While probably of limited use to most of my readers, who are US-based, there’s a business class fare of less than $400 roundtrip between Bangkok and Beijing on oneworld member Malaysia Airlines (via Kuala Lumpur). On the other hand, many readers do book awards to Asia and may find some use, and certainly it’s great […]
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Alaska was previously a pretty conservative airline when it came to handing out status, though lately it seems like they're feeling the competitive pressure.
Alaska status has become considerably easier to obtain over the past year or so:
-- As of December 2013 you can earn elite qualifying miles for travel on all of Alaska's international partner airlines, while previously only about half of them were eligible for elite mileage accrual
-- As part of their "Battle in Seattle" with Delta, Alaska has been offering double elite qualifying miles on many of the routes where they're facing competition from Delta
-- As of recently, Alaska is status matching all the way up to MVP Gold 75K, which is their top tier status level (previously they only matched to MVP Gold)
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Back when I lived in Seattle I'd connect at LAX quite a bit, usually from Alaska Airlines onto American Airlines (and then the other way around on my return).
While their partnership is pretty good overall, the transfer process at LAX is a bit of a pain. American flies out of Terminal 4 while Alaska flies out of Terminal 6. There are two ways to get between the terminals:
-- Take the airside shuttle between terminals, though the shuttle service is pretty unreliable at times, and the contract workers that operate it are the rudest and most incompetent people that work at LAX
-- Exit the terminal, walk along the outside roadway, and then go through security again at the other terminal (which isn't necessarily that much longer if you have TSA Pre-Check, and you do get more fresh air)
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I share my thoughts and advice on loyalty programs all of the time, I thought it would be useful — and only fair — to also share what I do and let you evaluate whether I practice my own advice. At the same time, where I focus my own stays (and how much I’m traveling) […]
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Back in April I wrote that Elephant Jumps Thai restaurant in Northern Virginia is cooking at a whole different level (and implored that you should go now). While I thought it was really good four years ago, it was more or less just at the top tier of Thai restaurants. But it started getting even […]
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