I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I'm back at home this weekend, after traveling to Colombia earlier for the Emirates inaugural flight.
On the points & travel front, this week Flying Blue introduced award redemptions on Oman Air, American flight attendants got closer to going on strike, Etihad and China Eastern announced a joint venture, WestJet introduced UltraBasic fares, Marriott revealed details about its newest hotel brand, and more.
With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog: