Hilton has just announced the details of their latest hotel brand, called Signia Hilton. This is the second brand they've launched in the past few months, as in October 2018 Hilton announced the details of Motto by Hilton, which they described as an…
We've seen a ton of innovation from airlines when it comes to their premium cabin products. From onboard showers in first class to suites with doors in business class, flying is better than ever before for those in the pointy end of the plane. Qatar…
This installment will cover our Air Tahiti flights between Papeete and Bora Bora. Note that Air Tahiti is the only airline operating inter-island flights in Tahiti, and they're also not associated with Air Tahiti Nui, which is rather annoying. As mentioned…
British Airways has a solid offer right now where those looking to book an economy or premium economy ticket can potentially save some money. British Airways always lets you redeem some Avios towards the cost of a revenue ticket to bring the cash cost…
Spain-based Air Europa is a SkyTeam airline that doesn't get all that much attention, though the airline operates quite a few longhaul flights. Their widebody fleet includes: -- 12 A330s, 10 of which are A330-200s, and two of which are A330-300s -- 10…
On December 14, 2018, a Norwegian Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound from Dubai to Oslo diverted to Shiraz, Iran. This diversion was due to an engine issue, and as usual, in a situation like that the priority is to get the plane on the ground as quickly and safely…
We recently saw the introduction of the Marriott Bonvoy program, and to go along with this, we've seen quite a few benefit changes, including to Marriott's co-branded credit cards. One of the great benefit of several co-branded Marriott Cards is that…
Delta has quite a few widebody aircraft on order, including A350-900s and A330-900neos. The airline started taking delivery of A350-900s over a year ago, and now has about half of the 25 planes that have been ordered in their fleet. Meanwhile the airline…
TSA Pre-Check is one of the innovations that has made the air travel experience in the US a bit more pleasant. Those eligible for Pre-Check enjoy expedited security screening, where they don’t have to take off their shoes, or take their liquids…
American, Delta, United, and Hawaiian, have all just filed with the US Department of Transportation requesting additional flights to Tokyo Haneda. Let's look at what they're requesting, and how we got to this point. Tokyo has two airports -- Narita and…
While I don’t think there will be any immediate impact, this is something to watch over the coming days, weeks, and months, in my opinion. American contract negotiations are ramping up The early stages of contract negotiations are starting between…
Update: Unfortunately it looks like this restaurant has been removed from the Priority Pass website, just days after being added. But it might not necessarily be bad news, depending on whether you're looking for the official or unofficial answer. Priority…
Kiwi.com, a large European online travel agency, has just made a rather shocking promise -- if you get sued by an airline for hidden city ticketing (also sometimes known as throwaway ticketing), they'll pay your legal fees. Let's step back for a second.…
Last year I wrote a post comparing the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card, which are two of the most popular mid-range cards. Today I wanted to revisit that topic, given the changes that occurred to the Venture…
WestJet is transforming at the moment. This includes the airline installing a "real" business class product on their 737s, and much more significantly, also taking delivery of 787s. The airline operated their first revenue Boeing 787 flight yesterday…
This is an update to a previous post to note that Alaska's bonus on purchased Mileage Plan miles ends tomorrow, Friday, February 22, 2019. So if you're interested in buying Mileage Plan miles, you'll want to do so now. Below is the original post from…
This week InterContinental Hotels Group released their preliminary results for 2018, and it contains an interesting note regarding their loyalty program. This excerpt is the most interesting, talking about the value of strengthening their loyalty program:
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. Earlier I wrote about how you can get 10%…
Uh oh, move over World of Hyatt and Marriott Bonvoy. Another hotel group has bought an overpriced e-book about how to market to millennials without actually understanding millennials. Today Accor announced the details of their new "lifestyle loyalty…
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,…
This is an update to a post I wrote less than a week ago about how it was rumored that Istanbul's new airport transition would be delayed yet again. This has now been further confirmed as @airlineroute notes that Turkish Airlines' schedule has been updated…
