US Airways is offering a one-year free membership to the US Airways Club if you book a preferred room on a 7-day vacation at a resort that’s part of their US Airways Vacation packages. Full disclaimer on a few points. I’m not a big…
Though the prize isn’t that large, American Airlines has a bit of an interesting new game out today revolving around the launch of the new Airbus321. If you like their Facebook page, you’ll have a chance to win 25,000 miles. The catch? They’re taking…
I was on a plane the other day, flying over an airport and couldn’t readily identify it. Most folks don’t think twice about such things, but if you spend as much time on airplanes as I do, weird things interest you. I’m banking on…
I wish I knew where Gary gets all his good info from. We knew there was another announcement coming from Hyatt (and likely a good one) after they announced their devaluation recently. I wouldn’t call the good stuff a home run, but it’s a…
The Middle East carriers are pumping up the order books early for Boeing’s new 777X. First, there was the news of an order from Etihad for 25 777X aircraft. And, for good measure they tacked on another 30 787s. The retail value on that…
Now that Qatar has been an official part of the oneworld alliance for a whopping two weeks, American has it’s first promo with their new partner. They’re offering double miles on all Qatar flights through the end of January, with a brief blackout around…
For those that haven’t heard, Hyatt announced an update to their award chart a few days ago. Now, updates to award charts are rarely positive. And, with the recent castration of the United award chart, it’s easy to be on edge about announcements of…
A bit quicker than I anticipated, American and US Airways has come to a settlement agreement with DOJ. Here’s the meat of what they agreed to. I say “meat” because on the face it looks significant. More analysis later: Under the terms of the…
American Airlines has traditionally allowed people to purchase status at the end of each year if you missed the qualifications by some narrow or wide margin. But, they’ve never allowed the straight purchase of EQMs. Despite this recent announcement about additional options to earn…
I missed a bunch of stories while I was away at Disney this past week and then headed right back out on the road for work, so I’m still trying to get my faithful readers caught up on the world of travel. But, we…