Archive for the ‘Star’ Category

Lufthansa Moments

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

An advertisement off of the nytimes.com website takes you over to Lufthansa.com's "Lufthansa Moment."  The angle isn't new asking you when you had your "Lufthansa Moment" realizing that Lufthansa was the right international airline for you.  But, the execution is excellent.  The interactive site takes you through the lives of ...

Midway – Toronto City Centre

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Good news for those in Chicago that travel to Toronto.  Porter Airlines is launching service between the two cities on November 12.  Aside from being the only service to Toronto from Midway, Porter Airlines has two great advantages: They fly to and from Toronto City Centre Airport which is not congested and ...

United and Continental Join Hands

Friday, June 20th, 2008

News broke late yesterday that United and Continental had formed a cooperation agreement that would involve a code share and also Continental leaving the SkyTeam for the Star Alliance. (United's link and Continental's link).Mark Ashley raises a few questions regarding the compatibility of the two mileage programs. Of course its ...

*A: The Star Alliance Game

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

I recently cashed in 160k United Mileage Plus miles for a summer trip to Europe. This information is generally out there, most notably via a View From the Wing , but I thought I would share a few lessons learned:1. As always it is best to start all Star Alliance ...