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April 7, 2015

Flying on a Mistake Fare? You’re Not a Customer Whose Business We Want to Incentivize.

American is honoring recent business class mistake fares to China. But those fares are front of mind as the airline rolls out new bonuses for premium customers -- and AAdvantage is going out of its way *not* to award mistake fare passengers even more than they are already are. Is this a good strategy? Is it fair?

Continue reading Flying on a Mistake Fare? You’re Not a Customer Whose Business We Want to Incentivize....

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/flying-on-a-mistake-fare-youre-not-a-customer-whose-business-we-want-to-incentivize/

ANA Downgrades First Class Amenity Kits To Samsonite

I've never been much for collecting material things, which might explain why I have a reasonably easy time living out of a carry-on full time.

However, one of the few exceptions are Rimowa amenity kits, which several airlines have offered premium cabin passengers over the years. They're basically miniature Rimowa suitcases, though they each have the logos of their respective airlines on them.

Over the years I've collected several styles of Rimowa amenity kits from ANA, EVA Air, Lufthansa, and Thai Airways.

The post ANA Downgrades First Class Amenity Kits To Samsonite appeared first on One Mile at a Time.

from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/ana-downgrades-first-class-amenity-kits-to-samsonite/

Which nationality do you look like?

Are you a Scandinavian Viking Princess or a Brazilian babe?

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/nationality-look-like/

SpaceApps Challenge brings space travel to the forefront once again

While it may not be spending much money on rockets anymore, NASA has invested in its own innovation incubator program called SpaceApps ...

from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/spaceapps-challenge-brings-space-travel-to-the-forefront-once-again/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spaceapps-challenge-brings-space-travel-to-the-forefront-once-again

About drinking in South Korea

While you get slow and dreary eyed, your Korean colleagues will remain productive, bright, shiny office bees:

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/7-things-learned-drinking-south-korea/

In Transit Blog: A Six Senses Resort to Open in Portugal

Six Senses Resorts and Spas will open a property in Portugal this summer, its first in Europe.

from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/452f6218/sc/28/l/0Lintransit0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C0A40C0A70Ca0Esix0Esenses0Eresort0Eto0Eopen0Ein0Eportugal0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

In Transit Blog: A Native American Festival in Phoenix

The festival “Native Now” in Phoenix will showcase Native American art and performances at the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve.

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Differences b/w Southerners and rest

We can stretch any single syllable word into at least two syllables.

from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/12-differences-southerners-everyone-else/

Deal Alert: $49 Virgin America Flights, New Service to Hawaii

Last month, we wrote about the possibility that Virgin America might be expanding to Hawaii, and it look it’s now official as Virgin America just announced that they would be launching non-stop service to San Francisco to both Maui and Honolulu. To celebrate, they are offering fares from $49 on some of their current routes...

from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/04/deal-alert-49-virgin-america-flights-new-service-to-hawaii/

Triple Points, Pilot and Co-Pilot Walk Into a Bar And… and Where to Find $600,000 in Change

Often there are great posts on other blogs worth being aware of. Folks are writing up deals that I may not have much to add to, so I share what you need to know that’s being discussed elsewhere and link to some interesting or unique news articles about travel, miles, and points.

Today we’ve got a (relatively) strong hotel bonus points promotion, two stories about the TSA, a pilot and co-pilot getting into a fight (not after walking into a bar..), and a country that seems to really 'get' tourism.

Continue reading Triple Points, Pilot and Co-Pilot Walk Into a Bar And… and Where to Find $600,000 in Change...

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/triple-points-pilot-and-co-pilot-walk-into-a-bar-and-and-where-to-find-600000-in-change/

This Is What $65/Night Gets You In The Maldives

There's no pleasure without a bit of pain, and I think there aren't many better examples of that in the travel hobby than getting to the Maldives.

Let me tell you, the journey to the Maldives wasn't an easy one. I flew from New York to Hong Kong to Bangkok to Colombo to Male, getting in at 1:30AM.

Then at 7:30AM I had a flight on the local Maldivian airline to the airport closest to the Park Hyatt.

Realistically I couldn't make it to any hotel near Male Airport before 2AM, and I'd have to leave by 6:15AM to catch my domestic flight.

The post This Is What $65/Night Gets You In The Maldives appeared first on One Mile at a Time.

from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/07/this-is-what-65night-gets-you-in-the-maldives/