I missed Delta’s big opening day with the JFK T4 terminal earlier this year. But I saw from other reviews that the food options in the lounge were a fairly significant improvement over what was previously available. We’ve just got word from Delta that they are expanding the food options even further in the Sky…
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British Airways First Class Swag Giveaway
I recently had the chance to experience British Airways First Class and shared my “First Impressions” on the product. This was my first chance to fly in their new First Class seats. I chose 2A and settled into a long day time flight. As a result of the day time flight, I never used the…
Triple Delta Miles At Radisson Through September 30, 2013
Delta and Radisson have teamed up to offer hotel guests the chance to earn triple Delta miles on qualifying Radisson stays this summer. Radisson is part of the Club Carlson program and members who also have the Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature® Card can redeem their points and receive the last night free. Now…
Tasting Notes From Delta’s DC SkyClub
By now everyone has heard about Delta’s latest enhancement, the increase in award prices across the board for Business Elite. But thanks to another enhancement (to their Sky Club complimentary drink menu) I’ve been keeping tasting notes on the various complimentary options in the Sky Clubs. What I’ve found is that it will pay dividends…
Earn 300 AAdvantage Miles Per Car Rental Day With Avis
From now through November 30, 2013, Avis members can earn AAdvantage miles with qualifying rentals at 6x the normal earning rate. The promotion essentially offers 300 AAdvantage miles per day up to a maximum of 5 days at a time. This offer is valid through November 30, 2013. How To Earn 300 AAdvantage Miles Per…
Did You Win A Free AwardWallet Plus Upgrade?
I’ve shared how AwardWallet has help me simplify my ability to track points and miles by centralizing all of my accounts in one place. It’s a great service that we ourselves use. So we gave our readers a chance to win one of two codes to upgrade to an AwardWallet Plus account. Ever since I joined AwardWallet they’ve…
Huge Changes To Delta & Asiana Airlines Announced
A few airline updates have been announced in the last few days and they haven’t been all good news. Delta Increases Their Business Elite Award Prices As has been reported in a few other places, Delta will increase the amount of miles they require for award flights that fly after June 1, 2014. This isn’t…
I Feel Terrible – Delta DC 9 Flight Pictures
I feel terrible. The other day I shared with readers a chance to select my First Class seat courtesy of Delta Platinum Medallion status on what would possibly be my last DC 9-50 flight ever. The results were overwhelming in support of seat 3A. This is likely because the last row available (row 4) gets…
Starwood Crossover Rewards With Delta
Did you know you can earn Delta SkyMiles with a Starwood hotel stay AND earn Starwood Starpoints? Simply register with Starwood Crossover Rewards and Delta Airlines. Then you can start earning points and miles for hotel stays at Starwood or flights with Delta. Just register, fly or stay and earn points and miles. It’s that…
Delta’s Irresistible Breakfast…that ruined my day
Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for breakfast on the road. I first fell for Delta’s First Class Omelette and it was good. I find it so hard to resist eating a tasty breakfast when it is right in front of you. In the past I’ve been known to partake in Delta’s 777 breakfast…
Earn 3,000 jetBlue TrueBlue Points With Rocketmiles Newest Partner
Rocketmiles, the hotel booking site that offers members a way to increase the amount of airline miles they earn with hotel stays, has announced a new partner and with it, a 3,000 point bonus offer for new accounts. Hotel bookings made through Rocketmiles allow members to earn thousands of miles for reservations booked through Rocketmiles.…
Is The American Airlines Purchase Miles Deal A Good One?
American Airlines has a limited time offer where members can purchase miles at up to a 25% discount and potentially receive a 2,000 mile bonus. But is it a good deal? The discount promotion runs from August 6, 2013 through August 30, 2013 but in order to receive the 2,000 bonus miles you’ll need to…
AwardWallet Plus Giveaway And New Features
I’ve shared how AwardWallet has help me simplify my ability to track points and miles by centralizing all of my accounts in one place. Ever since I joined AwardWallet they’ve continued make enhancements that make their application the go-to application for tracking points, miles and now travel plans. They’ve recently added the ability to track…
Delta UPs Their Food – New Business Elite Express Meal
Looks like Delta is UPing their in-flight food. I already think Delta’s meals are pretty great in the forward cabin. I should know, as not long ago, I had over 4 meals on a Delta plane in 1 week! So improved in-flight food offerings are always a plus in my book. But now Delta has…
My “Vintage” DC 9 First Class Seat Selection…Next Week
A fellow Boarding Area blogger over at Frequently Flying shares vintage seat maps from older / retired airplanes. Its a way to see how seats used to be configured or remember your days flying an older airplane. In his latest one he asked what seat would you choose in the vintage DC9 seat map. My…
Did You Win A United Beverage Voucher From Points, Miles & Martinis?
United Airlines offers a variety of complimentary beverages on select flights to select cabins. They aren’t free for all cabins, but if you have the mighty United Beverage Voucher you’ll be able to order a complimentary beverage of choice. We are giving away 5 beverage vouchers to our readers that I received from  a recent…
Your Upgrade Is Now Confirmed – And How To Check Your Upgrade Priority Level
Does your heart skip a beat when you get an email like the one below? I have to admit, mine doesn’t, by I do get a little excited when I get the email. The first thing I do is log in or scroll down the email to see which flight is confirmed to have a…
British Airways 4,500 One-Way Award, Doubling Your Point Value, And Combining Accounts
We fell in love with British Airways Avios points after our first short haul award redemption. Not only are the points good for short haul and long haul awards, the British Airways Avios program offers great value. From no foreign transaction fees, to combining family accounts to earning a Travel Together Ticket (that allows a…
Delta’s “Other Transcon” Service – 777 Business Elite From Los Angeles
After check-in at the Delta counter at LAX, I decided to head over to the Alaska Airlines Boardroom in LAX. This would put me closer to the gate where Delta parks their 777 at LAX. It also gave me a chance to relax in the lounge before this early morning flight in Delta’s internationally configured Business…
More Exciting News About Delta’s Transcon & Business Elite Service
I have to admit it, I’m pretty excited about Delta’s recent news they will roll out new Business Elite seats starting in the spring of 2014 to their “transcon” service operated by 757 planes. I’ve flown their existing 757, 767, 777 and A330 Business Elite products on domestic routes in the past. They are all…