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Last Day to Transfer Continental Miles to Amtrak

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

In early November, I blogged about Amtrak-Continental partnership changes set to take effect tomorrow, 01 January 2012. As a friendly reminder, today is your last day to transfer Continental OnePass miles to Amtrak Guest Rewards and vice-versa. Elite status...

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Credit Cards

New Year’s Resolution for Aspirational Travel in 2012

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 30, 2011 2 Comments

As we look forward to 2012, the possibilities for travel are endless. For those with a half-decent credit score, chances are you can do it for very cheap as well. If you have not already done so, start thinking...

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New YorkNews

Brussels Airlines Returns to New York JFK

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 29, 2011 4 Comments

It has been one decade since the Belgian flag carrier served New York City, but starting this summer Brussels Airlines, a Star Alliance member, will resume service between New York Kennedy and Brussels. SN0501 - DEPART BRU 10:20 ARRIVE...

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American AirlinesHot DealsOneWorld

Free Kingfisher Silver Elite Status = Free Checked Bags on American Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2011 1 Comment

Kingfisher Airlines will soon join the OneWorld Alliance and is offering free silver elite status to select MasterCard holders: To register, you should have an eligible MasterCard (Platinum, World, Titanium Credit Cards or a Premium Debit Card), and you...

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Free StuffHilton HHonorsHot Deals

Free Hilton HHonors Gold Status

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 26, 2011 9 Comments

As reported by Gary, Hilton HHonors is giving away instant free Gold status through 31 May 2013 to Visa Infinite cardholders. Benefits of Hilton Gold status include: Complimentary room upgrades Executive Lounge access and/or daily continental breakfast for two...

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Musings

A Christmas Remembered: 25 December 1941

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 26, 2011 1 Comment

Let’s go back in time today 70 years to Christmas Day, 1941. Just a few weeks earlier the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States found itself officially at war with Germany and Japan. An airline industry...

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Air New Zealandlivery

An Interactive Guide to Airline Livery

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 25, 2011 1 Comment

Gracing the Skies recently expressed her disgust at some airlines for sporting such boring paint jobs. I gently disagreed, arguing that a sleek, smooth design is preferable to a tacky eye-grabbing paint job that some airlines resort to (think...

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Award BookingsContinental AirlinesFrequent Flyer

$31,313 or 240,000 miles? Maximizing your Frequent Flyer Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 24, 2011December 6, 2016 3 Comments

People often ask me how they can squeeze the most value out of their frequent flyer miles. I begin my answer by stating that maximizing monetary value and actual value are two very different things and ultimately there is...

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Award BookingsAward TravelUS Airways

US Airways Star Alliance International Awards Frequently Asked Questions

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 23, 2011 8 Comments

Even though it is becoming easier to search for award flights with the addition of Singapore, EgyptAir and Air China to Continental.com there still remains a myriad of rules that might confuse you. In addition to booking awards through...

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Airport LoungesistanbulTurkish Airlines

Photo Tour: Turkish Airlines Star Gold/Business Class Lounge in Istanbul

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 22, 2011December 6, 2016 39 Comments

I’ll cut to the chase: the newly-renovated Turkish Airlines lounge in Istanbul is amazing and easily the best business class and best Star Alliance Gold lounge I have ever been in. The last two months I have connected in...

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KLMNews

KLM Matchmaking Service: Pick Your Seatmate on Facebook

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

Have you ever had a morbidly obese, chain-smoking, McDonald’s-loving, shower-hating seatmate next to you on a six hour transcon? Or the guy who won’t stop talking about his work? Or granny who feels the need to retell her family...

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Delta AirlinesNews

Bigoted Delta Pilot Throws Muslims Off Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 20, 2011 10 Comments

How would you feel if you were searched by the TSA, then “randomly” searched and questioned again prior to boarding, then required by the airline gate agent to show your identification while other passengers were not, then pulled off...

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Musings

Baggage Delays, Freeway Gridlock, and Torrential Rain: Welcome Home

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 18, 2011 5 Comments

Maybe I just need to learn not to sweat the little things I have no control over, but I was mere minutes from turning around the car, driving back to LAX, and catching the late Lufthansa flight back to...

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GermanyStar Alliance

Looking Back on a Remarkable Year in Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 15, 2011December 6, 2016 6 Comments

There are good years and then there are good years. This has been a good year. I said my goodbyes yesterday and have left Germany, another chapter in my life now complete. For those who did not know, I...

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Trading a Free Hotel Room for Turkish Airlines’ Istanbul Lounge

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 15, 2011 11 Comments

While not a widely published benefit, Turkish Airlines offers extended transit passengers in Istanbul the choice of a free hotel room or free tour of Istanbul during their wait. In order to take advantage of this, you must be...

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NewsStar AllianceUnited Airlines

Mark Schwab New Star Alliance CEO

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 14, 2011December 6, 2016 1 Comment

Hot off the press, Star Alliance has named a replacement for departing CEO Jaan Albrecht. Mark Schwab, former Senior Vice President of Alliances at United Airlines, will continue his close work with Star Alliance, now as the head of...

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American AirlinesHumor

Alec Baldwin Pokes Fun at American Airlines on SNL

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 13, 2011 2 Comments

Alec Baldwin is such a jerk. But this video is hilarious: For those of you unfamilar with what happened, Baldwin was tossed off an AA flight last week after repeatdly ignoring FA requests to turn off his electronic equipment....

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Tips

Think Twice About Ever Checking Electronic Equipment

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 11, 2011 3 Comments

Last month on my way home for Thanksgiving my final San Francisco to Burbank flight was on a United Express/Skywest CRJ-200, a 50-seat aircraft with limited overhead space. As I have for years, I checked my rollerboard cabin baggage...

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NewsTSA

Congressional Bill to "Strip" TSA Screeners of "Officer" Title

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 11, 2011 3 Comments

I concede that Congress has more important matters to worry about than the proper designation for a Transportation Security Administration clerk, but I have to applaud Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn’s attempt to roll back the “officer” designation, costume, and badge...

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Hot Dealsmegabus

Free Trips on Megabus

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 9, 2011December 6, 2016 1 Comment

As I prepare to return to law school next month in Philadelphia, I am already formulating weekend travel for January and February. As a loyal patron of Megabus, I already planned to utilize them every few weeks to head...

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