One of the best features of airberlin‘s topbonus reward program are the frequent sales – and it’s time again for a topdeal sale of award tickets. You can book a ticket for as little as 1,500 miles and with discounts of as much as 75% You have to book by June 18th and can fly […]
The low-cost carrier Norwegian Air is continuing its expansion on trans-atlantic long-haul routes and launching service from Los Angeles (LAX), New York‘s Newark (EWR) and the San Francisco Bay Area (Oakland OAK) to Rome’s Fiumicino (FCO). Rome is one of my favorite cities in Europe and absolutely worth a trip – and with introductory fares
Palawan has been on a number of “best island” lists over the last few years with beautiful beaches, high-end resorts and the unique underground river. But the airport experience on my first visit a few years ago was very basic, with a small, old airport in the main city of Puerto Princesa. Now, the new
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you some opportunities to earn more miles in airline award programs when flying: Cathay Pacific offers a sign-up bonus and double or triple miles.
An Aeroflot Boeing B777 on its way to Bangkok, Thailand, hit clear air turbulence without warning and 27 people were injured, with 17 still in hospital care. Fortunately, there were no fatalities and none are in serious condition, but several had broken bones! Images and video show the plane looked like a war zone, with
Last week, United made spectacular headlines by dragging a passenger off one of their planes to make room for their crew. They initially claimed that this was a case of “denied boarding” after “overbooking” their flight. While that turned out to be false, it did put the spot light on the practice of overbooking flights –
Philippine Airlines’ President Jaime Bautista confirmed that the Philippine flag carrier is in advanced talks with a foreign investor, looking for an investment of up to 40% in the airline, the maximum allowed in the Philippines. A successful deal could be good news for the airline – and it’s passengers!
I’ve written regularly about the great fares low-cost carriers Wow Air and Norwegian Air have brought to the North Atlantic, starting a fare war with the legacy carriers and resulting in air fares falling to historic lows between the US and Europe. Now, the legacy carriers are striking back – IAG, the parent company of
Earning miles in an airline program used to be about “butt in seat” miles – actually flying the airline to earn miles. Nowadays, you can earn miles through credit cards, merchants and big bonus offers – or even for free. Find out more about some of the best current airline award promotions from JetBlu, British
Airline and hotel rewards programs frequently offer the opportunity to buy miles or points with a bonus to top up your account for future flight or hotel redemptions. This week, you can purchase Alaska MileagePlan and Air France KLM FlyingBlue miles with significant bonuses. Let’s look at the details to see if it is a
Priceline Group, the travel giant, is planning to purchase Momondo and Cheapflights for $550 Million and merge it into Kayak to create a leading global travel search brand! I’m a big fan of Kayak and have used Momondo. Find out what this acquisition will mean to travelers!
You probably have heard about Lufthansa, the German flag-carrier. Want to know more about how large they really are? What experience to expect onboard their planes in Economy or Business Class? Or whether it is worth joining their rewards program? Read on to find out!