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
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you more red-hot air fare deals from around the world. You can fly from Germany and Austria to Miami or Boston from €244rt, from the US to Johannesburg, South Africa from only $686 and from New York to Manila, Philippines from $527 – those are all very good prices. And if
This week’s Deal Dispatch focuses on current deals to save on your next reward flight through mileage promotions. AirBerlin is offering another Topdeal promotion, making reward tickets available at steep discounts of up to 75% off! United Airlines is
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you more flight deals from around the world. If you live in the US, you can fly United from Chicago to Amsterdam from $492 round-trip. If you live in Asia, you can take advantage of AirAsia’s Red Hot Sale and grab some free flights, paying taxes and fees only. And,
This week’s Travel News brings you an update of new seats at United Airlines: United showed off their new Polaris Business Class offering, from new lounges to new seats and other enhancements to the ground and inflight experience! I have flown hundreds of thousands of miles in United’s business class and am very excited about
This week’s Deal Dispatch introduces you to my new, favorite web site for flight deals and gives you examples from around the world, including flights from Asia to the US, Europe to Asia and the US to Asia! I will incorporate them in my weekly updates, as well as my daily Twitter posts, so keep
The more seats airlines crammed into planes and the more amenities they cut to save money and offer low fares, the more there was demand for a slightly nicer economy experience. And airlines responded by introducing Premium Economy products offering more space and some of the amenities like food or pillows & blankets. How does
I have held a number of different Chase cards affiliated with United Airlines over the years. If you live in one of the United Airlines hubs, you probably have seen their credit card advertisements all over the place and are wondering, if it makes sense to apply for one of the cards yourselves. Read on
The winners of the two United Premier Upgrades in the drawing announced here, raffled off among all the people who liked my Facebook page, followed me on Twitter or commented, have been determined: Dirk Regel Mark Gordon The United Global Premier Upgrades are valid through January 31, 2015, on any United flight operated on United
United Global First is United Airlines international First class product, offered on their Boing 747 and some of their 777 airplanes on select routes. Is it worth the extra money (or points) over UA BusinessFirst and how does it compare to the First class product of other airlines?
Flying Economy Class on United Airlines can be less than a stellar experience, especially on long-haul international flights. Reading DreamTravel OnPoints can help: I have two Global Premier Upgrades for United Airlines that expire on January 31st, 2015, and are happy to upgrade a reader on an upcoming flight from Economy to Business Class or