Alaska Airlines will be joining the oneworld alliance as of March 31, 2021. Ahead of that, the airline has announced adjustments to mileage earning and fare classes. While the airline hinted a few weeks back that these changes were coming, Alaska Airlines…
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The border closure between the US and Canada has just been extended again, through at least March 21, 2021. The border between the US and Canada has been closed for non-essential travel since March 21, 2020. The border closure has consistently been extended…
In March 2019, American Airlines and Hyatt launched a loyalty partnership, offering reciprocal points earning and status opportunities. It has been a while since this partnership launched, so in this post I wanted to take an updated look at how it works.…
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The Brex Card for Startups has been around for a while now. Its offer was unique: a corporate credit card, but tailored to newly launched startups and tech companies, without requiring a personal guarantee. Bottom line up front? You can get up to 110,000…
While elite status in the Hilton Honors program is one way to score extra perks for Hilton stays, there's another program that can score you perks without any sort of requirement to be loyal. Specifically, the Hilton Impresario program can offer you…
World of Hyatt has just revealed the details of its next global promotion. The good news is that the new promotion is launching the day after the current promotion ends. The bad news is that for most World of Hyatt members it won't be quite as generous…
American Airlines has today announced some updates to its baggage policy, as well as an expansion of basic economy to more markets. Here's how Vasu Raja, American's Chief Revenue Offer, describes these changes: “We want to make American the easiest airline…
About a week ago Arne Sorenson tragically passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He had been CEO of Marriott since 2012, only the third CEO of the company ever, and the first CEO without the last name Marriott. As promised, the hotel giant…
There are a surprising number of aviation-themed dining experiences out there, and here's another one I didn't know of until now. And it actually seems to serve decent food. Na-Oh Bangkok is a restaurant in Bangkok located in a repurposed Lockheed L-1011…
In late January the US added a pre-travel testing requirement for all arriving international travelers. Hotels outside the US have been trying to adapt to this, given that it's a potential complication for international travel. Well, Marriott has just…
What's the latest on Lufthansa's new business class, which was initially announced back in 2019? New Lufthansa business class supposed to debut on 777-9 In November 2017 (yes, over three years ago), Lufthansa revealed a brand new business class product.…
I guess this is one way to alleviate peoples' concerns... In late January the US added a new testing requirement for international travel. Specifically, in order to enter the US by air you need proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours…
Despite the risk of new coronavirus strains, overall there's a lot of optimism out there. For example, here in the US coronavirus cases are way down, and deaths are also starting to decrease significantly (though with a lag of several weeks, as you'd…
Back in the day, it was rare to see big welcome bonuses or generous rewards structures on small business credit cards. That has changed, and nowadays we're seeing card issuers place a huge emphasis on business cards. This is obviously an area where they…
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There are a couple of brands belonging to Marriott that tend to cause confusion. One of those brands is Ritz-Carlton Reserve, and the other is BVLGARI Luxury Hotels & Resorts. I recently wrote about the basics of Ritz-Carlton Reserve (and what makes…
I like to tell everyone who will listen about the huge value they can get by maximizing credit cards and using them responsibly. There are so many great credit cards out there, and those who are using debit cards or paying cash are basically throwing…
We frequently see loyalty programs sell points at a discount, and for many, this is an opportunity to buy points at a cost that makes sense, especially for aspirational redemptions. At the moment we're seeing many loyalty programs offer promotions when…
On Saturday a United Boeing 777 suffered a major engine failure shortly after takeoff, as debris from the engine "rained" on a Denver suburb. It's important to note that while a 777 was the aircraft involved, it seems that this has more to do with the…
Brex has just made an announcement that should allow it to offer even more services to businesses. This has the potential to be some exciting new competition in the business credit card space, especially with Brex having its own points currency. Business…
Yesterday a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 flying from Denver to Honolulu suffered a major engine failure shortly after takeoff. Significant chunks of the right engine fell to the ground, with one part of the engine falling through the roof of a house,…
A few days ago American Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced a slew of new routes as part of their new Northeast strategic alliance. While I covered those new routes big-picture in a separate post, I dedicated a separate post to what I found to be…
Avelo Airlines is one of two "legitimate" US airline startups right now (with the other being Breeze Airways). Avelo is founded by a former Allegiant Travel and United Airlines executive, who plans to create an airline that will in some ways be similar…
While aircraft engine failures happen all the time (I've experienced a couple over the years), a United Airlines 777 suffered a major engine failure today that is sure to make national headlines, and will terrify just about anyone. UA328 was scheduled…
I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! On the points & travel front, this week American & JetBlue announced nearly three dozen new routes, JetBlue eliminated free carry-ons for its cheapest fares, a JetBlue flight attendant vacationing in…
