Oct
31
2019
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Free Breakfast and Dinner on St. Regis Maldives Redemptions
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Monthly Archives for October 2019.
British Airways Promo: Top Customers Can Earn Award Booking Without Capacity Controls
Oct
31
2019
Customers at a certain value (in this case buying the most expensive fares when other customers tend not to be doing so) should be able to use their miles any time they wish without penalty. And it’s worth letting them do so even if the flight they might book onto would otherwise be full.
The Other Shoe Drops on American Express Centurion: New $5000 Annual Fee
Oct
31
2019
Earlier today I wrote about new benefits for the American Express Centurion Card, also known as the Black Card. They need to offer strong benefits for a product with a $7500 initiation fee and that has had a $2500 annual fee.
Most of what’s new strikes me as fluff – and doesn’t come close to making up for the other changes happening to the card including a new $5000 annual fee and loss of key benefits.
Citi Prestige Card Inviting Cardmembers to Choose a Holiday Gift From Tiffany
Oct
31
2019
Citi is sending out year-end gift offers to Prestige cardmembers, though I don’t yet know wehther this is a targeted offer or something sent far and wide. It’s the opportunity to choose a complimentary gift from Tiffany & Co: a pen, a bowl, a platter, tumblers or wine glasses.
Qantas Selling Access to LAX First Class Lounge
Oct
31
2019
There was a time I would have argued that the Qantas first class lounge at LAX was the best lounge in the United States. That was before United opened its Polaris lounges, and American opened its Flagship First Class dining rooms.
While I prefer the ambiance of the Star Alliance business class lounge’s outdoor deck with fire pits at LAX, the sit down dining of the Qantas lounge makes it the most desirable place to spend time in the Tom Bradley international terminal prior to a flight.
Chinese Airlines are Losing Billions Flying to the U.S. (And This Teaches U.S. Airlines a Lesson About Cuba)
Oct
30
2019
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
American Airlines One Day Fare Sale, One Way Tickets for $30 Each
Oct
30
2019
etBlue is running a sale $30.30 one way tickets for travel tomorrow, October 31 only.
American Airlines is matching the sale and this is available on myriad routes.
Leak: Lufthansa Will Change How Elite Status is Earned in 2021
Oct
30
2019
A German-language blog has discovered two mistakenly-published pieces of information from Lufthansa Miles & More.
New American AAvantage Award Calendar is Live
Oct
30
2019
Back in January when American Airlines introduced award redemption for premium economy they did it through a new award search tool. That new tool was not ready for prime time. After half a year that tool still lacked the ability to filter results, and the availability calendar still hadn’t been launched.
American has a new availability calendar. It still isn’t as useful as the old one. Here’s what to watch out for to get the best award deals.
American AAdvantage New Award Option: Premium Economy Airline Partner Redemption
Oct
30
2019
American Airlines was first among U.S. airlines to offer premium economy and expand it across their fleet. They introduced premium economy awards on their own flights back in January.
Now British Airways premium economy awards can be booked using AAdvantage miles. We can expect American to expand premium economy award redemptions further on other partner airlines as well, though they haven’t given a timeline for when to expect this.
