Best Etihad A380 First Apartment Seats?

There are abundant opportunities at the moment to redeem miles for Etihad’s incredible A380 First Apartments.

This is the case both between Abu Dhabi and London, as well as between Abu Dhabi and Sydney, once that route begins to be operated by an A380 starting in June.

So for the past couple of weeks I’ve been asked on a daily basis what the best A380 First Apartment seats are.

Etihad’s A380 First Apartment cabin is innovative, as it features just a single aisle.

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You’ll Be Surprised Which Airlines are Actually the Biggest, an Award Booking Trick, and More Cathay Seats

News and notes from around the interweb: I’m giving away 5 prizes each of a $200 gift card and top tier elite status with National Car Rental. Leave a comment in the entry thread, that’s all you have to do to enter. There are surprisingly few entries so far, which makes chances of winning pretty […]

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Why bartenders are the greatest people to go out with

"We have mastered small talk and know how to charm all types of people. Your parents will love us." Find out all 21 reasons why bartenders are the greatest people to go out with.



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Official Statement From Alaska About Emirates Award Availability

On Thursday I wrote a post entitled "Are Emirates First Class Redemptions Using Alaska Miles Going Away?"

Basically Alaska Mileage Plan doesn't seem to have access to any Emirates first class award availability for travel after March 28, 2015. Travel in Emirates first class is one of my favorite uses of Alaska Mileage Plan miles, so it would be a real shame if that opportunity went away.

I had reached out to an Alaska spokesperson earlier in the week regarding the situation. While Alaska didn't initially seem to be aware of the availability discrepancy, they are now, and are reaching out to Emirates to try and rectify the situation, which they believe to be a glitch.

Here's an official statement from an Alaska spokesperson regarding the situation:

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In Transit Blog: Fashion a Mask for Carnival in Venice

The festival, held this year from Jan. 31 to Feb. 17, is famous for the elaborate masks worn by revelers, and now travelers can design their own.

















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$20 Hotel Credit for Flight Booking On Orbitz Through the End of the Month

I like booking airline reservations through online travel sites like Orbitz, rather than directly, because it allows me to quintuple dip: My usual frequent flyer miles My usual points from credit card spend on the purchase A rebate for going through a shopping portal The online booking site’s rewards. Right now booking airline reservations through […]

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What NOT to do in Prague

Katka Lapelosová guides you through 6 places to stop hanging out if you want to start meeting locals in Prague.



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Free In-Room Hotel Coffee: A Right Or Privilege?

I'm rarely in one timezone for more than a few days, so I'm often asked how I deal with jetlag. The answer is coffee. Lots and lots and lots of coffee. All day. Every day.

That's why I write quite a bit about hotel coffee. When you're jetlagged and constantly in different timezones, you notice the oddities of how different hotels approach coffee.

Some hotels offer crap in-room coffee.

Some offer good in-room coffee.

And some offer coffee in the lobby.

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Top 10 surf spots for in Hawaii

Not a surfing god? It's okay. Here are the best places for mortals like yourself to surf in Hawaii.



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6 Discoveries from Near and Far: Volume XXVIII

I. Around the World Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter. Routines of Famous Creative People (Interactive Version) — How different artists and writers worked, partied, and sometimes even slept An Insanely Simple 3 Step Guide For Killing Procrastination — How to schedule your most…



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Hacking My Way into an Airport Lounge for Free

Leaving Mobile, Alabama I decided to visit the Mobile Airport Authority Executive Lounge. That’s one readers of my lounge reviews might not have been expecting. Of course, I didn’t even realize that the Mobile, Alabama airport had a lounge. Let alone that it’s free, if you know how to access it. This is an airport-run […]

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How to impress your girlfriend while traveling

Ready to have your heart warmed? This video is so sweet!



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EVA Air 747 Retirement Video

Airlines are slowly retiring the gas-guzzling queen of the skies, the Boeing 747 (the pretty ones are always the thirstiest, eh?).

As an aviation geek it's tough to not get at least a little bit sentimental about it. Many of us grew up flying the 747 and associate many of our first longhaul journeys with the plane, so seeing them slowly scrapped and dumped in the desert is like losing an old friend.

The only good thing about 747 retirement is that we seem to get a cool "farewell" video from each airline whenever it happens.

Most recently, EVA Air has posted a 747-400 farewell video on YouTube:

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Storm Clouds Over the Rocky Mountains in Kananaskis Country, Alberta

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Storm Clouds Over the Rockies in The Kananaskis Region of Alberta

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