Hilton’s new HHonors redemption rates: Excessively complex and expensive
For anyone with a stash of Hilton HHonors points tucked away the news out today is likely to drive you just a wee bit crazy....
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Yes, American really is that far behind in Asia (sorry, Cranky)
Cranky Flier has a post out this morning suggesting that American Airlines really isn’t so weak in Asia. There are some interesting numbers in the...
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California’s Long Beach Airport waves hello to expansion while embracing local flair
Running a modern airport operation out of a terminal initially built roughly 70 years ago is an incredible challenge. Long Beach faced quite a challenge.
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Behind the headlines on the AA/US merger
There are plenty of opinions out there right now about the future of the aviation market in the USA in light of this week’s announcement...
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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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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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JetBlue takes big step forward by enabling mobile boarding passes for passengers
Just over one year after the launch of its mobile app for iPhone JetBlue Airways has upped the functionality significantly, enabling mobile boarding passes for...
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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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US Airways cuts off-peak business award to Europe, other changes
It would seem that at some point in the past 10 days or so the US Airways award chart has seen a change for the...
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Earn SPG Starpoints for flights on Delta
Partnerships between hotel and airline loyalty programs are not particularly rare, but they are mostly focused on earning airline points for stays at hotels, and...