May 2009
3 posts
We {Heart} Airlines More This Year
I’m writing this blog post from the LAX airport en route to Hawaii for a wedding. This morning en route to the Denver International Airport, I received a phone call from United informing me that my 8:30 AM flight to LAX had been canceled due to mechanical problems and I had been re-booked on the same flight tomorrow. The wedding, coincidentally, is tomorrow, so this was NOT AN OPTION. A series of...
Redeeming Miles on American Just Got Easier
American Airlines this week launched One-Way Flex Awards, which allows members of AAdvantage to book a one-way trip using miles. the cost of one segment equates to half the number of miles of a round trip award redemption (starting at 12,500 miles for travel in the U.S.) Travelers can also combine several different types of one-way awards to make up a round trip, such as booking a MileSAAver award...
Don't Let The Swine Flu Steal Your Vacation!
The initial Swine Flu alarm, exacerbated in part by the media, has died down as businesses in Mexico reopen and the United States officially reverses a mandate that required schools with even one infected student be shut down. It appears now that the “H1H1” virus may not be nearly as potent and is less likely to lead to a pandemic (infecting up to 2 billion people worldwide).
The newest numbers...