It was a big deal when ANA announced that they would be taking on the A380’s that Skymark had ordered, as part of the agreement to take control of the bankrupt airline. It was clear that these A380’s would be flying to Hawaii, so it is no surprise that an ANA Hawaii A380 livery would…
The Freddie Awards were introduced in 1988 by Randy Peterson, as a way to acknowledge the worlds best Loyalty Programs. Its important to note that the travel loyalty programs actually really seek these. If you’ve seen e-mails from Hyatt, American Airlines, or Marriott, then the message is clear: The Freddie Awards are important. I’ve written…
Alliances are doing some cool new things now a days. Some are taking away flexibility, like OneWorld, but, others like Star Alliance are adding cool new features, like Star Alliance Gold Track Security. Gold Track SecurityAs described by Star Alliance’ website: This new Star Alliance benefit allows you to proceed more smoothly through security, bypassing…
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Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program has announced that they will be amending their award chart and removing some key benefits. Worse, they’ve essentially given KrisFlyer members only three weeks to respond and plan under the old award chart. While this Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Devaluation is not the end of the world, it is unfortunate. BackgroundSingapore Airlines KrisFlyer program is one…
Cathay Pacific has partnered with the Hong Kong Beer Company to create a beer brewed for 35,000 feet enjoyment. They are calling it Betsy, after the namesake of Cathay Pacific’s first aircraft, a DC3, named “Betsy” Enter the Worlds First Beer Brewed for 35,000 FeetWe all know that flying dulls the senses. That’s why the…
A couple of days ago, Amazon rolled out a pretty significant update in the user experience of the Amazon Seller app. Its pretty different from what it was when I first posted about the app, and even is pretty different from the update they did last year. Highlight of ChangesI covered all the changes in…
I recently flew to Hong Kong on an American Airlines flight leaving Dallas-Fort Worth in late afternoon, and arriving into Hong Kong in the evening. We were served a full meal upon departure, and then a pre-arrival breakfast shortly before landing. At the time, it seemed just a bit odd to me; as it does…
The Weekly Travel News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around the internet that caught the attention of the Tagging Miles team. Content on these blogs do not necessarily reflect the positions of Tagging Miles, and should not be considered endorsements. Have a great story we should read? Contact us now and let us…
Earlier this week, Amazon rolled out changes to their Amazon Seller app. I call these changes because, I’m not entirely sure they are all enhancements. There are some new features though, which I’ll also cover in this post. You can see what the Amazon Seller App used to be like here and here. User Interface…