required reading for frequent flyers
Heads up to anyone traveling out of Reagan National Airport tonight or scheduled to be on a plane... Read More
Southwest Airlines will require all passengers traveling with emotional support animals and... Read More
I don’t know why I love stories like this, but I do. Whether it be bare feet sticking through a seat, someone peeing on a plane, or a clogged toilet diverting a... Read More
You can now book Finnair with Alaska Miles. Yippee! The post You can now book Finnair with Alaska Miles appeared first on Monkey Miles. Read More
While both Etihad and Jet Airways would retain stakes in the program after a deal with Blackstone it's not clear the relative shares each party would give up. For... Read More
Join me at FinCon 2018 next month! For my birthday weekend next week, I’m giving away a Basic Pass to the event which is September 26th through 29th, 2018, in... Read More
San Francisco to Barcelona is on sale with all three alliances. Oneworld and SkyTeam offer fares in the $409 to $438 price range for travel departures from mid-September... Read More
Expedia Takes Over Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel: Have Prices Gone Up? We compared the new Expedia with the existing travel portal and got you an answer! The post With... Read More
Nowadays I don't actually fly domestically that much. A majority of my travel is international, and then most of my domestic travel is either on premium transcontinental... Read More
Good afternoon everyone, I have a quick update to my recent post: Get Matched to the New Chase IHG Rewards Premier 100,000 Point Sign Up Bonus. In that post,... Read More
Diferentemente da Multiplus que avisou e mudou seu regulamento para tal fim, hoje, o leitor Eduardo entrou em contato que ao tentar emitir uma passagem prêmio via... Read More
As you all know by now (I am assuming!), the Marriott and Starwood loyalty programs are combining in just a few days on August 18th. We’ve been told that the... Read More
Southwest recently came out with a targeted promotion that is pretty awesome. I didn’t have this promotion in my account and I initially figured that it was likely... Read More
At the beginning of the month Barclays increased the offer on its AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard to 60,000 bonus miles after first purchase in the first... Read More
There’s no getting around the fact that this is a big loss to Chase’s Ultimate Rewards program. Korean Air consistently releases a lot of award space to... Read More
I received an e-mail message recently from Amy Weinberg — who is the senior vice president of the World of Hyatt frequent guest loyalty program — which... Read More
After spending the night at the Sofitel Athens Airport we flew Aegean in economy from Athens to Milan, which was a surprisingly pleasant experience. Our flight arrived... Read More
Chase is out with a launch of the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card, where you can earn up to 65,000 points. Learn More about this offer... Read More
I came late in life to my Luv affair with Southwest Airlines. I always knew the airline had a cult following and assumed that most people knew everything there was to... Read More
It’s not easy being in a new place for the first time. There’s so much information out there, it’s just hard to know what to truly believe and what to... Read More
United Airlines is giving away 1 million award miles to three travelers who share a particularly compelling photo or video from their travels. Here’s how the... Read More
American Airlines miles are not the easiest to use, but they have taken a step in the right direction, adding more partner options to their online award searching and... Read More
One of my favorite promotions that pop ups quite often are the American Express Membership Reward / Amazon partnership offers. When these promotions appear, all you have... Read More
Last night American Airlines started showing some award space online for Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar, and SriLankan. That’s been pulled and is no... Read More
We recently saw Chase refresh two of their popular hotel credit cards -- The World of Hyatt Credit Card and the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit... Read More
American Express Centurion lounge fans will be happy to hear that Amex will be offering cardmembers access to The Centurion Suite at the U.S. Open. You can see more... Read More
Round trip business may be crazy expensive, but one way… Here’s something you already know: some flights are longer than others. Here’s something you... Read More
You’ve heard it before – world-renowned Michelin Starred chef XXX has the best-rated restaurant in Europe! That all sounds great, but you may be asking... Read More
I have long found the supply and demand relationship involving airports and power outlets perplexing. Do so many people wake up every morning with dead phone batteries?... Read More
Stopovers arguably built the Icelandic tourism economy and its position in the North Atlantic aviation market. But are such programs a guaranteed success? More and more... Read More
Chase Ultimate Rewards points are probably the most valuable points currency out there. The main reason for that is that they have many travel partners and good transfer... Read More
As I walked onto my Middle Eastern Airlines A320 flight from Dubai to Beirut, cigarette smoke wafted out of the cockpit. What was in store for me? I know the cigarette... Read More
Last week, I wrote about my upcoming travel and I had a comment that made me think a bit. The comment was actually similar comments thrown around in the internet and the... Read More
The Michael W Travels family is currently on a month long summer trip. When visiting a city, our preferred form of transportation is walking. When we need to go to... Read More
