If you know me, you know I was going to go all the way to Indonesia and not try the Taco Bell while I was in Jakarta. I Went All The Way To Jakarta, Indonesia For Taco Bell As I explained earlier, the Park Hyatt Jakarta offers a “social hour”...

Rakuten is my favorite online shopping portal, and it lets you earn bonus rewards for purchases you make online. Historically, Rakuten has offered the ability to earn cash back or Amex Membership Rewards points for online shopping, with the latter being a more compelling option (at least for those good...

A Russian-linked group of cyber criminals that brought chaos to European airports in September claims that a recent data breach at the Spanish flag carrier Iberia is far larger than the airline has admitted, and that millions of passengers have had highly sensitive personal information stolen Along with the names...

In 2017, Delta Air Lines introduced its Delta One Suite, which is the carrier’s latest business class product. At the time, Delta was the first global US carrier to add a door to a business class seat (JetBlue Mint also had doors at select seats, though JetBlue didn’t operate any...

There’s a new way to get to and from Los Angeles that doesn’t involve LAX (and its notorious… The post JSX brings turboprops to controversial airport that lets you skip LAX appeared first on From the Tray Table.

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A flight landed in Toronto but the flight attendant who was on board the inbound flight, went absconding, missing the flight out of Toronto.

Delta’s returning Los Angeles–Hong Kong route is showing unusually generous award space, with more than nine Delta One seats available on nearly every flight this summer from just 93,500 miles for Amex cardholders. It’s one of the best opportunities in years to redeem SkyMiles for long-haul business class to Asia. Continue...

In the miles & points world, the concept of checking a bag is almost sacrilege. If someone checks a bag and something goes wrong, they’re basically told ”well that was a rookie mistake, you should never check a bag.”

Not sure if you heard, but this is one of the busiest travel days of the year! And maybe it’s just me, but I sense a lot of angry, unhappy people dealing with stuff right now. (So many folks tie everything to politics. If you looked at my neighborhood’s Facebook...

“Sometimes you’re the windshield; sometimes you’re the bug”. That line showed up as a senior quote in one of my high school yearbooks, and I’ve always loved it. I think it’s the perfect metaphor for our hobby. In the miles and points game, it is easy to feel like you...

Loyalty programs change when members push the limits. Etihad Guest has now drawn a line, but the way it has done so with incredibly punitive cancellation restrictions on award tickets raises important questions. Etihad Makes Award Cancellation Fees Even Harsher Etihad Guest has introduced a new and even stricter set...

Marriott Bonvoy is the world’s largest hotel loyalty program, and lots of people have elite status with the company. I’ll often have newly minted Platinum members and above ask me what they can realistically expect in terms of upgrades. Do suite upgrades happen, how are they assigned, and are you...