Last week we ran a quick give away for a free Gogo wifi card. We asked each of you to respond with your favorite seat on Air France’s A380. Looks like the common selection would be up front on the lower deck if price wasn’t an issue. We went with seat 62B and really enjoyed…
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AF Codeshare TGV Train To Paris – Part 1 Journey To SMD4 Launch Event
During a prolonged gaze out the window of a high speed train, we caught a very small glimpse of the region between Brussels and Paris. The short look at the countryside was just enough to reinforce our travel approach. We always try to make the journey part of the experience. Our recent trip on the…
First A380 Flight With Air France + Free Gogo
For some reason we are very excited about our Air France flight in business class. We don’t love their slanted lie at an angle business class seat but it’s still exciting because we are trying something new. We are flying our first A380 just in time to get to the SMD4 kickoff event. Last month…
Coach Award To French Polynesia – After Only 6 Avis Car Rentals
This weekend we shared the fees for business class awards to French Polynesia using the Delta and Air France programs. In this post, we’ll share the coach award pricing, as well as a promotion to earn miles for a “free” ticket with only 6 car rentals. Delta requires 150,000 SkyMiles and Air France requires 120,000…
Business Class to French Polynesia – Fees On Delta vs Air France
One of our best dream award vacations was to French Polynesia. We were fortunate enough to use Delta SkyMiles to fly on Air France in business class. By using airline miles we took a trip to French Polynesia we would not otherwise have been able to afford. We experienced our first ever over water bungalows…
Illustrating How Delta And Air France May Block Award Availability
For the past few weeks SkyMiles members have been loosing confidence in Delta’s shabby award booking engine. The ability to book Air France awards has been off, then on, and now appears to be on a route specific basis. Here are a few examples of where Delta is and is not showing Air France availability.…
Jet Airliner Photo Series Of Planes Over People And Beaches
There are a few beaches where you feel you can reach out and touch a Jet. Getting a glimpse from the perspective of the belly of the plane is rare and exciting. Maho beach at the Princess Juliana International Airport on St Maarten is one of these places. The photograph series “Jet Airliner” by Joseph Hoflehner has great…
SkyTeam’s Go Africa Pass – Explore Africa With 75% Savings
SkyTeam announced the new Go Africa Pass which will be available March 1st. The Go Africa Pass will allow you to get creative with travel throughout Africa and save up to 75% off publishes fares. It even works in conjunction with an award ticket. This will allow people to expand the number of destinations, and…
Using Open Jaws And Stopovers – How I Saved A Friend Over 1,000 Euros In 20 Minutes
In this post I’ll illustrate how using a stopover and open jaw can save you miles on an award ticket. Today, my friend who is going on his honeymoon later this year was so excited to let me know he finally booked his award ticket on Delta to Italy and that he even built in…
Earn Double Points Or Miles With Priority Club Rewards
I finally received my 2x points or miles offer in an email from Priority Club. I like staying at InternContinental hotels which is part of the Priority Club hotels program and sign up for all of their promotions. They also announced a Q1 promotion you can see here via DealsWeLike. Below is the double points…
My 2011 Earning And Burning Review
Just like the US government, Mr. and Mrs. WeeklyFlyer ran a deficit this year. We burned more than we earned to the tune of 877k points and miles. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just print points and miles? We burned through a little over 1.734 million points and miles. We took in a…
Award Flights To French Polynesia With Chase Ultimate Rewards, Korean Air And Other Airline Options
Since I just posted my entire trip report on French Polynesia, I received many comments and emails expressing their interest and asking me the best way to redeem points for a trip. I guess those pictures looked pretty enticing! In this post I’ll demonstrate how you can book an award ticket to French Polynesia by…
How Delta Is Handling Award Reservations Booked On Air Seychelles Code Share Flight
As I reported here, Air Seychelles announced they will terminate their 767 flight from Paris to Mahe in March of 2012. This is unfortunate news to many people who have booked the Air Seychelles code share flight with Air France through Delta SkyMiles. My good friend has an award ticket on the Air Seychelles Paris…
Air Seychelles Will Terminate Flights To Europe But There Are Other SkyTeam Options
Air Seychelles has recently announced it will terminate their flights to and from Europe. This is a result of their restructuring of its international route network. This is surprising because the flight from Paris is their second highest volume in terms of passenger traffic. This means you will no longer be able to redeem SkyMiles…
Last Leg Of French Polynesia Trip – Ritz Carlton Hotel And Delta Flight
In this post I’ll share a review of the Ritz Carlton LAX and the 777 Delta Business Elite flight from LAX back home. This post is part of a larger trip report from our two week “Year of the B†trip to French Polynesia. For our 1 night stay at the Ritz Carlton LAX we paid a competitive…
Air France’s Screws Are Not Loose, They Are Missing
On November 10th an Air France A340 left a maintenance facility in China with missing screws between the wing and fuselage. But the flight didn’t just make it to Paris before the air carrier caught the mistake, the plane made it all the way to Boston. A spokesman claims that at no time did this…
My 2011 “Year of The B” Travel Theme And Delta In-Flight Certificate Giveaway
Our 2011 travels allowed us to visit some exciting places. Professional and personal travel took us to international locations and places a little closer to home. We developed a personal travel schedule that we called our “Year of the B”. For this plan, we identified locations starting with a B and then went for it.…
French Polynesia Trip Report Part 2 – Los Angeles To French Polynesia In Air France Business Class
In this post I’ll detail the flight from LAX to PPT in Air France  Affairs (business class) and the beginning of our journey within French Polynesia with the Aremiti ferry ride from Papeete to Moorea. French Polynesia Trip Report: ATL > LAX in DL Business Class and an over night at the Andaz West Hollywood…
Demonstration On How To Use Delta Miles To Bora Bora
In this post I’ll illustrate an option to redeem Sky Miles for a trip to French Polynesia (to take a separate Air Tahiti flight to Bora Bora and Moorea) on Air France in Business class. Hub Captive Delta Flyers Struggle To Find Value In Sky Miles Its a common problem most all Delta flyers face. …