Today’s frequent flyer news to know: Can you undo a Chase Ultimate Rewards redemption? One amazing benefit of the British Airways Visa is the companion award ticket. Spend $30,000 on the card in a year and a second passenger gets to fly for no additional miles on an award redemption (still need to find 2 […]
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Hyatt has a targeted 50,000 point bonus offer out. I wasn’t targeted for it. There are also several smaller targeted bonuses out. I wasn’t targeted for any of them, either. I’ve gotten some reports, though, of customers getting added to the promotions by asking. I inquired with Hyatt what the policy is here. This is […]
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One of the challenging aspects of booking award travel is that award space is often incredibly fluid. Piecing together an award ticket can be complicated, so my preferred approach is to put the long haul flight on hold whenever possible, then add the shorter segments as I go. This takes more phone calls, but I’d…
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When ‘Coin’ was announced back in November, an app you’d manage on your phone and a single card onto which you could load your many credit cards… and gift cards.. cough.. it was greeted with a great deal of excitement. (See “One Card to Replace Them All (in Your Wallet)”) There were skeptics. The battery […]
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Picking up on my post earlier about hotels customizing experiences, is there a way for me to explain to hotels that I'm not traveling with the Brady Bunch and/or a harem of concubines?!
During three of my most recent hotel stays I've been upgraded to accommodations with extra beds.
Lots and lots of extra beds.
At the Hotel Pulitzer in Amsterdam I was recently "upgraded" to a family room, which featured a second level with extra beds.
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Qantas has been undergoing some major restructuring lately due to huge losses. The most profitable aspect of their operations seem to be their flights to the US, given those routes still don't see too much competition from other carriers.
As part of their efforts to improve profitability, Qantas actually added A380 service to Dallas, by cutting A380 service to Hong Kong and retiming their flight between Melbourne and London to create less ground time at Heathrow.
It seems that the international restructuring is continuing, both in terms of tightening up the schedule and in terms of adding more routes and frequencies. The changes include the following:
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Bonusfeber breaks the news and fortunately Google translates. A video briefly leaked on Vimeo which has since been pulled down. Bose is trying to keep the details quiet and refuses comment. Since Bose is the leader in frequent flyer noise cancelling headphones, their latest product is news. And it’s time for a refresh. They’ve got […]
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I think it's fair to say that airlines and hotels make money at the margins.
In other words, you have various groups of guests you can "count on," and then it's filling those extra seats and rooms at the highest possible yields that has the greatest impact on your bottom line. That's why dynamic pricing and inventory/revenue management are so important.
One of my favorite things about constantly being on the road is experiencing well executed hospitality. The hotel industry is often referred to as the "hospitality industry," and in theory for good reason. But when you're flying or staying at a hotel, how often do you really feel like a guest as opposed to a transaction?
A Starwood SVP appeared on Bloomberg the other day to explain that 2% of their guests generate 30% of their profits.
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PointCentric uncovered a 90,000 mile signup bonus for the Virgin Atlantic co-brand credit card. They used to offer the card as an American Express (one of those oddball American Express cards not issued by American Express). Now it’s a MasterCard. It’s advertised as a signup bonus of up to 90,000 miles but I wouldn’t think […]
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There are several airlines operating all business class configurations, from British Airways' Club World London City service between New York and London, to La Compagnie's new service between New York and Paris.
But here's one I had never heard of until today, thanks to this amazing airliners.net trip report of the inaugural. And unfortunately it looks like it's too late, since it has been discontinued already.
AZAL Azerbaijan operated an all business class 727 service twice per week between Baku and Geneva. Apparently it was the last ex-Northwest 727 still flying.
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Cathay Pacific will start Boston – Hong Kong service in May of next year. This is exciting because Cathay Pacific is my overall favorite airline, and their Hong Kong – New York JFK service is my favorite flight in the world. When I first saw the news I thought it would be like the Newark […]
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Last August Cathay Pacific made a game of announcing their newest US destination. They said within a few days they'd announce service to one of the pictured destinations, which included Boston, Seattle, Miami, and Newark.
Their newest destination ended up being Newark, much to my disappointment (because it's not really a "unique" market, since they already have 4x daily flights to New York JFK.
Yesterday Cathay Pacific played a similar game on their Facebook and Instagram, having us guess their latest city. Their first picture made it pretty obvious the newest destination would be Boston based on the "red socks."
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