Updated 2019: United Airlines is one of the top US airlines with several hubs across the USA and one of the largest commercial carriers in the world serving more than 300 destinations worldwide. As one of the founding StarAlliance airlines, they can take you all over the world with their partners and their rewards program […]
I wasn’t sure what to expect from TAP Air Portugal’s flag ship lounge at Lisbon airport – due to the bargain basement fare I had paid for a business class ticket. I was pleasantly surprised by the stylish lounge, nicely separated spaces and good food on offer. The lounge compares well to other European Business
TAP Air Portugal offers a full-service experience, yet often competes at Low-Cost Carrier prices. In Economy you get standard seats, a complimentary meal and drinks and some entertainment. As a StarAlliance Elite member, you get priority check-in, FastTrack, lounge access and priority boarding, too. That’s good enough reason to choose them over LCCs or consider
TAP Air Portugal offers a standard European Business Class product on short-haul flights – Economy seats with extra legroom and an empty middle seat, lounge access and fast-track on the ground and a full meal even on shorter flights. That’s a good deal on a connection to an intercontinental flight, but not worth to pay
Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier of Singapore and widely considered to be one of the best airlines in the world, confirmed by regularly winning airline quality awards. They exclusively fly long-haul routes and offer some of the most desirable business and first class cabins in the industry. They were my “home” carrier while I
ANA Holdings plans to buy 10% of Philippine Airlines Holdings, the parent company of Philippine Airlines (PAL). The two airlines have had a partnership and code-share flights for years. This investment could give ANA increased access to the fast-growing market in South East Asia, help PAL’s growth. It could also assist PAL’s plans to become
Avianca, the flag carrier of Columbia, is the second largest airline in Latin America and has the most destinations on the continent. Their CyberWeek promotion offers to purchase up to 200,000 award miles with a bonus of 140%, for a grand total of up to 480,000 miles – enough to travel the world in First
I have spent more time in United Business Class than in any other premium airline cabin, literally hundreds of thousands of miles on frequent business trips around the globe while living in San Francisco, one of United hubs. It’s neither the best seat nor service, but United is making improvements to both with the roll-out of Polaris.
Thai Airways is one of my favorite airlines for traveling in premium cabins – their Business Class and First Class service is excellent and I really enjoy the journey! While Thai Economy is not nearly as luxurious, you are welcomed by the same Thai Smile and friendly service – find out what else you’ll get!
Flight deals continue to come available all around the world – and not only from low-cost carriers! This week features deals from Eva Airlines, a 5-star airline, with flights from the US to Asia from as little as $480 round-trip and from the US to Europe on StarAlliance carriers from only $422 round-trip! Those are
StarAlliance is the largest airline alliance in the world, serving more than 1,300 airports in over 190 countries – and they just added another airline: Juneyao Airline, based in Shanghai, China. Find out how much that will help you when flying to Asia!
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