Talk about a solid bonus for those regional commuters in the Northeast. US Airways has announced a 5,000 point bonus for every 3 shuttle flights flown between now and the end of May. The 3 shuttle airports are BOS (Boston Logan), LGA (New York-Laguardia)…
Here’s what’s going on in the world of travel on a Thursday in March: View From The Wing details 2 50,000 point sign-up offers that may be of interest to readers, the Virgin Atlantic American Express and the American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card….
Nothing like a bit of spring cleaning! StarMegaDO4 has been in the books for months but I’m just getting around to clearing out the last of my SMD4 posts. I’m cleaning out the goodie bag that I stocked up during SMD4, where there were…
Courtesy of View From The Wing, Starwood Preferred Guest is selling Starpoints at up to a 25% discount right now. Like all new things, I came to the hobby of collecting miles and points with a ton of excitement and not enough information. But,…
American Airlines is giving 100,000 AAdvantage miles in a contest on their Facebook page. They’re promoting the fact that their fleet is mostly outfitted with Gogo wifi, so you also have a chance to win a Gogo pass or 100 miles. I’ve had a…
No, I’m sure women readers don’t want me giving them advice about swimwear and lingerie. Nor do I think my wife wants me giving other women such advice. It’s more just a quick tidbit to emphasize that you can earn miles for a…
Delays and cancellations are part of a frequent traveler’s life. I think I’ve been pretty lucky over the last few years, only getting stuck occasionally. When I first started flying United Airlines on a regular basis a couple of years ago they were pretty…
This is good, though not monumental news for American Airlines. The joint venture (JV) with British Airways and Iberia helped them become more profitable by being able to coordinate their schedules. As a result, certain routes, such as JFK-LHR, saw their frequencies even out…
I’ve written about the Boeing 787 problems a number of times. There have been a bunch of rumors that a solution is imminent. One of the things that’s been rumored is that the 787 ETOPS certificate would be clipped in whole or in part….
This is a great reader participation exercise, because I’m very interested to hear what others would do in this situation. I had thought that our one-night stop at the St. Regis San Francisco would be a quick post, but it turns out to be…