Qantas promised and Qantas delivered. The Australian carrier has just released a glut of award space, including multiple seats in premium cabins on key longhaul routes. Qantas Premium Cabin Award Space Released Facing backlash over its record profits, Qantas...
Delta Air Lines Strands Senior Citizens In Middle East After Absurd Schedule Change
Dear Delta Air Lines, do the right thing. An unexplained schedule change, even on a SkyMiles ticket, should not be dumped on the customer to sort out, especially when it involves two senior citizens trying to return from the...
My Derailed SWISS First Class Journey To Kick Off 2023
I mentioned yesterday that SWISS First Class space is again bookable using United miles. I took advantage of this rare opening to book our family trip to Germany, but it was not meant to be… SWISS First Class 2023...
Great Business Class Award Space On Qatar Airways – Book 2023 Travel Today
Qatar Airways is one my favorite business class product in the world, offering great comfort, food, and service. It also happens to be a better deal than ever before when using frequent flyer miles. That is why I recommend...
Los Angeles To Amman Via Tokyo And Doha
Yesterday I provided first impressions of my JAL First Class flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo. I realized after I probably should have provided some context first. Los Angeles To Amman The Long Way Via Asia I was joining...
Miles & Points Made Simple With Promising New Award Search Tool
POINT.ME is a new award search tool that lays the foundation for an award travel metasearch that can truly make our lives easier and our miles and points more valuable. POINT.ME, A Promising New Award Search Tool The new...
Is Now The Time To Buy Aeroplan Miles? (80% Bonus)
Aeroplan miles are on sale (again), this time with an 80% bonus if you buy at least 60,000 miles. That works out to about 1.3 cents each. Is now the time to buy miles? Aeroplan Miles On Sale –...
Latest Flying Blue Devaluation Is Just Another Day In A Post-Award Chart World
Without the transparency of award charts, prices rise overnight or destinations magically move to different regions, all without notice. That’s what happened to Israel, a long-term Flying Blue sweet spot, over the weekend. Flying Blue Devaluation: Israel Sweet Spot...
Delta Air Lines Saver Award Space: The Unicorn
I’ve been looking at the calendar trying to plan travel for the next several months and am struck by the total lack of reasonably-priced award space on Delta Air Lines for the next year. Want to book Delta premium...
Southwest Airlines Devalues, Expect Others To Follow
Airlines will devalue this year…because they can get away with it. We’ve already seen it with United and Delta. Now we’ve seen it with Southwest Airlines. Expect more. Spend your miles now. Southwest Airlines Devalues Without Notice…Others Will Too...
British Airways’ No-Notice Devaluation On Short Haul Awards
British Airways has raised pricing on its short- and mid-haul awards without notice. As usual, the problem is not with the devaluation, but with the lack of communication surrounding it. British Airways Increases Shorthaul Flight Pricing By 750 Avios...
United Airlines Now Charges Flat Rate For Infant Award Tickets
In a very positive development, particularly in light of my recent struggles with American Airlines, United Airlines will now charge a reasonable flat rate for international infant award tickets depending upon region and cabin of service. Flat Rate Pricing...
Infant Award Tickets: Avianca LifeMiles Vs. Air Canada Aeroplan
Time is money and the bottom line is this: adding an infant to award tickets from Avianca LifeMiles is truly a pain. That’s why I am happy to pay more miles for an identical ticket on Air Canada Aeroplan....
50% Off British Airways Award Tickets: A Compelling Redemption?
With international borders still heavily restricted and coronavirus cases ticking up in Europe, it isn’t clear whether my family will be heading to Germany for Christmas this year. But the prospect of traveling, at least one way, on British...
Premium Award Seats Better For Balance Sheets
Airlines are happy to award more miles to customers who spend more money. But they sometimes forget that releasing premium award seats (business and first class) is better for the balance sheet too. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...
Unpopular: Variably-Priced Awards Are Better For Most
By November of 2019, the three largest airlines in the world (American, Delta and United) will all have variably-priced award flights in one form or another. Frequent flyers lament them, but for most travellers, it’s good news. If you...
Booked: A Wild Trip Home From Yerevan
How would you get back from Yerevan to Los Angeles? I’m making five stops using three tickets. The sane person would take Aeroflot via Moscow or Austrian via Vienna. But I’m a travel blogger…and I’m cheap. Everything came together...
How Delta And Alitalia Saved The Day After Air France Delay
Delta and Alitalia really saved the day after an Air France delay my clients in jeopardy of missing an important family event. My Award Expert clients were flying from Washington to Tel Aviv via Paris on Air France in...
Sometimes The Best Use Of Miles Is For The Cheap Seats
121Pilot, a commercial airline pilot and frequent contributor to Live and Let’s Fly, offers his thoughts on why economy class redemptions can make so much sense. As an airline pilot I have access to free travel on the airline...
ANA A380 Business + First Class Award Space Available
ANA is finally releasing some saver award space to Star Alliance partners for its new A380 service between Honolulu and Tokyo Narita. It was always only a matter for time. From the start, the airline said that it would,...
