And the winner is….. Mileage Plus
The competition was pretty weak but Mileage Plus was announced this morning as the surviving frequent flier program name for the new United Airlines. This...
Month: June 2011
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Checking in: Dream Hotel Downtown, NYC (Review)
The road to the opening of the Dream Hotel Downtown in New York City‘s Chelsea neighborhood was a long and expensive one. The project took...
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Are frequent flyer points actually gaining value?
As part of a story in the June issue of Inside Flyer magazine I was included in an interview panel with some big names in...
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Accor’s website and bait-and-switch pricing
I’m going to be in Bangkok at the end of July for a couple nights and recently was looking for a hotel room for that...
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Delta folds – again – in the face of misguided publicity
First it was the YouTube video of soldiers being charged the appropriate fees for checking their bags on a Delta flight that caused the airline...
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Save 15% on pseudo-AYCJ bookings
As part of their announcement this morning that the All You Can Jet promotion would not be returning for 2011 JetBlue offered up a 15%...
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JetBlue pulls the plug on All You Can Jet
In an announcement just emailed to previous All You Can Jet participants, JetBlue indicated that the AYCJ program will not be returning for 2011. Dear...
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Changes to the Continental REVUP Hawaii upgrade pricing
Continental has historically been opposed to selling discounted upgrades for cash on their BusinessFirst premium cabin flights. They’ve also mostly been opposed to processing upgrades...
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Which of these tickets would you purchase?
Sitting in my room last night I finally got around to booking my ticket to get out of town on Friday. Yes, I waited a...
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JetBlue now offering priority security access in 15 airports
Want access to the priority security lines at the airport without elite status or buying a first class ticket? Looks like it is time to...
