Aside from all of the fear over the past 90 days (wow, has it really only been a few months?) while the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up in the US, there have been so many interesting things to watch in the world of travel. How does an airline go from full planes to virtually empty, with hundreds of planes grounded? If you’re a government agency, how do you effectively enforce a quarantine? These are very, very different issues than what we normally deal with. And, now that people are starting to […]
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Delta Cyber Monday Award Sale! Big Discounts On US, Caribbean, Europe and Australia
Don’t Forget To Check Out All The Cyber Monday/Black Friday Deals I’m Tracking Delta joins the list of airlines with solid Cyber Monday award sales today. They ran a pretty decent award sale on Black Friday, but I missed out on covering it for you guys before it ended. Thankfully, there’s another good one to track. Deals We Like reported on it earlier today. Since Delta doesn’t have a published award chart, it’s a bit hard to tell exactly how good some of these “prices” are for award flights. But, […]
United Airlines Cyber Monday Sale: 50% Off Award Tickets To Europe. Almost Too Good To Be True!
If you’re thinking about booking a trip to Europe in the first quarter of 2019 and you’ve got United miles, you want to take a look at this sale.
Looking For Great Award Availability In Business Class To Europe? Found It!
Finding 4 award seats in business class on flights to Europe is hard. Finding 4 during peak summer travel is harder. Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered!
Delta’s SkyMiles Flash Sale and Top Credit Card Promotions for April
The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles and points stories that interested me on a daily basis. I didn’t have time to write about them in length, but I picked some of the best below. 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 without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info
A Really Useful New Award From United Airlines
United Airlines has a new award that’s really useful for travel in Europe and Asia.
Is Delta Adding Fuel Surcharges To Award Tickets From The US To Europe?
Lots of teeth gnashing recently about Delta’s apparent glitch in adding fuel surcharges to award tickets from the US to Europe. Was it a mistake?
Hurry And Book! American Airlines Has Lots Of Award Availability To Europe
American Airlines has tons of business class award inventory to Europe from Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Miami, Raleigh and more.
Business Travel Is Already Affected By Potential Expansion Of The Laptop Ban
There is plenty of uncertainty about the expansion of the electronics ban to flights from Europe to the United States. Business travelers are in an awkward situation when it comes to making travel decisions.
Starwood Announces Their Award Category Changes For 2017
Are your favorite SPG hotels getting more expensive or cheaper for redeeming points? On whole, I think it’s a relatively mild change. There are a few notable properties and regions where things get cheaper or more expensive.