On Friday I wrote about the sudden change to the Chase Ultimate Rewards website, whereby points transfers to Korean Air SkyPass were no longer possible.
While not an especially popular Ultimate Rewards transfer partner, personally it's one of my favorites.
Korean Air belongs to SkyTeam, and is one of the few SkyTeam airlines through which you can redeem miles for first class at the saver level. What makes Korean Air SkyPass so great?
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I reached out to Chase about the removal of Korean Air Skypass as a points-transfer partner. For many members, Korean Air is too obscure to matter. For me, it’s essential. It’s one of my favorite transfer partners, and something that sets Chase apart from key competitors. First class awards have been so darned easy to […]
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In what appears to have been a gas explosion, the Hyatt Regency London has suffered some structural damage, and will be closed for at least the next few days.
Apparently all 500 guests were safely evacuated, with a handful of staff being treated for minor injuries.
The hotel is currently closed while the full extent of the damage is being determined.
I know many people took advantage of the discounted business class fares to book international travel for Thanksgiving weekend, so thought I'd pass this along.
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Reader Jered asked how many elite members of United’s MileagePlus program there are. And the easy answer is I do not know precisely, these are closely-guarded numbers. But I do have some “bigger than a breadbox” sorts of estimates. In other words, I have a general idea of the size of the elite pool, within […]
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Conde’ Nast‘s Barbara Peterson looks at the United MileagePlus option to redeem miles for meals at their Newark hub. As part of an impressive re-do launching for United’s terminal at Newark, there are several top-end eateries going in. One feature that’s being played up is the ability to use miles for food as an instant […]
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Good morning from (sweltering hot) Sydney!
This has been such an incredible and fantastic week. This trip with my dad is hands-down the best I've ever taken, and it's been so much fun sharing the stories with you guys. He's loving the comments as well -- I can't thank y'all enough for sharing this experience with us (and for reading in general).
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