Alaska Airlines wants to scan your fingerprints at check-in: The sixth largest airline in the U.S. is pushing for shorter lines at the airport by scanning your fingerprint. It wants to replace travel documents like passport and driver’s license to let flyers get through check-in quicker. The airline says it has been testing a pilot […]
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About three weeks ago American adopted a new poliicy that they would no longer ‘through check’ bags onto another airline outside of oneworld if the other airline travel was on a separate ticket. This came closer to aligning with US Airways (and Delta but not United). They delayed implementation fo the policy until October 15. […]
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Good evening from London!
As I've mentioned, earlier today I flew on the much anticipated (by me) Qatar Airways A380 inaugural flight between Doha and London Heathrow.
For a flight I worked so hard to chase I'd usually share some detailed thoughts day of, but I'm just really damn tired. I'm used to not sleeping much when traveling (which is always, nowadays), but the past few days have been on a completely different level for me.
In Seoul on Monday night my flight was delayed by 14 hours, so I ended up sleeping from 2AM till 6AM.
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When the secret service prostitution scandal first broke in 2012, Spirit Airlines ran a sale. But it turns out that wasn’t the only travel angle to the story, aside from the fact that it occurred in Cartagena. The story is back in the news because of a recent news report that the Administration was aware […]
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A Scottish travel agency, Thorne Travel, released a new "advertisement" a few days ago which is getting quite a bit of attention. Here's the roughly three minute video on YouTube.
I mean... wow. The Telegraph reveals the most terrifying part of the video (as if Mickey Mouse didn't have that covered):
Co-ordinating the perfect strut took staff four days to perfect in the office. "We got some funny looks through the window, I can tell you."
That "perfect strut" took them four days to perfect?! :o
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News and notes from around the interweb: Success loading a(n Amex) Target RED card with a Onevanilla prepaid debit card Plastc is another take on loading all your credit cards into a single card, like Coin which went public a year ago but is still hard to get in beta. Personally I’m waiting until an […]
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I had a brief stopover in Cairo this week on my way to Doha for Qatar Airways’ inaugural A380 flight. My friend Tiffany was there at about the same time (it just worked out that way), so we spent a morning touring Cairo.
Many of you asked questions about Egypt, and while I’ll have a full report eventually, I am way behind on trip reports so it could be awhile. Tiffany offered to put together some notes on our visit, and answer some of the most frequent questions, given that she handled the research and booking.
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In April I started living in hotels full time, and have been primarily staying at Hyatt and Starwood properties. I also mix in a fair number of Hilton and Club Carlson properties when they're more convenient, thanks to the benefits offered by their co-branded credit cards:
-- The Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature® Card offers a free night when you redeem for two or more award nights, so if you stay in two night increments that's basically buy one get one free.
-- The Citi® Hilton HHonors Reserve Card offers Gold status for as long as you have the card, plus Diamond status when you spend $40,000 on the card in a year. While I don't love Hilton properties in general, they have a massive footprint, unlike Hyatt and Starwood.
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American starts Los Angeles – Atlanta service March 5 (it becomes bookable this Sunday). They’ll offer three flights daily – Los Angeles Departures at 12:15am, 10:30am, and 3:20pm Atlanta departures at 7am, 12:50pm, and 6:55pm But.. why? This could help feed American’s Tokyo and Shanghai flights, and oneworld Pacific partners Qantas, JAL, and Cathay Pacific […]
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Ah, meditation. Legs crossed, hands placed ever so gently on the knees, back straight, baggy cotton clothes flowing perfectly and alas, the look of pure zen on the face. Well, what if I told you that I meditate sitting down … Read more →
In early 2013 Delta SkyMiles announced that they would be adding revenue requirements for earning status starting with the 2014 program year.
Instead of just having to earn 25,000-125,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles for earning status, you'd also have to spend a minimum of 10 cents per mile pre-tax on those flights ($2,500-$12,500).
Ultimately there were two ways to get around these revenue requirements:
-- Spend a minimum of $25,000 on one of Delta's co-branded credit cards
-- Register your SkyMiles account somewhere other than the US
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Southwest 50000 business card: Good news for many readers, it should be possible for some folks to get 2 different 50,000 point credit card signup bonuses for the Southwest co-brand credit cards, and be well on your way to a companion pass. Yesterday I wrote that
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