Flying the Cycle – Three Different First Class Experiences

Introduction to Flying the Cycle A tale of Many Lounges 1 Euro-Business and 1 Economy Flight 3 business class flights 3 first class flights 3 hotel stays (1 SPG in Milan, Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro, Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport) — Which included varying arrival experiences Three Different First Class ExperiencesAs Gary Leff has been…

Are Amazon and Frequent Flyer Program changes similar?

With the latest news out of Amazon and Frequent Flyer Program both changes and programs in general, I can’t help but see the similarities, and I don’t mean that in a positive way. Background This past week, reports started of Amazon requiring sellers to provide receipts and in some cases, pay as much as $1,500…

Flying the Cycle – Three Different Business Class Seats

Introduction to Flying the Cycle A tale of Many Lounges 1 Euro-Business and 1 Economy Flight 3 business class flights 3 first class flights 3 hotel stays (1 SPG in Milan, Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro, Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport) — Which included varying arrival experiences Conclusion Lufthansa 747-400 Business ClassWe started out flying on…

Hotel cars, kickfurther for MS, airline stocks

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American’s AAdvantage Program Changes – June 2016

American Airlines is making changes to their AAdvantage Program, and they are not pretty. This is of course, a follow-up devaluation to the one announced November, 2015. There are a bunch of changes – here’s the high points, plus my own analysis. AAdvantage Redeemable Mileage (RDM) Earning Rate Goes Revenue Based Not a huge surprise here.…

American Airlines celebrates 90 years of Aviation

Much like United celebrated a few weeks ago, American Airlines is celebrating 90 years of Aviation, tracing their history back to Charles Lindbergh’s transportation of a mailbag from Chicago to St. Louis, flying for Robertson Aircraft Corporation. American traces its heritage back to that flight by Lindbergh on 15 April 1926.American also put together a…

Boarding the Emirates A380 via Door 1UL.

Is Alaska the first in a new string of devaluations?

In the aftermath of the un-announced Alaska Airlines’ Emirates devaluation, Gary Leff posted: Your miles aren’t safe: Devaluations create the need for even more devaluations. While I don’t believe he’s wrong in his assertion normally, I will lay out an argument of why I don’t believe his assertion to be true in this case. BackgroundIn the…