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The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about in length. Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others. This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.
In case you missed anything, here’s the week in review….
The easiest path to Lifetime Star Alliance Gold is now gone. New iPhone + Grand Hyatt New York=Bonus Points. Air Berlin hasn’t been part of oneworld for all that long and they were a nice addition for intra-European flying. They’ve had some financial issues…
I had this post scheduled to run on the first day of Qatar’s full membership in oneworld, but United’s friendly moves with Expert Flyer and their incredibly drastic award chart changes distracted me. October 31st marked the beginning of Middle East carrier Qatar…
LAN and TAM are two of the dominant airlines for travel to and within South America. After their decision to merge, it was strongly believed that the combined airline would join the oneworld alliance along with American Airlines, British Airways and others. It’s official…
View From The Wing has reported that you can now search for Air Berlin and Finnair awards online with American Airlines. For me, one of the biggest mileage values is using your miles for international travel (especially in business class). You used to have…