AirBerlin officially joins oneworld; bonuses offered
German carrier airberlin has officially joined the oneworld alliance this week, bringing a bit of good news to the group which has seen its share...
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Taking a look at the Virgin America partner redemption options
It was August 2010 when Virgin America announced their plans to offer reciprocal earning and redemption benefits with the other carriers in the Virgin brand....
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On how I was nearly denied entry to Belgium
My United Airlines flight into Brussels arrived at a hard stand this morning. I generally find those annoying for any number of reasons, but in...
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The new united.com primer: How to find SWUable fares
Welcome to the new United.com website. For folks used to the old continental.com site things should look pretty similar. For folks surprised to find that...
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More updates on United MileagePlus partner earning rates
A little while back I wrote about the potential earning rates for United Airlines’ partner carriers when crediting to the new MileagePlus program. At the...
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Air travel is shrinking the globe – literally!
UPDATE: See below The metaphor of air travel shrinking the globe has been around for a long time and it is, to me, one of...
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Sunday brunch in Santa Barbara
Lots of people go out for brunch in Santa Barbara. In fact, based on the wait we had to get a table once we got...
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The new united.com primer: How to sponsor an upgrade
Welcome to the new United.com website. For folks used to the old continental.com site things should look pretty similar. For folks surprised to find that...
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Singapore long-haul premium cabin awards: They really do exist!
The rumors of loosened award availability on long-haul, premium cabin Singapore appear to be quite true. Long limited to only the exorbitant rates and only...
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The new united.com primer: How to find upgrade inventory
Welcome to the new United.com website. For folks used to the old continental.com site things should look pretty similar. For folks surprised to find that...