Holiday Inn Bloomsbury was the third of four IHG hotels we stayed at in London during Thanksgiving week. InterContinental London Park Lane using Kelley’s Into the Nights free night certificates earned in December 2014 was our first hotel. My objective
Qatar Airways Black Friday sale offers destinations worldwide for ticket purchases by Sunday November 29. The fares do not seem as low as the Emirates Black Friday sale, but you can purchase tickets for one with Qatar, while Emirates requires
Hilton HHonors status match for 2016 is being offered through an announcement on FlyerTalk by HHonorsRepresentative, the corporate representative for the hotel loyalty program. Submit a request for an elite status match from another hotel loyalty program by January 11,
6:00am flights are the worst. Even though I can drive to MRY Monterey airport, park my car and check in for my flight within 20 minutes after leaving my house, waking up at 4am is a drag when it means
A number of bloggers have stated elite ranks will swell with new 2016 AAdvantage EQM rules. Personally, I do not see that happening. Earning Executive Platinum only requires between 33,000 and 50,000 flight miles for paid domestic first and international
Thousands of people are directly affected by the Paris attacks. Millions of people feel connected to Paris. I thought tourism data would show Paris is the most touristed city on Earth. Apparently it is now #3, with around 15 to
Today there are all kinds of $198 round trip fares popping up on Google Maps from San Francisco on Frontier Airlines during the first part of December. Here are more than a dozen cities from SFO Airport you can fly
As a newly minted AAdvantage Executive Platinum member in 2015, I am trying to figure what the changes to American Airlines AAdvantage mean to me. There are three main areas with program changes in 2016. AAdvantage Elite status will be
Probably the most significant change to AAdvantage economy class awards as of March 22, 2016 are changes to MileSAAver Off Peak season dates. Currently the price for an Off Peak USA-Europe economy class award is 20,000 miles from October 15
American Airlines is adjusting its Business and First Class award charts with new ticket prices for miles beginning March 22, 2016. Most of the changes announced are increases for Business and First Class awards. All increases to Business Class awards
