Last year JetBlue did something pretty bold for an established low cost carrier by introducing a new premium cabin product between New York and Los Angeles/San Francisco. The new product is called Mint Class, and consists of 16 fully flat seats per Airbus A321 operating in the market.
Here's a review Nick wrote about the Mint Class offering between New York and Los Angeles.
They really shook up the market quite a bit, not only by offering a really competitive product, but also by undercutting the competition with their pricing.
There has been a lot of speculation about JetBlue expanding their Mint Class product on other routes, given that it has apparently performed well. Up until now, speculation has been that Mint Class would be expanded on more transcon flights, especially flights out of Boston.
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I really do appreciate that hotels are doing more than ever to invest in the guest experience.
As far as the major hotel chains go, Starwood is really make an effort to customize the stay experience for elite members, at least on a corporate level (the challenge is that it's always up to the individual hotel to execute, and that can be challenging at times).
Sometimes corporate's vision is well executed, and sometimes it's not.
For example, if I arrive at a hotel and there's a welcome amenity waiting for me, that delights me (of course that's assuming I didn't select it as my "welcome gift," if applicable). Who doesn't like some drinks and snacks waiting for them when they arrive at their room? That's genuinely a "surprise and delight" move, and a great way to make a guest's stay memorable.
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News and notes from around the interweb: Sketches of the new United terminal and club at LAX An angry badger put the Radisson Blu Stockholm on lockdown (HT: Alan H.) Amex has a website showing how much points are worth for a variety of their redemption options. The points are still worth the most transferring […]
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Reader Paul emailed me the following question (among other things):
"In light of the upcoming Executive Club devaluation, should I still apply for the British Airways Visa Signature® Card?"
For anyone not familiar with the British Airways Visa Signature® Card, it offers 50,000 Avios after spending $2,000 within three months. While the annual fee is $95, it's waived for the first year.
Interestingly the application specifically states that the bonus offer is available to you as long as you have not received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the past 24 months. I had the card a few years back, so it seems I'd actually be able to re-apply and get the bonus.
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While the Etihad Guest frequent flyer program isn't the most rewarding out there in terms of elite benefits, they deserve credit for having really reasonable redemption rates.
In most cases their redemption rates are roughly comparable to what American AAdvantage charges, which are among the best in the industry. Beyond that, Etihad Guest don't impose fuel surcharges on most award tickets.
Etihad Guest is offering a 25% discount on award tickets at the moment:
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Back in December I wrote how to get American Admirals Club access free for one year. That strategy still works. Here’s how to get American club access for a net cost of $100, plus get a whole lot of additional benefits as well. (Admirals Club membership normally costs $400 – $500.) Here’s American’s new airport […]
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One of the most valuable no annual fee credit cards is the Chase Freedom®, thanks to the fact that it offers 5% cash back in select rotating quarterly categories.
The quarterly 5% cash back bonus categories for 2015 look as follows:
-- January through March: grocery stores, movie theaters, and Starbucks
-- April through June: restaurants, Bed Bath & Beyond, H&M, and overstock.com
-- July through September: gas stations and more
-- October through December: Amazon and more
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LIH Prem asks about how a hotel’s room rate affects the number of points you have to pay to redeem for it in the Starwood Preferred Guest system. Understand that each hotel program is different, and Marriott for instance reimburses hotels an amount that depends on the number of room nights redeemed at the property […]
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I boarded through door 2L, and was escorted by one of the business class crew to my seat, 1K.
This flight was operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, which features eight first class suites, spread across two rows in a 1-2-1 configuration. While the product has been around for years, it's still gorgeous and among the better seats out there, in my opinion. I especially love the understated finishes, unlike the cabins of one of their UAE rivals. ;)
I had selected seat 1K, which is the first window seat on the right side.
Etihad's first class seats are lovely -- they're spacious and fully enclosed, and comfortable for sitting, lounging, and sleeping. Ideally they'd be a bit wider for sleeping, but all things considered it's a great seat.
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Doctor of Credit writes that EU lawmakers agreed to impose limits on EU debit and credit card interchange fees of 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. The Effect of Debit Card Fee Limits in the U.S. Debit interchange is already limited in the US by the Durbin Amendment to Dodd Frank (which led, more or less, to […]
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Job description for my first hire at Legal Nomads
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