Keeping you up to date on the latest news in the travel space
You know how something seemingly simple can bother you to no end. This was that simple thing. For the longest time you could not use your Chase Ultimate rewards to book a rental car one-way. I think I might book a one-way rental for therapeutic reasons since this bugged me for so long (read: Amex […]
Read more "Finally: Chase Ultimate Rewards Travel Center Now Allows You to Book One-Way Rental Cars"Love or hate them, Southwest is making big waves with their Hawaii announcement. As expected, there are plenty of online comments from the typical “air greyhound” folks reiterating how they will never fly Southwest for 6 hours straight. I am fine with that, the rest of us will enjoy the free checked bags and better […]
Read more "Southwest Airlines is Heading to Hawaii – Here is What We Know"I love Catalina Island, I’ve been twice in the last eight years and I wouldn’t hesitate to go back. A 45 minute high-speed ferry from Newport Beach will run you $75~ round-trip. That sounds like a lot but consider the savings of not renting a car or paying to park once you arrive. New hotel […]
Read more "New Hotel Option For Redeeming Points on Catalina Island, CA"What is better than a new Alaska Airlines partnership? I say cheaper award flights to Hawaii! Singapore Airline’s KrisFlyer program finally launched their award chart (PDF) when flying solely on Alaska Airlines. There are some sweet-spots as well as some confusing language, let’s try to sort it out. Hawaii for 11.5k one-way If this chart […]
Read more "A New Option For Hawaii One-Way Flights Starting at 11,500 Miles Via Alaska Airlines – Singapore Airlines"This is not good, I am a Southwest loyalist and this makes me upset. Alyssa and I have held Companion Pass for the last three-or-so years and it has saved us thousands of dollar… er.. points. At some point last month, Southwest decided to retire their Getaway map search tool. Why? I have no clue, […]
Read more "Southwest Just Killed The Flight Map Search On Their Site – Getaway Finder"Do you have $26,000 to spare? Do you want to spend it on a round-trip in Emirates first class to Dubai? Brace yourself for ULTIMATE luxury. Emirate First Class When you spend $26,000 on a flight, what are your expectations? Caviar? On-board showers? Expensive champagne? Emirates provides all those things for the low-low […]
Read more "Video: Emirates Flight Attendant Caught Pouring Champagne Back Into The Bottle"As a Phoenix native I must say this is long overdue. Phoenix just took away the 5th position from Philadelphia for overall city population in the US. Yes, Phoenix is now the 5th largest city in the country. Mind you this is not metro population, but within the city limits, to which Philly would win. […]
Read more "New International Route – Phoenix to Frankfurt, Germany Launching 2018 – Condor Airlines"