The big news today (other than Anbang bowing out of the bid for Starwood) is Alaska’s no notice changes to the Emirates Award Chart. This is a big deal. We’re talking increases of 50-100% for the cost. Folks that had enough for a round trip to Africa, now have enough for a one way, for…
Today, Tuesday 17 November, at around 2pm Eastern, American AAdvantage dealt an official blow to mile and point enthusiasts that earn their miles via flying. American also dealt a major blow to AAdvantage members that used those hard earned miles for premium cabin awards. Some of these changes had been rumored for weeks, but now they…
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…