It's going to be a big year for the Mileage Plan frequent flyer program, as Alaska Airlines joins oneworld on March 31. The program is at least making it easier to earn status this year, thanks to accelerated mileage earning and reduced qualification…
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Hi OMAAT Family, Tiffany has kindly (through persuasion and cookies) asked me to write a guest post all about flying by private jet. Now before you brutalize me in the comment section, rest assured my goal is to give you all the tips and tricks you need…
British Airways has just brought back a double Avios promotion for upcoming flights. British Airways offered a similar promotion last year, though suffice to say that circumstances are a bit more dire for the airline at this point. British Airways is…
We’ve seen travel brands get creative when it comes to generating revenue during these tough times, including hotel groups selling gift cards at a discount. Well, Etihad Airways has just introduced one of the most generous opportunities to purchase future…
As passenger numbers have slowly started to pick up in the US, we've also seen airlines introduce some promotions incentivizing future travel. American Airlines has just rolled out such a promotion, for summer travel. This follows American's promotion…
As noted by Frequent Miler, Icelandair has some fantastic business class fares for travel between various points in the US and various points in Europe for this upcoming fall and winter. Obviously there's a lot of uncertainty, but this is at least worth…
Airlines are starting to offer real incentives for booking flights, and I'm not sure how to feel about this... Southwest is offering 2x Rapid Rewards points for flights this summer: Registration is required prior to booking travel Valid for flights between…
Travel brands finally seem to be getting creative when it comes to generating revenue now for travel later. Earlier I wrote about how Marriott is selling discounted gift cards, and now American has a promotion as well, though it's not quite as lucrative,…
Obviously no one should be traveling right now for fun, though this fare is available through the end of the schedule (until next spring), so some may want to jump on this. I'll add the usual caution about us not knowing what the future will look like...…
As I’ve said before, in general I don’t think there’s anything wrong with planning travel way in advance, given the deals that are available. However, if you’re going to do so, go into it with the expectation that the trip may not materialize, as we…
As I’ve said before, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with planning travel way in advance, given the deals that are available. However, if you’re going to do so, go into it with the expectation that the trip may not materialize, as we don’t know…
Yesterday I wrote about the great Qatar Airways Qsuites business class fares available from Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur, though that's not the only noteworthy Qatar Airways premium fare from North America at the moment. Qatar Airways has some attractive…
As far as I’m concerned, Qatar Airways offers the world’s most well rounded business class experience. Not only that, but thanks to their membership in oneworld, flying with Qatar Airways can be a great way to earn elite qualifying miles in your preferred…
At the moment you can score an incredible deal on business class travel to Europe next spring, summer, or fall, by booking through aavacations.com. If two people travel together you can fly roundtrip business class to Europe for under $1,100 per person…
La Compagnie is the all business class transatlantic airline that started flying in mid-2014. The airline operates flights between Newark and Paris Orly, as well as seasonal flights between Newark and Nice. While the airline initially flew 757-200s with…
Wow! We often see discounted first and business class fares, but rarely are they available in business markets. As a general rule of thumb it's much more common to see cheap transatlantic fares out of Europe than out of the US, and it's also rare to…
Qatar Airways Qsuites is my favorite business class product in the world. Historically the airline has also had exceptional business class fares, though for quite a while the number of sales were limited, especially for travel originating in the US.…
British Airways has just launched a summer companion fare sale, for anyone looking for a last minute gateway. There are some things that make this sale unique: -- It's mostly for last minute travel -- It's a companion offer, so it's only valid if you're…
Google Flights is one of the most useful tools out there for researching airfare. They make it really easy to compare airfare across airlines, and also offer useful features like price tracking, and they'll even tell you if they forecast that the fare…
Virgin Atlantic's new A350-1000 will be their first plane to feature the new Upper Class seats, which look like a significant improvement over their current business class. Just a couple of days ago, Virgin Atlantic formally scheduled their first A350…
Over the past couple of months, BLADE has made helicopter rides between Manhattan and the three NYC-area airports more affordable than ever before. BLADE is offering continuous helicopter rides to New York LaGuardia, New York JFK, and Newark Airport,…
This just keeps getting better. A couple of months ago I wrote about some great Qatar Airways business class fares from Montreal to Bangkok, and now the fares are even lower! Qatar Airways Qsuites is my favorite business class product in the world. Historically…
This isn't really anything new, though I think this is worth a reminder, as the value proposition of this is better than ever before. That's because TAP has A330-900neos with a great new business class product, and they're also significantly expanding…
This isn't the greatest fare in the history of the planet, but it's an excellent fare nonetheless for anyone looking to fly Emirates first class. Emirates used to fly nonstop from Colombo to Singapore. Unfortunately they've discontinued the route a while…
