American Airlines and Iberia Express announced a code-sharing agreement this week. Not monumental, since AA already has an agreement with the larger Iberia Airlines. And, while I wouldn’t want to collect Avios (the former currency of just British Airways and now joint currency of…
This summer was a heavy emphasis on Canada travel. If you haven’t been following along, we had a family trip to Halifax a few weeks ago. You can read my hotel review and suggestions for things to do. Just a few weeks later found…
JetBlue has had a number of interesting flight options over the years. My favorite was the unlimited flying option (titled All You Can Jet, iirc) announced a couple years back. The WSJ has a quick rundown of this year’s program plus some info about…
On my way back from Denver last night, I hit 100,000 miles flown for the year. Now, most of my frequent traveler friends will chuckle at that, having surpassed that number earlier in the year. But, for most mere mortals, 100,000 miles seems like…
View From the Wing posted a very detailed summary of the current “goings on” with American Airlines. The big update here from my last post is that British Airways has confirmed their involvement in the process. They’ve publicly stated they would be open to…
One of the more annoying issues with travel is the frequency with which you’ll confront employees of airlines, hotels, etc. that have no idea how their own program works. No doubt these are big companies with lots of moving parts, but they don’t really…
A couple of news stories from the last day or so on American Airlines’ plans to exit bankruptcy: First, a piece that originally announced that US Airways had agreed to sign a non-disclosure agreement with AMR to discuss the merger in more formal terms,…
I spend a lot of time telling people how best to spend their miles. There’s not much else that’s more frustrating than seeing people use 50,000 miles for a $200 airline ticket. One of the common refrains I hear is, “I can never find…
I just went through the former Dulles Diamond checkpoint downstairs at IAD. I miss the Clear line and the Dulles Diamond line. This security entrance became not-so-secret over the last year. But, things appear to be getting better. First, the closure. The former Dulles…
I had another stay recently at Hyatt Regency Miami. I had a bit more time so got to explore more of the property. This property is a bit on the older side but it’s well located. Not as new as the Intercontinental around the…