American Airlines expands meal pre-order service
The ability to pre-order a meal for inflight dining on American Airlines is expanding in a huge way. The program, launched in a trial mode...
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Confronting my antipodal aversion
The past week or so has been quite glorious for anyone looking to get into South America from the United States on the cheap. Both...
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The bad news about Air Canada’s new Premium Economy offering
The good news from Air Canada this week is that they are going to be offering a new Premium Economy product in their longhaul fleet....
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Rio on sale; great mileage run opportunity from United
UPDATE: The fare was pulled with the 1pm feed. Rio is an awesome city, well worth a visit to experience the beaches, culture and people...
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Hey, look, US Airways and American Airlines are merging!
If you’re surprised about the impending announcement expected Thursday morning of a merger between US Airways and American Airlines then perhaps you should get out...
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Crossover Rewards and the evolution of loyalty programs
This past week saw perhaps one of the most significant announcements in the evolution of loyalty programs in recent years: Crossover Rewards from Delta and...
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Escaping a NYC blizzard and finding my way to Istanbul
I’m sitting in the Club Lounge at the Intercontinental Hotel just off of Istanbul‘s Taksim Square right now, sipping an Efes Dark and picking at...
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United cuts appetizers in BusinessFirst
In what can either be chalked up as the most insignificant change to catering in a few years or yet another move to destroy a...
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In flight: Royal First Class on Thai Airways’ A380
Adding on an extra segment from Hong Kong to Bangkok as part of our award trip to try the Singapore suites was basically free. Same...
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Southwest’s latest fee: $40 to board first
It is no secret that Southwest wants to aggressively pursue ancillary revenue opportunities as they look to remain profitable. They’ve already announced things like restricting...