously planned increase from 1x/day to... Read more

No, not the Joss Whedon series, but British Airways has painted up another plane to deliver the Olympic Flame from Greece to the United Kingdom – and they’ve painted an Airbus A319 in a complete different scheme to the Olympic Doves that have been flying around.... Read more

Lufthansa is giving away two free tickets on their new Boeing 747-8 in a contest where you have to assemble pieces of a virtual aircraft. When I registered, it said the exterior fuselage was already completed and I would get my first interior component soon. So it seems more of... Read more

Through Friday, May 18 at 11:59pm Pacific British Airways is offering business class roundtrip fares from select US cities to London and Manchester for $1952 all-in for travel between May 26, 2012 and June 9, 2012. You are cordially invited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of... Read more

Malaysia Airlines are forging ahead with its membership of Oneworld, and is due to join the alliance towards the end of the year. Already readying for their first Airbus A380 to be delivered, and have been creating codeshares with fellow Oneworld partners such as Cathay Pacific,... Read more

Just Another Points Traveler signs up for Miss Travel (“Who Needs Money, Beautiful People Travel Free!) and gives it a spin. Over at Conde’ Nast’s Daily Traveler I highlight some of the best current credit card signup bonuses. Intercontinental Hotels —... Read more

Not quite travel related, but perhaps more than some stuff I write about. It would be smart to start making plans if you intend to see this once- (maybe twice-) in-a-lifetime event on June 5-6. The transit of Venus is very similar to a solar eclipse, but instead of the moon... Read more

So you want to raise cash as an airline? What do you do? Why not sell a First Class ticket that gives a passenger unlimited first class travel for life The Los Angeles Times reports that this is what American Airlines did in 1981. Aviation Gas was cheap and interest rates high.... Read more

The National Park Service is recognizing the contributions and sacrifice of our service members by giving them and their families free admission to all our national parks. “An annual pass will be made available to members of the military free of charge beginning Saturday,... Read more

Loyalty Traveler AmexStar 25,000 Starpoints sweepstakes sponsored by Starwood Preferred Guest American Express in conjunction with the April 2012 Tribeca Film Festival New York has a winner: @adelantando Here is what the lucky SPG member has to say, As a new college graduate,... Read more

What a frustrating day!  Among other mishaps yesterday, I tried to book an Amtrak trip using points, but failed miserably.  I’ll explain the details in a moment, but first you should know that, according to Amtrak, they didn’t cause me any frustration — I did... Read more

Through a friend working for Jet Airways a while back, I had heard the murmurs of Jet Airways planning a new 50 Rs. fee. This time around, for all the (e)ticket printouts, but I laughed it off when I heard of it in March. I thought, a full-service carrier of that stature would... Read more