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…
About a year ago, I noticed, reading the–at the time–latest Jack Ryan Jr., series Tom Clancy Book (written by Mark Greaney), a slight inaccuracy. Mark Greaney had written that Jack Junior had taken a Lufthansa 777 out of Terminal C at Washington Dulles enroute to Brussels, Belgium. Now, most people would think nothing of it.…
I think many people can relate to either working to hard, traveling a ton, or working side-gigs. All too often, I feel like when I’m home, I’m working in some form or fashion, whether it is my day job, the reselling business, blog writing, podcasts, or just to-do lists. But the Friday before Christmas, I…
On Friday, 16 December 2016, Richard Kerr and I co-hosted a small gathering of Frequent Travelers. Tagging Miles’ Readers and Rich’s Travel Hacking 101 group really came together, and it was a great time. More to the point, the group in total donated 50 toys to Toys for Tots. Thanks also to Krystnya, a Travel…
Just a reminder that the Washington DC Frequent Flyer Holiday Toy Drive and Happy Hour is tonight!Join Richard Kerr, founder of the Travel Hacking 101 Facebook Group and I for happy hour at the Penn Quarter Sports Tavern in DC. Can’t wait to see you!