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…
I expect virtually all travel loyalty programs to make it significantly easier to earn status this year. Some programs have already announced how they'll make it easier, while other programs are acknowledging they'll have to adjust elite tiers, but are…
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…
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…
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…
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…
British Airways has just announced a very generous double Avios promotion for flights. On the one hand I can't imagine the timing of this is a coincidence, as it follows two days of pilot strikes, and a further pilot strike just being called off. On…
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…
A few weeks ago I wrote about this good fare, though I wanted to push this to the top since the fare is still around, and also since the fare is now valid for travel through the end of the year, so it allows you to visit closer to peak season (previously…
This year WestJet has added 787s to their fleet, which is an exciting development. WestJet's 787s are their first planes to feature a proper business class product, as they have 16 reverse herringbone seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. I had the chance…
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,…
