I know by now you’re probably used to reading my reviews of premium cabins like American Airlines, Qatar, Emirates (and even more Emirates), or Korean Air, but every so often I fly Southwest. Mostly because I got a Companion Pass through shopping portals last year. Believe it or not, I can respect Southwest’s business model, other than…
Reason for choosing:The Park Hyatt Dubai is close to the airport and we thought it might be nice to try someplace new, as we had a few days in Dubai. We also needed the stay credits to help with maintaining our Hyatt diamond status for next year. Though the reviews were mixed we ended up…
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H/T to World Airline NewsIn what is, perhaps the coolest livery ever known to Jedi, Wookie, or Man. ANA has announced that they will be flying a Star Wars R2-D2 livery on its newest 787-9 Dreamliner. This begins a 5 year project/agreement between ANA and Walt Disney (who now own Star Wars.. still trying to…
I’m not at the Aircraft Interior’s Expo (#AIX15), but I’m certainly following Twitter on it. For those of you who may not be familiar with #AIX15, its the largest aircraft interiors trade show of the year. So for a lot of folks, its kind’ve a big deal.I probably should’ve lowered my expectations for the show’s new…
When I first saw @CanadianKMs tweet this a few weeks ago, I thought it was great. Canadians and Americans now get Visa-Free access to Indonesia! Yay! http://t.co/VTdRDx4RZs— Jeff (@canadiankms) March 17, 2015Well, it turns out, its not so great. I received a tweet from 2 Global Nomads today, alerting me to things not looking so…
It’s not often that I get a bit of excitement from an e-mail from United, but I did have some excitement at first when I received this:It may not be a “screaming good deal” but, if you’re going to buy magazines anyway, it might not be the worst deal, but you can do even better…
I’m not sure why, but it seems like April is a popular time for devaluations to go into effect this year; worse yet, this is the week! So, just a few reminders for you:Southwest introduces “dynamic pricing” beginning 17 April Kenny over at Miles4More wrote up a good post about the murkyness that was Southwest’s announcement. I…
My friend Chasing the Points shared a Wall Street Journal article with me yesterday that jumped out. The article: The Web’s Most Maniacal Bargain Hunters talks about folks who do this reselling for different reasons than I do. These folks are going purely for cash, and there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, I love the…
I’m not 100% sure if this is targeted or not. But I happened to get an e-mail from Citi / American with the promotion to earn 3x AAdvantage Miles spent on purchases at Department Stores, Restaurants, Gas Stations, and Grocery Stores. You can earn up to 2,500 miles, so, if I’m doing the math right,…