File this under "signs you have too much money." ;)
Emirates is spending 500 million dollars (yes, $500,000,000!!!) on their wine program, with hopes of securing the best vintages a decade before they're ready to be consumed.
Via Business Traveller:
"Gulf carrier Emirates says it has made a US$500 million long-term investment in its wine programme, with aim of procuring the best vintages up to a decade before they are ready to be consumed."
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The oneworld alliance has improved its free elite checked baggage allowance and priority baggage handling. Specifically mid- and top-tier elites will get priority baggage delivery and mid-tier elites get an increased checked baggage allowance. Priority Baggage Delivery oneworld Emerald and Sapphire members — in the AAdvantage program the equivalent is Platinum and Executive Platinum; with […]
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Qatar Airways is the launch customer for the Airbus A350, and will begin service on the new aircraft on January 15th, 2015.
The first route will be between Doha and Frankfurt, which currently has twice daily service. The schedule has just been updated to reflect the new aircraft on one of the two frequencies.
QR67/68 will first be operated by the A350, with the following schedule:
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As I've mentioned before, I'm a sucker for good advertising in the travel industry. Any time I can associate a brand with an experience or emotion, it somehow strengthens the bond I have to it.
Along those lines, I'm a real sucker for good airline boarding music. Boarding music helps shape my overall first impression of an airline. At least for me, when I step foot on a plane, the first 10 minutes really shape my feelings towards the airline -- how am I greeted at the door, how chaotic is the ground experience, how am I served my pre-departure beverage, what music is playing in the background, etc. ;)
The boarding music on Qantas the other day really surprised me, in both a positive and negative way (as I'll share below). And it made me think of some of my other favorite airline boarding music.
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It struck me that on the same day both The Points Guy and Million Mile Secrets wrote about whether you can lose your points earned via a credit card when you cancel the card. I gave a pretty comprehensive answer to this question about 20 months ago. This is something that a lot of program […]
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