Air Canada's Aeroplan, a Star Alliance member, is offering a 30% bonus transferring in points from hotel programs through December 11. This is one of the most lucrative regular points conversion bonuses -- but this time there are changes. Continue ...

Turn 139,231 Points into 2 Business Class Roundtrips to Europe and more...  In This Issue...  Turn 139,231 Points into 2 Business Class Roundtrips to Europe  Emirates Brand New First Class Launches December 1, Destinations Revealed  Air France KLM Flying Blue’s New Revenue-Based Earn and Burn: Convoluted and Less Valuable  Saudi Arabia Commandeered the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh for Use as a Prison  The Chicago O’Hare T3-T5 Shuttle is a Giant Cluster  Free Breakfasts, Upgrades & Deals At Luxury Hotels (inc Hyatt, Hilton, SPG, Marriott & Four Seasons)  Quick and Easy 1000 Free Marriott Points  Review: Priority Pass Access to Minute Suites Philadelphia  More Recent Articles Turn 139,231 Points into 2 Business Class Roundtrips to Europe Air Canada's Aeroplan, a Star Alliance member, is offering a 30% bonus transferring in points from hotel programs through December 11. This is one of the most lucrative regular points conversion bonuses -- but this time there are changes. Continue reading Turn 139,231 Points into 2 Business Class Roundtrips to Europe...          • Email to a friend •   Emirates Brand New First Class Launches December 1, Destinations Revealed Emirates new first class on the Boeing 777 will shrink from 8 seats -- two rows in a 1-2-1 configuration -- down to 6 seats, 2 rows in a 1-1-1 configuration. The existing suite debuted in 2003. The new Emirates product will be revealed November 12th at the Dubai Airshow but we now know that it will launch in service on December 1 from Dubai to: Continue reading Emirates Brand New First Class Launches December 1, Destinations Revealed...          • Email to a friend •   Air France KLM Flying Blue’s New Revenue-Based Earn and Burn: Convoluted and Less Valuable Now Air France KLM Flying Blue has formally announced details of its new program which goes into effect April 1, 2018. And they're both convoluted and I expect destructive of value -- but we don't yet know how destructive. Reportedly Flying Blue has a goal with their changes of increasing revenue from the program by 15%. They've revealed that while they sometimes talk about 31 million members of the program, there are 15 million active members that can be communicated with and about 1.5 million elites, and that all members redeem about 400,000 award tickets per year. Continue reading Air France KLM Flying Blue’s New Revenue-Based Earn and Burn: Convoluted and Less Valuable...          • Email to a friend •   Saudi Arabia Commandeered the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh for Use as a Prison Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has made a bold move to consolidate power, arresting senior princes, the wealthy, and former government leaders under the banner of a new anti-corruption campaign. The group that was arrested included Prince al-Waleed bin Talal who is the largest individual shareholder in Citigroup, the second largest shareholder in 21st Century Fox, and owner of the Four Seasons George V in Paris. Continue reading Saudi Arabia Commandeered the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh for Use as a Prison...          • Email to a friend •   The Chicago O’Hare T3-T5 Shuttle is a Giant Cluster Chicago O'Hare started offering a bus between terminal 3 and terminal 5. In theory this should save a lot of time for American Airlines passengers in terminal 3 transferring to international airlines departing terminal 5. (United passengers from terminal 1 could walk over to terminal 3 to take the bus if they wished.) The bus was supposed to run from 8:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at least that's how it was announced. Except that it doesn't. Continue reading The Chicago O’Hare T3-T5 Shuttle is a Giant Cluster...          • Email to a friend •   Free Breakfasts, Upgrades & Deals At Luxury Hotels (inc Hyatt, Hilton, SPG, Marriott & Four Seasons) Did you know that you can get free breakfasts, room upgrades and $100 of in-hotel credit if you book through a specific website or luxury travel advisor? This is over and above your usual status benefits that you get when you book stays in these hotels. There are several great ways to book stays at nicer hotels -- better than booking with the hotel directly. Continue reading Free Breakfasts, Upgrades & Deals At Luxury Hotels (inc Hyatt, Hilton, SPG, Marriott & Four Seasons)...          • Email to a friend •   Quick and Easy 1000 Free Marriott Points Marriott will give you 1000 points for answering a simple question on Twitter. Here's the answer. Continue reading Quick and Easy 1000 Free Marriott Points...          • Email to a friend •   Review: Priority Pass Access to Minute Suites Philadelphia Priority Pass was always a useful tool though it used to be much more under the radar. Now it comes with myriad premium credit cards, and with complimentary access not just the cardmember but for guests in many cases as well. One of the interesting options included with Priority Pass is access to the 'Minute Suites' facilities -- in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and both locations (terminals A and D) at Dallas Fort-Worth. Continue reading Review: Priority Pass Access to Minute Suites Philadelphia...          • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles Miles are Still More Important Than Revenue — Even at United, Delta, and American Etihad First Class Award Booking Trick is Back – Use Your American Miles Now       Click here to safely unsubscribe from "View from the Wing." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.