I appreciate any time that a country eliminates barriers to visiting, both in terms of cost and convenience. In my opinion you shouldn't have to pay for the privilege of spending your tourist dollars somewhere. If you do have to pay, countries should…
British Airways has been investing quite a bit in their premium product. Most notably, they've completely overhauled their business class soft product, and I've been really impressed. They've introduced new bedding and food, and this summer they'll be…
Avianca Brasil has been around for over 15 years, though only fairly recently expanded internationally. The airline is currently Brasil's fourth largest airline. They used to just operate domestic flights, with a fleet of about 50 narrowbody Airbus aircraft.…
A couple of days ago I wrote about how Aer Lingus plans on rebranding for the first time in nearly 25 years. At the time there was a leaked picture of the new livery. Today the airline officially revealed their rebranding at a ceremony in Dublin. If…
I have no clue how it's possible that this was released over two weeks ago, but just entered my life now. VietJet is a Vietnamese low cost carrier that is perhaps best known globally for their annual flight attendant bikini calendar. Personally I'm not…
Since January 3, Qatar Airways has been teasing something throughout their social media channels with the hashtag #LikeNeverBefore. Many of us assumed that this was a big announcement that we should actually be excited about. After all, Qatar Airways…
United has just revealed the details of their new employee uniforms, which they'll begin testing shortly. As customers, employee uniforms shouldn't matter to us. At least not directly. The way I see it, what's important in airline uniforms is that:
Avianca LifeMiles are one of my favorite mileage currencies. Not only does LifeMiles directly sell miles at a discount, but you can also transfer points from Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One, and Citi ThankYou, to build up your balance. LifeMiles…
For the average American, the single best way to maximize travel rewards is to make sure you're applying for the best credit cards, and using the right credit cards for your daily spending. Having the card that best suits your spending patterns can be…
Malindo Air is a carrier based in Malaysia, which is owned by Indonesian Lion Air Group. It's name is a merging of 'Malaysia' and 'Indonesia.' The airline operates various flights to Asia, as well as some routes to Australia, including to Brisbane, Melbourne…
The United Polaris concept was introduced in December 2016, though the rollout was initially really slow. While they opened the Polaris Lounge Chicago as of that date, it was a few months before the first plane featured Polaris seats, and about 18 months…
I've been a loyal T-Mobile customer for over 2.5 years now, as I made the switch from AT&T at that point. Among the big US carriers, T-Mobile was for a long time by far the leader when it came to international data, thanks to their Simple Choice Plan.…
Every month I make a post with what I consider to be the best credit card bonuses of the month. While there are several excellent long standing credit card offers, the specifics of the best offers are constantly changing (be it the annual fee, minimum…
Chase and United have just launched what I believe is the best ever welcome offer on the United℠ Explorer Business Card. The United Explorer Business Card is offering a welcome bonus of 75,000 MileagePlus bonus miles after spending $5,000 within three…
Radisson Rewards has just announced their latest promotion for hotel stays over the coming months. Up until last spring Radisson Rewards was known as Club Carlson, but it was rebranded at that point, in order to better leverage the name of their flagship…
Marriott merged their three loyalty programs in August 2018, meaning that benefits have been aligned across Marriott Rewards, Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest. However, they decided to wait until early 2019 to introduce a new name for…
The Private Suite LAX, which Ben reviewed in November 2017, is a fascinating concept. A private terminal operated by security specialists Gavin de Becker and Associates, the Private Suite allows you to skip LAX altogether by accessing the facility via…
I boarded through the second set of doors, where I was greeted by two very friendly flight attendants and pointed left into the premium economy cabin. Norwegian's 787-9 has a total of 56 premium economy seats, spread across eight rows in a 2-3-2 configuration.…
I headed from the Hilton Gatwick to the airport at around 3:30AM. My flight to New York was departing at 6:05AM (the earliest westbound transatlantic flight, as far as I know), and the No1 Lounge opened at 4AM, so I wanted to be among the first there…
I had a quick overnight in London, as my flight was arriving from Kigali and Brussels at around 5PM, and I had a 6AM flight the next morning to New York. I decided to book the Hilton Gatwick, given that it's connected to the terminal I'd be departing…
In the previous installment I reviewed RwandAir's business class from Kigali to Brussels, and I figured I should break off the next segment into a separate installment, given how long the previous review got. RwandAir's flight to London Gatwick operates…
RwandAir's long haul service has been on my radar for a long time, so I couldn't wait to experience their business class on my flight to London via Brussels. I boarded through the second set of doors, and then turned left into the business class cabin.…
Yesterday I wrote about how Norwegian had changed their lounge access policy for Premium passengers, seemingly without notice. Specifically, Premium passengers would no longer receive lounge access, unless they had purchased a much more expensive PremiumFlex…
We've known for a while that Aer Lingus is shortly going to be announcing a brand refresh. Rumor has it that the airline will be revealing their refreshed brand tomorrow. Most notably, this will include the airline introducing a new livery and new uniforms,…
Gosh, I just dream of one trip on American where they're not a disaster. I guess the whole "new year, new me" fad hasn't extended to the airline with which I'm basically in an arranged relationship, thanks to being based in Miami. I don't want to spend…
Silvercar is my favorite car rental company. In March 2017 it was announced that Silvercar would be acquired by Audi. The two companies working together was nothing new, given that Silvercar exclusively offers Audis in their fleet. With the investment…
"Ask Lucky" forum member LivinLIfeFrankly posed an interesting question today that I figured I'd chime in on, and I'm curious what you guys think. You can read the entire original post here, but to summarize the situation:
So far I'd say it has been a pretty spectacular year for first class mistake fares. Cathay Pacific published $800 roundtrip first class fares from Vietnam to North America. They honored them. Cathay Pacific published $1,500 one-way first class fares…
For the past several years, beVancouver has offered a pretty awesome promotion for discounted Vancouver hotel stays in the off season. Vancouver is a seasonal hotel market, as hotels are packed during the peak summer season, while they’re fairly quiet…
The World of Hyatt Credit Card was introduced last summer, and is a card I really like. It has a $95 annual fee, but offers a suite of benefits that make it more than worthwhile, in my opinion. Among things, the card offers:
TAP Air Portugal is in the process of refreshing their longhaul fleet. This includes the airline acquiring 20 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, which feature an all new business class product. On top of that, the airline has 14 Airbus A321LR aircraft on order,…
WOW Air has been on a downward spiral lately, and the carrier's 2019 summer schedule reveals just how far the cuts are going. In the second half of last year we saw several European airlines go out of business overnight. While WOW Air is still in business,…
