Singapore Airlines made their award sales “Spontaneous Escapes” a permanent feature of the program earlier this year and they continue offering great deals for last-minute award trips. In July 2019, you can fly from Singapore to Frankfurt or Duesseldorf, Germany, for only 64,400 miles one-way in their fantastic SQ Business Class or for only 26,600 in their also very good Economy … Continue reading
Updated 2019: Mabuhay Miles is the award program of Philippine Airlines (PAL), the oldest Asian airline. Find out how to earn Mabuahy miles, how to redeem and what they are worth. Read my Mabuhay Miles review to find out about Mabuhay Elite levels, Mabuhay Lounge access and wether it’s worth to join for you! … Continue reading
After beta-testing online reward ticket bookings for a while, Philippine Airlines is now rolling it out for all members of its loyalty program Mabuhay Miles. You will also be able to book flexible award tickets for any available seat and use miles & cash options, if you don’t have enough miles for a ticket. Online redemption is live now and … Continue reading
WOW Air, the Icelandic low-cost carrier (LCC) has been in the news for the financial trouble. Now, they are making news with super-low fares. You can book fares as low as $49 from the US to Europe. But those headline fares are not available on your return, but you can still score round-trip fares under $200. Find out where you … Continue reading
Updated 2019: Philippine Airlines, like a growing number of carriers, allows you to bid to upgrade from your paid Economy Class to Business Class. Find out how you can upgrade your economy flight and enjoy more space and better food onboard, as well as priority check-in, boarding and luggage. And get my take whether it is worth to pay for … Continue reading
The bad news for award travelers keep rolling in – Singapore Airlines announced “enhancements” to their loyalty program Krisflyer. That’s a dreaded term for all frequent travelers, as it usually means small improvements meant to hide a big devaluation of the program. The same is true here – the program receives some long over due improvements and at the same … Continue reading
EVA Airlines was launched in 1989 as the second airline of Taiwan and has since become a 5-star airline known for its good product and service. As a StarAlliance member with good connections from the US or Europe to Asia, they are worth checking out! Find out all you need to know about their destinations, fleet, safety and service rankings, … Continue reading
The rewards and loyalty program of EVA Airlines is called “Infinity Mileagelands”. EVA Air is a 5-star premium airline, a member of StarAlliance and a transfer partner of a number of credit card programs, including Citibank’s ThankYou points and CapitalOne Venture miles. Yet their reward program has received little attention from frequent travelers and miles & points bloggers. Let’s find … Continue reading
I’ve been a member in Singapore Airline’s Kris Flyer rewards program since i lived in Singapore. But it’s worth being a member, even if you don’t live there – and I still am: You can not only earn miles by flying on other StarAlliance carriers, like Lufthansa or United, but also by transferring points from various credit card programs, like … Continue reading
UPDATED 2018: AirAsia is the world’s favorite low-cost carrier and has its own rewards program called Air Asia BIG. From it’s humble beginnings as a way to earn points on flights, AirAsia BIG has expanded to add benefits for frequent travelers, and more options to earn and redeem AirAsia rewards for flights and with partners! So, how good is the Air Asia rewards … Continue reading