Must-read Earlier Installments: Singapore, Cathay, and Qantas First Class.. Some of the Best Meals of My Life, and a Tour of Hyatts in Bangkok, Singapore, and Sydney Inside the New Oneworld Lounge at LAX’s Tom Bradley International TerminalCathay Pacific First Class, Los Angeles – Hong Kong Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge, Hong Kong […]
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On the PR front, Etihad's year certainly hasn't been off to a good start after they dealt with some torrential fog in Abu Dhabi, which more or less crippled their operations.
The two stories that went most viral include:
-- An Abu Dhabi to San Francisco flight, whereby passengers were aboard for 28 hours due to a 12 hour fog delay -- Etihad put out a press release apologizing for and explaining the situation
-- An Abu Dhabi to Dusseldorf flight which ended up being over 13 hours, on which one passenger died
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One of the most widely held views of my readers is that frequent flyer programs have become less generous because of airline mergers — there’s less competition. It’s an interesting view, although I’m not sure that it’s a correct one. We very much still have competition from: Delta/American/United/Southwest (4 huge domestic players) Alaska/Virgin America/JetBlue/Frontier/Spirit/etc (real […]
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I'm giving away 100 AwardWallet Plus upgrade codes today! I'm giving them out in batches this time to give more people a chance to pick up a free upgrade.squareLogo
Here are 25 codes for an AwardWallet Plus six month upgrade for those that already have an AwardWallet account (if you’re not yet a member, you can register for AwardWallet and then apply one of the below codes):
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When loyalty program manuals that are given to hotels leak, they make for interesting readings — about the economics of the program, what hotels are expected to deliver, and how programs ensure (such as through fines) that hotels comply. I’ve written about several of these in the past: Secrets that Holiday Inn Express Tells Hotel […]
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Hello from London!
I think I said that last week as well, though in the meantime have been to Honolulu and back.
As one does.
It's been a fun week of mileage running, and a great week of blogging. I'm really enjoying sharing the latest trip reports with you guys, so thanks for following along and being patient!
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I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]
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Overall we've seen quite a bit of innovation in the airline industry the past few years, both good and bad. However, quite possibly the least innovative airline has been United, as they've literally just copied whatever Delta has done.
Delta introduces a revenue requirement for status? United introduces a revenue requirement for status.
Delta starts awarding redeemable miles based on money spent as opposed to miles flown? United starts awarding redeemable miles based on money spent as opposed to miles flown.
Delta raises the revenue requirements for status? United raises the revenue requirements for status.
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