Traveling For Miles
IHG’s new Kimpton in Portugal is now open (and award pricing looks ok … ish)
IHG has announced that the Kimpton Quinta da Marinha, located in the Cascais region of Portugal, is now open and a little unusually for a new "luxury and lifestyle opening", the award pricing looks promising (assuming you share our IHG points valuation). The property does, however, have a few issues.
Economy Class & Beyond
VietJet Air to serve Western Sydney International Airport
As Western Sydney International Airport prepares to commence operations, the airport has added a fifth passenger carrier, with VietJet Air planning to launch services. From January 2027, VietJet will operate two weekly services to Ho Chi Minh City, increasing to three weekly services in March, Planned operations are: VJ087 DEPART SGN...
Traveling For Miles
Lufthansa Group’s free Starlink Wi-Fi launches on 19 August
Back in January, Lufthansa Group told us it was tying up with Starlink and that all 850 or so aircraft across its airlines would be fitted with the service. Now we're being told that the first Lufthansa Group aircraft carrying Starlink for customers to use will fly in just a...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A380 landing at London Heathrow
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.  This week, we have a British Airways Airbus A380 on final descent into London Heathrow Airport as it completes another long-haul mission. British Airways operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A380 aircraft in its widebody fleet. The airline also...
Economondo
Flying into India’s Most Scenic Airport: Delhi to Leh on an Air India A320neo
Flying an Air India A320neo to the spectacular airport of Leh
Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (8th August)
As we continue our wander through the hot summer months (with another heatwave on the way for those in the United Kingdom), it’s time to look back on the week. It’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Because many problems can be solved by a hammer – The...
Economondo
My First Flight with Emirates: Kuala Lumpur to Dubai on the Boeing 777-300ER
Read my account of flying with Emirates for the first ever time onboard one of their Boeing 777-300ER jets
Traveling For Miles
How to earn Avios when you fly with United Airlines
Generally speaking, it's usually pretty simple to figure out which airline loyalty programs you can credit your flights to without resorting to an in-depth Google search because most major airlines belong to one of the three global alliances (Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam). Sometimes, however, there's an option that is less...
Economy Class & Beyond
Booking engines that have driven me to the brink of madness (featuring Air Seoul)
For reasons that will become apparent in a few weeks, I might be heading off east. But to do this, one needs to book tickets. For my jumping-off point to gain a sense of how much flights cost, I fired up Google Flights and found some options. I thought flying...
Traveling For Miles
Hyatt promotion: Earn up to five Cat 1-4 Free Night Awards from select resort stays
It looks like Hyatt is running a new promotion in which it's offering World of Hyatt members the opportunity to earn up to five Category 1-4 Free Night Certificates through stays at participating resorts in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Traveling For Miles
Hyatt is selling points with a 20% discount (a sale most people should be avoiding)
Hyatt is back with a new points sale in which it's giving World of Hyatt members the chance to purchase points with a 20% discount through 5 October 2026, and the important thing you need to know here is that for most people, this isn't a good deal.
Traveling For Miles
Hilton’s Canopy Bangkok Sukhumvit is now open (use cash, not points)
Hilton has opened the Canopy Bangkok Sukhumvit, the first Canopy property in South East Asia, and the seventeenth hotel that's bookable with Hilton Honors points in Bangkok. Nevertheless, more choice is always a good thing, so here is what you need to know about Hilton's latest Bangkok opening.
Traveling For Miles
Hilton Points are on sale again (opportunities for big savings on high-end stays)
Hilton is running another one of its points sales again and assuming that the bonus you're targeted for is as high as 100% (which for most people it seems to be), you can now buy up to 600,000 Hilton points from as little as 0.5 cents each.
Traveling For Miles
American Airlines elites will get Premium Economy not Business Class upgrades on select routes
American Airlines has updated its AAdvantage program updates page, and the headline item is a change to how complimentary upgrades will work on nine of the airline's bigger domestic routes. From 25 August 2026, AAdvantage elite members sitting in the Main Cabin on those routes will be upgraded to Premium Economy...
Traveling For Miles
Why holding a United Airlines co-branded credit card can matter more than ever
Back at the beginning of April, the United MileagePlus program overhauled the way it awards miles, and the changes were designed to do one thing and one thing only - create a strong incentive for members to hold a co-branded United credit card.
Traveling For Miles
Review: InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay (small rooms, nice location)
On a recent visit to Singapore, I had planned to spend my three nights at the Grand Hyatt Singapore, but an expiring IHG Free Night Certificate and a great points rate at the InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay (38,250 points/night) persuaded me to split my trip into a 1-night stay with...