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Park Hyatt Seoul Review – Park Suite upgrade redeeming Cat 1~7 F/N Certificates
지난 몇년동안 전 세계에 있는 하얏호텔에 꽤 많이 다녔는데, 얼마전에 드디어 삼성동 파크하얏에 "처음"으로 숙박할 수 있었습니다. 한국에 있는 다른 하얏호텔은 예전 방문시 꽤 많이 가 볼 기회가 있었는데, 가장 상위 브랜드인 파크하얏에는 가볼기회가 없었어요. 실제 숙박은 한국에서 미국으로 돌아왔던 1월중순에 인천공항 출국 전날에 1박 숙박을 했고요. 숙박후 Late Checkout을...
View from the Wing
Southwest’s New Cash and Points Scheme: A Bad Deal for Travelers? [Roundup]
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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Economy Class & Beyond
Korea Air and Westjet deepen codeshare ties
Korean Air and Westjet of Canada are deepening their codeshare relationship, to provide more transpacific destinations to its customers. Korean Air will begin selling flights on WestJet’s new route between Seoul Incheon and Calgary, which will launch on 17th May 2024. Flights on the newly launched Seoul Incheon – Calgary...
Eye of the Flyer
Not Very Impressed: The Atlanta American Express Centurion Lounge (Review)
I finally had a chance to visit the new American Express Centurion Lounge in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) on a recent trip and was looking forward to being “wowed” after all the reports of this being a “game changer” lounge. I was simply not that impressed. First, let’s take...
Miles For Family
PSA: Cancel Your Bank of America Credit Card Before Renewal Fee Hits
I’ve been dabbling in miles and points hobby for over two decades, so I assumed that by now I know the basics. Nope! Last year I applied for Bank of America Alaska Airlines Business Visa (non-affiliate application link with the highest available offer) due to having some legitimate business expenses....
Traveling For Miles
IHG promotion: Get 15% off award bookings (co-branded cardholders + select elites)
IHG has brought back an excellent deal that we last saw at the beginning of January so, once again, select IHG One Rewards members can enjoy a 15% discount on award stays made in the next few weeks.
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Live and Let’s Fly
Delta Air Lines Gives Proactive Pay Raises To Non-Union Employees
Delta Air Lines has raised wages for its non-union employees for the third time since 2022, this year proactively awarding employees with a 5% raise across pay scales just months after a generous profit-sharing payout. Employees At Delta Air Lines Will Receive 5% Pay Raise With Minimum Wage Set To...
Monkey Miles
Cheat code: Use Cargo schedules to find widebody international planes flying domestically in the USA
Did you know that you can fly in lie flat business class ( or better premium economy, economy ) seats when flying domestically in the US? These planes are often on the transcontinental ( LA/SFO to New York, DC, Boston, or Miami ) routes, but you’ll regularly see them repositioning...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Political Strikes Take Their Toll On Finnair as Airline Swings to First Quarter Loss, Adjusts Annual Capacity Target
Finnair swung to a first-quarter loss for the period January to March 2024 as a wave of political strikes across Finland led to flight cancellations and disruption for the country’s flag carrier. In February, Finnair said that it hoped to increase its annual capacity by more than 10% for 2024,...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
British Airways Passengers On Already Delayed Flight End Up Circling Around Singapore For Four Hours After A380 Weather Radar Breaks Down
Up to 469 passengers on an already delayed British Airways service from Singapore to London Heathrow on Monday night ended up on a flight to nowhere after the weather radar on the Airbus A380 superjumbo broke down shortly after takeoff. British Airways flight BA12 was scheduled to depart Singapore at...
Grab a Mile
Keukenhof isn’t the tourist trap I thought it was……
I apologize for not posting about Keukenhof sooner. This was actually from my visit back in 2022, but the garden is open right now and welcoming visitors. Of course, I thought it was still appropriate that wrote down my thoughts on the place here and so that you can start...
Frequent Miler
My award alert, flight change, and a risky layover
Last Friday morning, while dripping wet and with shampoo running into my eyes, I was on the phone with ANA attempting to change an award flight. I had previously set up an alert through PointsYeah to let me know when the specific flight I wanted opened up. When I awoke...
Live from a Lounge
American Express Credit Cards changing: Platinum Travel Card design refreshed
American Express is rolling out a new card design for its credit cards suite, and it has started with the Platinum Travel Credit Card.
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
Passover 5784
Passover 5784 began at sundown tonight, Monday, April 22, 2024 all around the world and lasts for eight days — except in Israel, where the holiday lasts for seven days. The holiday — which is also known in Hebrew as Pesach — is celebrated and observed by Jewish people worldwide on...
Frequent Miler
[Live] More easy rewards: Staples fee-free $200 Mastercard gift cards
Update: Just a reminder that this deal is now live. Staples will again be offering $200 Mastercard Gift Cards with no purchase fee from Sunday, 4/21/24 through Saturday, 4/27/24. Note that the new limit of eight per customer per day is listed, but some may be able to purchase more at...
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Prepare For Confusion: LAX to Renumber Terminals & Gates in Major Overhaul
Los Angeles International Airport is planning to change the numbers of its terminals and also rename its gates. Terminal 3 will be a different terminal than the current terminal 3. They're going to call the planned future terminal 9... terminal 8. The airport isn't confusing enough for...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn 2,000 bonus Asia Miles on Cathay Pacific flights out of Hong Kong (Limited to 2,000 bookings)
Cathay Pacific is offering complimentary carbon offsetting with their Fly Greener program and 2,000 bonus miles when you book a round-trip economy class ticket on any flight through their website with the discount code FLYGREENER This code is valid on departures from Hong Kong to all cities served by Cathay....
Frequent Miler
Increased Hilton consumer card offers
There are slightly increased offers available on each of the mx Hilton Consumer credit cards. New public offers for the Amex Hilton Honors credit card, the Amex Hilton Honors Surpass credit card, and the Amex Hilton Aspire credit card add 10,000 points to the previous best offers. That may not...
View from the Wing
The Irony of Europe’s Green Aviation Policies: Fragmented Skies Fuel Higher Emissions
A lot of European concern over the environment is virtue signaling that winds up counterproductive, or just cheap talk. At least France uses nuclear power!
Any criticisms of the aviation industry in Europe are unserious though because European aviation is more carbon intensive than U.S. aviation as a...
Will Run For Miles
We All Live in a Yellow Submarine: A Visit to Liverpool and the Beatles Museum
A trip to Liverpool isn't complete without including a little bit of the Beatles in your visit
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The Centurion Lounge Review – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
아틀란타 공항은 2023년에도 지난 몇년의 결과와 마찬가지로 전세계에서 가장 많은 승객들이 탑승하고 환승하는 공항으로 뽑혔음에도 그동안에 아멕스 센츄리온 라운지가 없었습니다. 워낙에 델타항공의 홈 공항으로 델타항공편이 많이 다니기에, 각 터미널에 있는 델타 스카이 클럽(총 9개 델타 스카이클럽) 들의 퀄리티가 뛰어난것도 이유이기는 했고요. 공항 이용인원이 워낙에 많다보니까 웬만한 공간에 준비가 되지 않는다면,...
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Hyatt 무료 숙박권, Club Access Award 타인에게 선물하기
2024년이 되면서 World of Hyatt 프로그램에서 몇가지 바뀐것이 있는데, 무료숙박권과 클럽엑세스 리워드, 그리고 Suite Upgrade Award를 타인에게 선물 할 수 있습니다.
상당히 긍정적인 부분이 있는 변화라고 보이는데, 오늘 포스팅에서는 실제로 이 혜택을 어떻게 사용하는지 한번 알아보기로 하지요. 제 계좌와 배우자의 계좌로 진행 해봤는데, 저는 Globalist이고, 배우자는 하얏카드 소지로 받은 Discoverist 티어를...
Fly with Moxie
데스틴 2박 3일 여행 – Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, Magnolia Grill, & Hampton Inn Ft. Walton Beach
둘째 아이 대회가 있어서 2박 3일로 데스틴에 다녀왔습니다. 대략 6시간 정도 운전해서 도착했어요. Hampton Inn Ft. Walton Beach 첫날 숙박 호텔은 컨벤션 센터 근처에 있는 힐튼 호텔들로 검색을 했었고요. 보통 힐튼 가든인을 선호하는 편인데, 이번에는 가격 대비 포인트 차감이 너무 높더라고요. 반면 햄튼인은 가격은...
