Hello from Hong Kong (again)!
I've been to the Maldives and back this week, and am currently enjoying a long layover before my return flight to the US.
I'll have the trip report up as soon as I can, but if you'd like to swoon over some gorgeous scenery make sure you're following along on Instagram and Twitter!
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A look at the inflight service standards from airlines around the world gives us a sense of things that can be done during a flight -- that do not cost an airline anything at all -- to make passengers feel more comfortable, more valued, and even... welcome.
US airlines have the tools to do these things, with simple standards. They just need to make it a priority.
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For better or worse (or probably both), the AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs were integrated into one a couple of weekends ago.
Prior to the integration it was possible to link your AAdvantage and Dividend Miles accounts so that your mileage totals could be combined. However, a few days before the integration of the programs they discontinued the ability to do so, given that they needed to be able to "freeze" data for a smooth transition.
Then as of this week they've once again added the functionality to merge AAdvantage accounts. It's almost a no brainer to do this, given that it's advantageous to have all your AAdvantage miles in a single account, as opposed to having them spread between a couple of accounts.
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Did you know that there's a card which earns 1.5 American miles per dollar on all spending, and it isn't issued by Citibank? It has a 50,000 mile signup bonus and appears to come with full Priority Pass membership which gets you access to most United Clubs. All for a $195 annual fee...
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I'm a big fan of KLM's branding & marketing, in spite of their cringe worthy signature baby blue "motif."
A couple of days ago KLM unveiled a pretty cute animated short film targeted at kids, which features their mascot, Bluey. Here's how KLM describes the video:
"KLM presents with pride the first short animation movie for children about Bluey, the fun KLM mascotte. Watch and experience the adventures of Bluey.
In this first episode, Bluey has an adventure in the Netherlands, involving a Dutch flower parade."
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Via Baccarat_Guy, KLM has a brand mascot for children. It’s Bluey, “a ‘mini’ 747-400, and is friends with another airplane that FARTS! (when nervous, of course!)” Bluey is the theme for KLM’s kids meal. They’ve put together a short animated movie featuring Bluey. I’m terribly frightened, but I couldn’t help but watch.
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The story is emerging of a lady who allegedly claimed to be the relative of a Germanwings crash victim in order to score free tickets to the South of France. Via The Local:
"The Halterner Zeitung, a local paper from the town which lost 16 school pupils in the March 24th Germanwings crash, reported that the woman claimed to be the cousin of one of the two teachers on the plane. The teachers and students were on their way back from an exchange programme in Barcelona.
The woman brought three people with her on two trips to the south of France at Lufthansa's expense, as well as visiting the crash site and memorial and accepting psychological counselling."
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