I'm a big fan of countries eliminating barriers to visit, whether that comes in the form of removing the hassle or cost associated with visiting. Over the past few months we've seen quite a few countries shake up their visa requirements, both for better…
In mid-February Marriott's new Bonvoy loyalty program launched, and as part of that we've seen a refresh of Marriott's credit card portfolio, from both American Express and Chase. Since mid-February, The Marriott Bonvoy BusinessTM American Express® Card…
After checking out the business class section of the Malaysia Airlines Golden Lounge, it was time to check out the other section of the lounge. I'm not sure exactly what the other section of the lounge should be called, though. Malaysia Airlines recently…
WOW Air is fighting to stay alive, though I'm not exactly sure to what end. On Sunday night we learned that WOW Air seemed to basically be out of options: -- In November 2018 it looked like Icelandair would acquire WOW Air, though that deal ended up…
In March 2018, Qantas launched daily nonstop flights between Perth and London using the Boeing 787-9. At the time this was the world's second longest flight, at just over 9,000 miles (Qatar's Auckland to Doha flight was slightly longer). However, within…
Shopping portals can be a great way to earn cash back for purchases you'd make anyway. While shopping portals offer bonuses for all kinds of retailers, sometimes they even offer bonuses for airlines and hotels. At the moment there's a noteworthy deal,…
In general in the frequent flyer program world we're seeing a trend towards dynamic award pricing. In other words, rather than following a simple award chart, award pricing varies by flight, and largely correlates to how much a ticket would cost in cash.…
The LifeMiles program often offers bonuses on purchased miles, though it has been quite a while since we've seen a bonus on transferred miles. Well, that has finally changed, and they've just launched a great offer. You can earn a 125% mileage bonus…
For a while we've known Apple's plans to launch a credit card, and today the full details of the card have been revealed, with the card expected to be available this summer. To give a bit of a teaser, the card is exactly what I expected -- it's not great,…
I'm often asked by readers which credit card they should be using to maximize points for a given hotel stay. Typically recommending which credit card is best for a particular bonus category (like dining) is easy. The added wrinkle with making this recommendation…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn anyway for credit card spend. The number…
BLADE has today announced an interesting expansion to their airport helicopter service. For those of you not familiar, BLADE is basically the Uber of helicopters -- they're the largest arranger of helicopter flights for civilian travel in the US. They're…
At the beginning of March I wrote about how Cathay Pacific confirmed that they were in talks to acquire HK Express from HNA Group. Well, it looks like a deal has been reached, though first a bit of background... It's an interesting time for aviation…
Sometimes we hear stories of passengers accidentally getting on a plane to the wrong destination. Sometimes (but very rarely) we even hear stories of planes landing at a wrong airport that's near their destination. However, this is a new one for me,…
Things are looking even worse for WOW Air than they were looking last night, if that's possible. Last night we learned that WOW Air is basically out of options. The airline needs money, and over the past several months has tried to reach a deal with…
My Malaysia Airlines flight to Tokyo Narita was departing at 9:40AM, though I ended up heading to the lounge around 3AM. That's because I was staying at the Sama-Sama Express Hotel located within the terminal, and when I woke up in the middle of the…
For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it’s a program available through most Amex cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual fee on…
A few times per year Aeroplan offers a bonus when you convert hotel points into miles, and Aeroplan has just announced the latest such promotion. Through this promotion you can earn a 30% bonus if you convert hotel points into Aeroplan miles between…
I'll keep it short -- things aren't looking good for WOW Air. At all. Iceland-based WOW Air has grown like crazy over the past couple of years, though not in a sustainable way. The airline is losing money, and has gotten to the point where they can no…
For the past couple of weeks United MileagePlus has been offering a bonus when you purchase miles. This offer expires at 11:59 PM CT tomorrow, Monday, March 25, 2019, so this is your last chance to take advantage of this promotion. United offers bonuses…
In 2017, EL AL and Qantas launched a partnership, allowing reciprocal mileage redemptions. This really came in handy, given how few airline partners EL AL has. American AAdvantage used to partner with EL AL, though that ended in 2014. Not only is it…
