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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Really Good Australia Business Class Award Availability This Winter and more...

Qantas is notoriously stingy with award space. And US-Australia awards are notoriously tough to get. It's a long flight, business class does sell, and increasingly airlines are putting smaller Boeing 787s on the route rather than planes that might have ...

Really Good Australia Business Class Award Availability This Winter and more...


Really Good Australia Business Class Award Availability This Winter

Qantas is notoriously stingy with award space. And US-Australia awards are notoriously tough to get. It's a long flight, business class does sell, and increasingly airlines are putting smaller Boeing 787s on the route rather than planes that might have excess seats for sale. Getting to and from Australia during winter is even harder.

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Passenger Head Butts a Flight Attendant Before Being Put in a Choke Hold

On Friday night an easyJet passenger on a delayed Paris - Mallorca flight headbutted a flight attendant. He was pinned to the ground, before being removed.

This all happened after four rowdy passengers had been removed from the flight. It's the fifth one that "launched the attack."

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Man Calls Cops on Passenger Eating Burrito and Phoenix Sells Sheraton to Marriott

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.

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That Was Fast: United Will Stop Flying Los Angeles – Singapore on Route’s One Year Anniversary

United just launched non-stop Los Angeles - Singapore service at the end of October. They've been flying with a Boeing 787-9 using old business class seats.

United will be dropping Los Angeles – Singapore on that route's one year anniversary, and adding a second San Francisco non-stop.

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How to Upgrade Your Current Card to the New Hyatt Visa

Over half a dozen people have asked me today how to upgrade their existing Hyatt Visa to the new World Of Hyatt Credit Card.

I'm a current Hyatt Visa cardmember, I haven't been using it much for spending over the past year, but that's going to change once I can get my hands on the new card.

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8 Reasons to Like the Citi American AAdvantage Credit Card

In general I think American Airlines cards are a really good deal (1) for their initial offer, and (2) if you fly the airline regularly but not enough for elite status, to get better treatment when you travel. Here are (8) things to consider about the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard®.

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Delta Raises Roundtrip Europe Business Awards to 164,000 Miles

Last month I asked why people still collect SkyMiles. There has to be some limit to how much programs can devalue their currency.

Truly the only reason I care what Delta charges for awards is because other airline executives think people at Delta are smarter, and blindly copy what Delta does. And because higher Delta pricing may make those executives feel they have headroom in their own award pricing.

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