One of the big mistakes people make booking awards is to assume that when you want to travel you go to your frequent flyer program's website and enter where you're flying from, where you're going to, and you'll be presented with your options. If ...

Cathay Pacific Business Class Award Space Wide Open to and from Asia and more...  In This Issue...  Cathay Pacific Business Class Award Space Wide Open to and from Asia  DEAL: 40% Off Briggs & Riley Hard Side 4 Wheel Checked Bag  Passengers Told to Sit in the Lavatory, and Elite Status After One Flight  Talk About an American Airlines Incident That Got Out of Hand  Cheap Air China Roundtrip First Class 75,000 Mile Award Tickets Going Away Tuesday  How to Avoid Amazon Prime’s Big Price Increase – Lock In Current Rates Indefinitely  More Recent Articles Cathay Pacific Business Class Award Space Wide Open to and from Asia One of the big mistakes people make booking awards is to assume that when you want to travel you go to your frequent flyer program's website and enter where you're flying from, where you're going to, and you'll be presented with your options. If you go to the American Airlines website and say you want to go to Bangkok there will be no availability, ever. And that's not because there's no availability, although that's what most people assume it means. Continue reading Cathay Pacific Business Class Award Space Wide Open to and from Asia...          • Email to a friend •   DEAL: 40% Off Briggs & Riley Hard Side 4 Wheel Checked Bag Briggs & Riley is one of the better luggage brands, I have two of their bags. They have a lifetime warranty, and stand behind it the way that Tumi used to years ago. The Briggs & Riley Torq Hardside 29" 4 Wheel Spinner is 40% off right now at Amazon, so $569 $339. It's available in three colors at this price. Continue reading DEAL: 40% Off Briggs & Riley Hard Side 4 Wheel Checked Bag...          • Email to a friend •   Passengers Told to Sit in the Lavatory, and Elite Status After One Flight A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Passengers Told to Sit in the Lavatory, and Elite Status After One Flight...          • Email to a friend •   Talk About an American Airlines Incident That Got Out of Hand Thursday night's American Airlines Raleigh - Washington National flight, AA5580, got out of hand. Two women sitting next to each other on the Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet got into each others' personal space. One woman describing herself as "fat" says her seat opponent was unhappy she was spilling over into the next seat. Continue reading Talk About an American Airlines Incident That Got Out of Hand...          • Email to a friend •   Cheap Air China Roundtrip First Class 75,000 Mile Award Tickets Going Away Tuesday That's literally a 114% increase for business class and 167% increase for first class. Search Air China award space on the United, Aeroplan, or LifeMiles sites and then ring up Virgin to book. Have them set up the award over the phone and then transfer points online while you wait with the agent to issue tickets. I've only ever booked roundtrip but reportedly one ways are now possible. Continue reading Cheap Air China Roundtrip First Class 75,000 Mile Award Tickets Going Away Tuesday...          • Email to a friend •   How to Avoid Amazon Prime’s Big Price Increase – Lock In Current Rates Indefinitely On May 11 Amazon is raising the cost of Prime from $99 to $119 -- a 20% hike on their 100 million members. I get value out of it at $10 a month, but I'd rather pay less. There are several discount programs - and a way to lock in current pricing indefinitely, too. Continue reading How to Avoid Amazon Prime’s Big Price Increase – Lock In Current Rates Indefinitely...          • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles 6 Things I Love About the British Airways Visa China Now Regulating US Airline Speech, Threatens United and American Grumpy Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants and Passenger Told to Burn Checked Luggage You're Getting Hosed By the Big Airlines In the New FAA Bill and You Don't Even Know It       Safely Unsubscribe • Archives • Preferences • Contact • Subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC • 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123 • Sudbury, MA 01776, USA