PointsMag
Lufthansa eröffnet neuen Premium Check-in-Bereich am Flughafen Frankfurt
Nach einer umfassenden Modernisierung hat Lufthansa Ender der vergangenen Woche ihren Premium Check-in Bereich im Terminal 1, Halle A…
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Nerd Ka Travel
Hilton’s Loyalty Program Evolves With a New Premium Tier
Hilton is introducing significant updates to its Hilton Honors loyalty program starting in January. The changes include a new top-tier level, lower qualification thresholds for existing elite tiers and additional tools aimed at making status more attainable and more rewarding […]
Nerd Ka Travel
Hilton’s Loyalty Program Evolves With a New Premium Tier
Hilton is introducing significant updates to its Hilton Honors loyalty program starting in January. The changes include a new top-tier level, lower qualification thresholds for existing elite tiers and additional tools aimed at making status more attainable and more rewarding […]
Frequent Miler
Park Hyatt Zanzibar: Bottom Line Review
Earlier this year, my wife and I took an extended trip across East Africa. We started in Rwanda, then moved to Kenya for five days ogling animals at the JW Marriott Masai Mara, and finally spent a few laid-back nights on Zanzibar, an island that I’ve wanted to visit since...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Save 25% on select reward flights around the world
The newest set of Air France KLM’s Promo Rewards are now available. This month there are 37 cities in total, all of which are 25% off their standard minimum redemption amount for economy, premium economy and business class redemptions (fare class varies by route). Offer details: December Promo Rewards...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Should Pets Only Be Allowed On the First Floor of a Hotel Property?
If you want to travel with your furry companion, you are in luck: at least 5,512 hotel properties across seven brands of the Hilton portfolio worldwide are now pet friendly as the result of a partnership with Mars Petcare — which is the largest pet care company in the world...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare – New Aircraft, Old Friends
Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare New Aircraft, Old Friends Time for a second set of airplane photos from me, as Economy Class and Beyond does Airplane Art from one of its favourite spotting locations at O’Hare – the Hyatt Regency. In this Trip Report: Well, this year...
The Bulkhead Seat
Lounge Review: British Airways Galleries First Lounge (LHR – T5 South)
We flew United Airlines from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) after visiting family in…
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Frequent Miler
$99.99 for Bose QuietComfort headphones after $60 Amazon pay-with-points promotion
Amazon has dropped the price of the Bost QuietComfort headphones to just $159.99. I believe that’s an all-time-low for these perennially popular noise-cancelling headphones. There are a couple of potentially stacking pay-with-points promotions. Those eligible for 50% off up to $60 can pay just $99.99 plus tax, which is one...
View from the Wing
This Weekend’s Urgent Airbus A320 Computer Fix Barely Dented Most Airlines — JetBlue Turned It Into A Crisis Of Cancellations
An urgent software problem with Airbus A320 flight computers forced thousands of jets worldwide into maintenance this weekend, but most airlines handled the fix with barely a ripple in their operations. JetBlue, by contrast, has been cancelling a huge chunk of its schedule while it scrambles to source replacement computers...
View from the Wing
Housekeeping Training Video At This Marriott Uses The Same Rag On Your Toilet, Bathroom Counter And Coffee Maker
A housekeeping training video filmed at a Marriott-branded hotel shows one rag and one pair of gloves used for everything: the toilet, bathroom counter, coffee maker and more. This is how rooms are cleaned when management is watching.
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
The Cost of Flying to the South Pole is…
One of my top travel goals is to spend at least one night at the South Pole in Antarctica. I would like to be able to be at the southernmost point on our wonderful planet, which is one of only two spots on earth where you can be in almost...
View from the Wing
American Airlines Still Calls This 40-Cent Bundt Cake First Class Dessert — Here’s How To Actually ‘Pivot To Premium’
American Airlines has been serving a mass-produced 40-cent bundt cake as its domestic first class dessert for nearly four years, a perfect symbol of the carrier’s “never spend a dollar we don’t have to” era. If they’re serious about a premium pivot, it’s time to retire the cheap cake and...
View from the Wing
Don’t Wait On Citi AAdvantage Business Card’s Best-Ever 75,000 Mile Offer With $0 First Year Fee
Citi has its best-ever offer for the AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard — 75,000 miles after $5,000 spend and no annual fee the first year. Lots of approvals reported.
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Live and Let’s Fly
New Questions In The Carnival Cruise Death Of Anna Kepner
New details about how Anna Kepner was found on a Carnival cruise are raising hard questions for investigators, the cruise line, and her grieving family. Live And Let’s Fly reached out to Carnival weeks ago for comment as news was breaking but the brand has yet to reply. This post...
One Mile at a Time
EasyJet’s Ridiculous Schedule Change Policy: €50 Fee To Move Flights?!?
Airlines will sometimes have schedule changes, whereby the schedule for a flight will be changed at some point before departure. As a traveler, you can often make these work to your advantage, since you can typically make a (reasonable) change without incurring a fare difference.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Airbus Emergency Work For Airbus A320 Aircraft Was Actually a Software Rollback
When aircraft manufacturer Airbus issued an urgent safety alert for its range of best-selling A320 family single-aisle aircraft on Friday evening, there were very real fears that the emergency fix required to keep them airworthy could lead to mass worldwide flight disruption. Thousands of aircraft around the world would have...
The Bulkhead Seat
Flights Remain Grounded at Des Moines Airport After Delta Aircraft Slides Off Runway
Operations at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) remain suspended after a Delta Air Lines…
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Frequent Miler
Park Hyatt Zanzibar: Bottom Line Review
Earlier this year, my wife and I took an extended trip across East Africa. We started in Rwanda, then moved to Kenya for five days ogling animals at the JW Marriott Masai Mara, and finally spent a few laid-back nights on Zanzibar, an island that I’ve wanted to visit since...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Save 25% on select reward flights around the world
The newest set of Air France KLM’s Promo Rewards are now available. This month there are 37 cities in total, all of which are 25% off their standard minimum redemption amount for economy, premium economy and business class redemptions (fare class varies by route). Offer details: December Promo Rewards...
