News and notes from around the interweb: Great guide for beginners in the hobby: My friend Mommy Points has launched an introductory series of e-books. I previewed Hawaii for Nearly Free in the draft stage and think it’s a really good place for beginners to start — it’s a clear explanation of many of the […]
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Back in July Spirit Airlines launched a promotion that only they could pull off. You could tell them what you hate about an airline, and they’d give you 8000 free points for it. Of course, 8000 miles in the Spirit program isn’t 8000 miles as you usually think of them. Spirit’s miles expire after 90 […]
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I asked American for clarification on a few things that readers wanted to know about the new AAdvantage program, when Dividend Miles gets integrated into AAdvantage during the second quarter of 2015. The new program will keep American’s “stickers” or e-upgrades for domestic travel. Top tier elite members get unlimited complimentary upgrades, while Gold and […]
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Cathay Pacific offers one of my all around favorite first class products. What I love about Cathay Pacific is how well rounded the product is -- from the seat to the service to the bedding to the entertainment, it's a fabulous experience.
Also, now that Cathay Pacific has more or less retired their entire 747 fleet, the only planes that still have first class are select Boeing 777-300ERs. These aircraft only have six first class seats, making the first class cabins among the smallest of any airline out there.
Despite the small first class cabins, historically Cathay Pacific has been excellent about releasing first class award space. They've been good about releasing first class award availability in advance and then again close to departure.
Back in August I wrote a post about Cathay Pacific first class award availability trends, in which I explained that Cathay Pacific typically makes all but one first class seat on each flight available for awards within a couple of days of departure. This makes it possible to guess with near certainty whether award availability will open up or not.
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On Monday Gary wrote about a Canadian man who booked a mistake fare for he and his girlfriend, but they have since broken up. The aspect that has turned this into a story is that he's now looking for a replacement travel companion with the same name as his ex. Free travel, no joke.
So if your name is Elizabeth Gallagher, and you want to travel around the world for free, this is your chance.
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The new American Express Centurion Lounge San Francisco airport is ready and will open tomorrow (as was leaked last week). I had an opportunity to see the lounge last night and try the food since I was invited to the pre-opening party and dinner there. What American Express has created is a stylish, comfortable departure […]
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