Tons Of Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Award Space!

A couple of weeks ago Virgin Atlantic announced some pretty major operational changes, which mostly involved them adding routes to the US and eliminating routes to destinations in the East (including discontinuing service to Mumbai and Tokyo Narita).

Their expansion plans included additional flights to Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. The odd thing is that while the new routes were announced a while back, they hadn't actually been loaded into the schedule. I had been checking on a near daily basis, as new flights and routes tend to result in more award availability.

While they haven't loaded all of their new routes into the schedule yet, they have loaded the following new services, and for the most part, award availability is excellent:

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I’d Like to Share Some Personal Thank You’s — and Related Observations

The Samsung Galaxy S5 really does take good photos, even in low light and even with someone at the controls who cannot do more than point and shoot (and isn’t great at holding steady). And Las Vegas is beautiful at night… from a distance. View from Mix at the Delano Many thanks to Randy Petersen […]

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The Happiness of Pursuit Is a NYT Bestseller! (Because of you!)

Yep yep, it’s true… because of our great readers, The Happiness of Pursuit debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list this weekend. I’m so excited! Debuting on the list is harder than ever these days because paperback, hardcover, and ebooks are all combined into “one list to rule them all.” The same…



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Amateur Traveler Interview: The World Heritage Sites of Canada

Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Episode 437 I recently had my 9th appearance on the Amateur Traveler podcast. This time I spoke about the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Canada. There are 17 and as of 2014 I have been to all of them. Nahanni National Park (1978) L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site [...]



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American Express Centurion Lounge Las Vegas – the Original is Still Very Good

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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Review: KLM Business Class 747-400 Amsterdam To Chicago

I boarded through door 2L, and headed straight up the stairs to the upper deck. After flying the 747-8 quite a bit, the stairs on the 747-400 feel quite drab and confined, by comparison.

While the 747-400 is showing its age and the overheard bins looked old, the seats themselves looked fresh, given that this is their new business class product. There were a total of 20 seats on the upper deck, in a 2-2 configuration.

The hard product is actually very similar to the one offered on Air China's 777-300ERs and on United's ex-Continental planes. They're fully flat business class seats at a slight angle from the aisle. At the end of the day it's not my favorite business class hard product, but it's still quite solid.

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A Better Mileage Deal than Others are Writing About, and Time to Book Air China Award Tickets Again!

News and notes from around the interweb: Aeroplan had a glitch booking tickets with Air China that prevented making bookings But that’s been resolved. Gogo inflight internet is pretty good about giving you make-goods when you complain.. How to keep Spirit Airlines miles from expiring Since I saw mentions elsewhere of earning 30 United miles […]

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Incredible New Zealand timelapse

Filmmaker Martin Hecktraveled around New Zealand, taking gorgeous timelapse videos of the coasts and mountains, and then put together this video.



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The Most Useful and Interesting Developments in Miles and Points Over the Previous Month

In early July I wrote a post about the most useful and interesting developments in miles and points over the previous month> It turns out, surprisingly, that the feature was really popular, at least judging by the emails I got — people that don’t read the blog every day really appeciated the recap and not […]

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Pro wakeboarding on flooded street

It isn't unusual to see people kayaking down King Street when it floods this badly.



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Which Starwood Hotel Should I Stay at in Puerto Rico?

TPG reader Drew asked me on Facebook: “I’m going on a honeymoon in April, 2015, and I’m trying to use Starpoints and Delta SkyMiles to make it more affordable. Because of its proximity to Atlanta, I was thinking Puerto Rico might be a good option. Would you recommend staying at the St. Regis Bahia Beach […]



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12 of the best Airbnbs in Rome, Italy

Check out 12 of our favorite Airbnbs in Rome, from a 377-square-foot modern flat to a 2,250-square-foot 16th-century apartment.



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What’s the Best Way to Get Airport Lounge Access?

TPG reader Gagan asked me on Facebook: “What is the best option to get airport lounge access throughout the U.S. and internationally? I’m not a member of any frequent flyer club and have no status. Will I have to buy a pass?” Lounge access is nice to have when traveling. Not only can you get […]



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Two New Hotel Sites Get You Better Rooms for Less Money

AutoSlash for Hotels Monitors Prices and Upgrades Point Hacks writes about new pay service Stay Angel which will: Keep checking your hotel reservations for price drops Compare your bookings against better rates at online travel websites to identify opportunities for best rate guarantee claims (and submits the claims for you) Identify when prices of suites […]

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Reader Success Story: Married 20-Somethings Traveling in Style

Over the past year, we’ve had many readers share their success stories with us. Folks for whom traveling domestically once a year was a luxury are now traveling the world with just a few credit card sign-up bonuses. And the best part? They are sharing their stories with us and others who benefit from knowing […]



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