How To Search Gulf Air Award Availability

One of American's lesser known partner airlines is Gulf Air, which I recently flew in business class between London and Bahrain. The ticket between Europe and the Middle East cost just 30,000 miles one-way in business class, which is quite a good deal.

I was pleasantly surprised by Gulf Air's onboard product, between their flat beds and onboard chef. While I don't think they're quite to the level of Emirates, Etihad, or Qatar Airways, they're a solid option, especially given how much award availability they release.

I've been asked a few times how to search award availability for travel on Gulf Air, given that the space doesn't show on the websites of any of Gulf Air's partner airlines.

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Reader Success Story: $5.00 Wedding Travel from Chicago to NYC, The Icing and the Cake

Over the years, 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 that […]



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Strange Bushes in China

4K Video on the Inspire I’ve been shooting more and more video with my DJI Inspire at 4K. It’s really cool and amazing to watch on the big screen… so smooth and amazing, really! At first I thought 4K video was a bit overkill, but I gotta admit, I’m getting kind of used to it! […]



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Economy class gets an upgrade – or is it a downgrade?

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“He’s Famous in Airport Lounges” and the Upcoming DFW Lounge Crawl

I had an interesting check-in experience at the American Express Centurion Lounge in Dallas last week. I’ve come to expect meeting readers in airport lounges, it’s great fun and I’m fortunate it seems to happen in almost every lounge — whether it’s the Singapore Airlines Private Room or the American Airlines Admirals Club in Austin, […]

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I Flew United Again.. and Liked It!

I flew American into Mobile, Alabama. But to stick with them for the return I’d have had to spend an extra 3 hours in the airport. That’s way too much time to spend in the MAA Executive Lounge. There were Delta options, but they were at least 50% more expensive. Now, I made a point […]

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Weekly Review: January 17, 2015

Hello from somewhere over the Atlantic!

This week I flew to Doha for the Qatar A350 inaugural flight, and will have a full report in the coming days. If you're following me on Instagram or Facebook you already know there were some interesting personalities on board, and I have some great stories.

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If You’re Flying on Awards and Cheap Tickets, You’re Not Bad for the Environment

Tyler Cowen once wrote that when you fly, you may be more expensive for airlines operating more flights, and concomitant emissions. A simple model of route expansion is that higher demand increases the number of total flights by some probability. For the system as a whole, the decisive flying unit has to come somewhere and […]

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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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