Asia is home to some of the best airports in the world, including Singapore’s Changi airport, regularly voted “best in the world”, and Seoul’s Incheon. With the rapid growth of air travel to and around airport, the pressure on existing infrastructure is ongoing and there are construction and expansion projects going on around the region. […]
Christmas and the winter holidays bring some of the most expensive flight tickets from the middle of December till the beginning of January. But the time before and after often is slow for travelers with some great discounts on flights – and they are becoming available now!
US News & World Travel Report rated the US airline rewards programs and picked Alaska Airline’s Mileage Plan as the top rewards program. Runner up is Jet Blue’s Tru Blue program, followed by Southwest Airline’s Rapid Rewards program. Different people look for different things in an airline award program, so take a look at my
Have you read the “secret” that you should be buying your air tickets on a Tuesday? It’s a much circulated myth that doesn’t hold up to the real world. The best time to buy a ticket is really more and more during sales events – the airlines have wide sales to get a base load
You are tired of the poor service on US carriers and are looking for an alternative on flights to Asia? You are a United MileagePlus member and looking for a good redemption for your miles? Asiana Business Class might be the answer – comfortable seats, friendly service and good food make for a great alternative –
Recently, United announced their new Polaris Business Class with pod-like, fully-flat business class seats in a 1-2-1 layout with lots of new amenities in the air and on the ground. Now, Delta is trying to top that with the launch of an industry first: Business Class Suites with doors previously only found in the First
Have a stop-over at Incheon airport in Seoul? It’s one of the best airports in the world and the Asiana Lounge is a great place to spend your time! On my trip from Manila to New York City, I had a long layover of six hours, giving me plenty of time to explore what the
You are tired of the poor service on US carriers and are looking for an alternative on flights to Asia? You are a United MileagePlus member and looking for a good redemption for your miles? Asiana Business Class might be the answer – a comfortable flatbed seat and great service make Asiana a good alternative
Whenever I receive an email from a US airline announcing award program changes I cringe – because they usually are bad. And when the announcement contains the word “enhancement”, I’m on full alert because it is airline double-speak for the opposite! Why the airline marketing people insist on this non-sense is beyond me, because it
Usually news around changes in US airline award programs are bad news – over the last few years, there has been one devaluation after the other and many perks have been eliminated. So, it’s great news to see that United is doing an award sale for US domestic flights at 20% off and saver award
Asiana Airlines is one of two Korean carriers and is flying all around the world. They are a fairly new airline that was founded only in 1988 to break the monopoly of Korean Airlines and has grown rapidly ever since. Because Seoul is a convenient stop-over from Asia to the US and because they are
As I have reported before, low-cost carriers are continuing to add long distance routes to their networks, bringing more competition to international air travel and (hopefully) bringing prices down for the average traveler! This week, you can find new routes by low-cost carriers Air Asia. There are also new routes announced by China Airlines (not