In flight: New York City to Frankfurt with Singapore Air
I was only a bit surprised to find a wide range of choices available for award flights from New York to Northern Germany in mid-March....
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Marriott’s latest brand addition: Moxy Hotels
The economy hotel tier in Europe will see a new player come March 2014: Moxy Hotels. The brand, backed by Marriott, expects to open the...
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Two rather entertaining emails from hotels this week
Just because I don’t see a ton of value in hotel loyalty programs doesn’t mean I’m not a member of most of them. Keeping up...
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Virgin America, Singapore Air announce frequent flyer reciprocity
The partnership between Virgin America and Singapore Air has deepened with the announcement this week of frequent flyer reciprocity between the two programs. Members in...
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China Eastern updates award booking classes this summer
It seems that SkyTeam is finally getting on board with the theory that having all members use common fare buckets for award bookings makes life...
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Enrollment now open for Delta/Starwood Crossover rewards
Looks like registration for the Delta/Starwood Crossover rewards opened up a couple days early. The program goes into effect on March 1st but the registration...
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Changes coming to Vietnam Airlines award booking codes
Back when Vietnam Airlines joined the SkyTeam alliance it seems that they ignored the common believe shared by most airlines that award inventory should be...
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A bit of hotel loyalty program schadenfreude
The past few weeks have seen two hotel loyalty programs shake up their award charts in a big way. For members of the Marriott Rewards...
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Some more numbers on the Hilton HHonors devaluation, and why Marriott might be worse
Like most people who saw the news late yesterday that the Hilton HHonors award chart was changing I was quick to note how bad the changes...
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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....