On a recent American Airlines business class flight from Tokyo Haneda (HND) to Los Angeles (LAX), I had a couple hours to spend at the airport before the flight. I was told at checkin, I would have access to the Sakura Lounge operated by JAL, however the lounge was closed when I arrived. Fortunately, all…
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30% Bonus Transfer Hotel Points To Cathay Pacific Extended
This promotion has been extended through February 28, 2017. If you are still looking to transfer hotel points to Asia Miles. Previously posted….Through the end of December you can “Get a 30% Bonus When Converting Your Hotel Points to Asia Miles.” The Promotion is applicable to all eligible Asia Miles members who successfully converted their hotel points from…
30% Bonus Transfer Hotel Points To Cathay Pacific
Through the end of December you can “Get a 30% Bonus When Converting Your Hotel Points to Asia Miles.” The Promotion is applicable to all eligible Asia Miles members who successfully converted their hotel points from the 15 participating hotel loyalty programmes into miles during the Promotion Period. The 30% bonus miles will be counted based on…
Freddie Awards Events In Atlanta This Week
It’s that time of year again. When all of the loyalty executives from airlines, hotel and credit card companies to name a few get together to celebrate what is otherwise the “customers choice” awards of the travel and loyalty industry. The Freddie Awards converges on the great city of Atlanta this week to celebrate the annual…
Miles Apart: Top 10 Airline Routes In The World By Distance
When Qantas launched A380 service from Sydney to Dallas/Ft. International Worth on October 1, 2014 it took over the title of the longest flight in the world based on the distance between the two airports – 13,790km (8568.7 miles). According to the Qantas Fact Sheet the airline will Qantas will operate six non-stop flights in…
How To Transfer Citi ThankYou Points To Airline Programs
Transferring Citi ThankYou points to airline or hotel loyalty programs is a relatively new feature and the options are limited to global airlines and Hilton Hotels at the moment. But there can still be value in transferring Citi ThankYou points to these partners. The process to transfer the points is straightforward and once complete, you’ll have miles…
Citi ThankYou Transfer Options Makes Points More Flexible
Citi ThankYou points have just become more valuable. They’ve now introduced the option to transfer ThankYou points into 8 global airline loyalty programs vastly expanding the use of points in your ThankYou accounts. Granted, some of these airlines are already transfer partners of American Express, like Cathay Pacific AsiaMiles, and even Singapore which is a transfer…
Flying just to fly – First Class Farewell Tour
With the impending February 1 United devaluation and a couple days off of work, I convinced my better half to embark on a First Class ‘Farewell Tour’ of some of our favorite products knowing international first class access will become significantly more challenging than it is in current form. We’ve generated a lot of great…
Is The Wing now the best Oneworld first class lounge?
Cathay Pacific’s flagship first class lounge, The Wing, at Hong Kong International recently re-opened after a 2.5 year renovation. They’ve doubled the size of their a la carte restaurant, added a Champagne bar, and have 12 shower suites and 5 cabanas including full size baths. So is The Wing now the best Oneworld First Class…
Cathay Pacific ‘First’ Impressions
I just completed my first two flights in Cathay Pacific First Class, one on a 777 and the other on the 747. Cathay First hasn’t really changed in the last several years and has been well documented by several other bloggers so I won’t rehash those aspects. I did want to share my impressions that…
Cathay Pacific First Class award availability is scary good in close…
Using miles for First Class is certainly a challenge for certain airlines ranging from “impossible” to “you still need some luck”. For example, I spent a good amount of time studying how Lufthansa opens up its First Class seats so that I could land two seats on their A380 from Frankfurt to Japan. Given the…