Ah, now the secret plan comes out. Just one month ago, LifeMiles announced that they are changing the rules to how frequent flyer miles in their program expire. Previously, miles expire after 24 months of account inactivity. Under the new policy, which goes into effect April 15, 2018, miles will expire if you don’t have any…
Tomorrow is Lunar New Year, and many people living in China are expected to travel over the holidays. In fact, an estimated total of 400 million people—that’s more than the population of the entire United States—will be traveling by train over Chinese New Year. Unlike traveling on say, Amtrak, train passengers in China undergo a…
Many hotel chains’ 2018 promotions are well underway, and Hyatt is joining the party. Hyatt today has announced their first promotion of 2018, called More Bonus Points, Night after Night (clunky name, if you ask me). With the More Bonus Points, Night after Night promo, you will earn: 500 bonus points per night at Hyatt Place…
Yesterday I wrote about Alaska Airlines’ new policy, which blocks close-in award for travel on Cathay Pacific, Hainan Airlines, and JAL. The policy essentially bans all new bookings within 72 hours of departure, but also prohibits any changes to those tickets from being made in the same timeframe. There was a good amount of negative…
I’ve written extensively about Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program on this blog, since I believe the program to still be one of the strongest in North America. They have access to award bookings on a variety of high quality airlines, they still award miles based on distance flown and not fare paid, and you can…
Earlier this week, rumors about an imminent release of the Chase Starbucks credit card began to make its rounds. Starbucks had announced their plans to release a pre-paid card issued by Chase early 2017, but seemed to have later changed their mind to focus on a credit card instead. The Starbucks credit card was originally…
From now until February 23, 2018, Hyatt is running a promotion where you can purchase World of Hyatt points with a 30% bonus if you buy at least 5,000 points. Hyatt usually sells their points for 2.4 cents each, so with a 30% bonus you’ll basically be able to buy Hyatt points at a rate of…
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America began operating under one call sign just a few days ago, signaling the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. The new Alaska Airlines is expected to begin retiring Virgin America branding (and their quirks) as the two airlines continue to integrate. Just today, Alaska Airlines…
A few weeks ago I wrote about Etihad’s decision to begin selling access to the Residence Lounge “VIP Room” in Melbourne airport. The room was previously reserved for passengers traveling in Etihad’s Residence on the A380, an above-First-Class cabin that features a bedroom, living room, and private bathroom with shower. Since Etihad stopped flying the A380…
It’s no secret that discounts on airfares are hard to come by. Online booking tools like Google Flights (our guide here) have made price comparisons easier, though true promotions that knock airfares down are extremely rare. Even when “coupon codes” pop up, they frequently offer less than 5% of a discount, and often come with a lot of…
