This could shape up to be a tough week weather-wise. If you haven't heard, there are several large storms brewing in the Atlantic, with Florence being the most imminent and aggressive. Florence is now a Category 4 hurricane, and is expected to reach…
One of the longest standing annual miles & points “events” is the Chicago Seminars, which has been held at the Holiday Inn in Elk Grove, Illinois (near Chicago O’Hare Airport) for the past eight years. Eight years. I'm getting old. The Chicago Seminars…
If you're one of the people who was able to take advantage of the killer Hong Kong Airlines deals last week, you might be wondering where to credit the miles. I personally booked tickets to Vietnam -- a trip with our moms that my cousin Heather and I…
We're often asked about donating miles -- both whether or not it's something we do, and if it's a good way to contribute to a cause. To be completely transparent: to my recollection I have only ever donated miles as a last-ditch effort to keep an account…
Well this is a major disappointment. Korean Air SkyPass has a great program for using miles for premium cabin awards. They often make 2-4 first class award seats available in advance, fly to more U.S. destinations than any other Asian carrier, and have…
Well this is bizarre (and scary). It appears that at some point this evening, a Horizon Q400 was absconded with from the Seattle airport, leading to a ground stop and departures hold at SeaTac. Mike was flying out this evening, and his plane was held…
I'll be in Washington D.C. next weekend for Frequent Traveler University, and as Spencer and Andrew both live there, I'm flying in a bit early to spend time with them. As we had such a nice time at our London Happy Hour a few months ago, we thought it…
Many of us can enjoy a collective sigh of relief -- it looks like the 90,000 Avios from the recent Iberia promotion are starting to hit accounts. With some caveats, of course. My account is registered in the U.S., and I used Iberia.com to purchase my…
In responding to comments this morning, it seems there is still a lot of enthusiasm around the potential 90,000 mile Iberia promo, and even more questions about how to actually use Iberia Avios. As you've probably noticed when booking your revenue tickets,…
Just a quick housekeeping update as we transitioned to a new email service yesterday (the previous one has been in place since 2008, and has been causing problems). I realize everyone is already receiving too many dang emails due to GDPR compliance stuff,…
London's Heathrow airport doesn't allow the neighboring hotels to operate shuttles. Instead, there's a common shuttle called the "Hotel Hoppa" that has a few different routes to the local hotels. The Heathrow Express used to be the greatest ripoff at…
We frequently discuss how different credit cards can best be leveraged in a given situation, but sometimes it can still be difficult to pinpoint exactly which cards make sense for you. Reader Matt H. posed this question last week on the Ask Lucky forum:…
Moving to Washington State last year was pretty much the end of my loyalty to American Airlines. The relationship was already deteriorating -- the elite benefits stopped being as competitive, and there was nothing to justify the higher fares versus other…
Delta just launched a new initiative for SkyMiles -- a dedicated page highlighting what Delta is considering the best award flights bookable with SkyMiles at any given point in time. These aren't actually amazing uses of SkyMiles. Let's dig in to the…
As Marriott Rewards, Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest continue their integration plans, new co-branded credit cards are being issued with both Chase and American Express. The Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card has just been…
I'll be in London next weekend for Frequent Traveler University, and as James lives there now the timing was perfect for me to arrive a day early so we could meet face-to-face. As we were making Thursday dinner plans, we thought it would be nice to grab…
While Ben keeps apologizing for being sick on two of our trips in a row (which suggests that either we need to go on trips more than every other year, or he needs to start taking advantage of the miracle of modern medicine that is vaccinations), I still…
As part of the bankruptcy process for airberlin, the topbonus program is being liquidated. Those with miles in the program are potentially eligible for compensation, though the final amount per mile hasn't been determined. I have a handful of airberlin…
Alaska Airlines had their second quarter earnings call today, which included the usual business updates, along with the announcement of some new fees and initiatives. As a reminder, last quarter Alaska noted that they were modeling $100 million in revenue…
As Marriott and SPG continue sharing details on their very complicated mid-year transition, one of the main questions has been which properties will be falling into which categories on the new combined award chart. Today, Marriott has released a preview…
Singapore KrisFlyer recently introduced “Spontaneous Escapes” awards, which are similar to the Air France-KLM’s monthly Promo Awards. In the case of these KrisFlyer awards, they’re available for travel the following month, so they really are pretty last…
