Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
Back in November, Iberia announced that it had plans to launch two new routes between Madrid and the United States from April 2022. The new routes were to serve Dallas and Washington D.C. but at the time of the original announcement no schedule informa…
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Reminder: Marriott Bonvoy eliminates award charts & moves to dynamic pricing next month
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
Towards the end of October last year, Marriott dropped the bombshell news that it was planning to make significant changes to how the Bonvoy program works, and now that we’re only a couple of weeks away from the month in which the changes will be made,…
JetBlue to add 30 more Airbus A220-300 aircraft to its fleet
Written by Economy Class & Beyond @ BoardingArea
JetBlue is doubling down on its fleet renewal, with the airline signing for a further 30 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. JetBlue Airbus A220 taking off – Image, Airbus. The airline has confirmed it will exercise its option to add 30 additional Airbus A220-3…
The new Emirates lounge dedicated to unaccompanied minors
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
In recent years, a number of airlines have stopped offering dedicated services for unaccompanied minors but Emirates appears to be bucking that trend with the announcement of a new Dubai lounge for the exclusive use of young passengers who are travelin…
Sushi Etiquette: How To Dine Omakase Properly
Written by God Save The Points @ BoardingArea
Sorry, no rainbow rolls here… The world is reopening, cities are too, and that means incredible, in person omakase dinners are officially on the way. If…
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Is The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card “Dead” Now, Or Better Than Ever?
Written by God Save The Points @ BoardingArea
Let’s be clear from the start: the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card changed travel rewards forever. Even if you don’t have the card, features on cards you…
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BA changed Avios earning on AA from 1 January 2022 – who noticed?
Written by Miles from Blighty @ BoardingArea
AA fare classes have long earned less Avios than the same BA fare class. This was fixed on 1 January 2022 without a fanfare.
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Possibly just weeks left to lock-in a great IHG Rewards credit card pairing (select cardholders)
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
ln a little over 6 weeks’ time, the IHG Rewards Club Premier Card will be getting refreshed and the good news is that the changes that are being made are almost entirely positive. The less good news is that it looks like once the changes go live, a gre…
Buy Flying Blue Miles from just 1.56 cents each (new 100% bonus)
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
Flying Blue is running another mileage sale and the program appears to be keeping with its recent policy of offering a bonus of up to 100%. Before last year, the better points sales that we saw Flying Blue running only offered bonuses of up to 75% so t…
Hyatt’s category changes – a look at the numbers
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
Yesterday, Hyatt announced its hotel category changes for 2022 and the headline news was far from good. The big takeaway was that a number of highly aspirational Hyatt properties will soon cost a lot more, in points, than they do right now and that Hya…
Big price rises ahead for public transport in London
Written by Economy Class & Beyond @ BoardingArea
It seems that the inevitable is happening – with the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan having to raise fares across Transport for London’s (TfL) services. London Underground S Stock train at Farringdon – Image, Economy Class and Beyond The changes will kick i…
Norse Atlantic Airways targets Second Quarter 2022 Start-Up
Written by Economy Class & Beyond @ BoardingArea
Norse Atlantic Airways is edging closer to launch, with the airline planning to start ticket sales soon. The airline is moving towards something rather important – selling tickets for flights The airline aims to launch ticket sales by the end of March …
Aer Lingus is resuming non-stop flights to Miami (Business Class awards available)
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
Aer Lingus has announced that it plans to restart non-stop flights between Dublin and Miami later this year and as long as this plan isn’t upended by an unexpected turn of events courtesy of the coronavirus, this should be good news for fans of Avios w…
Devaluation: Hyatt announces award category changes for 2022
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
The World of Hyatt has just announced that 146 of its properties will be changing award categories in a little over a month’s time and while the changes are pretty evenly split between properties moving up a category and properties moving down, it’s in…
World of Hyatt is still offering points in exchange for expired certificates
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
This is a post to remind World of Hyatt members that if you can’t find an economical or worthwhile use for a Hyatt free night certificate, there’s no need to make a booking for the sake of it or to watch the certificate go to waste – Hyatt will often b…
British Airways increases surcharges on most Business Class long-haul bookings (ex. UK)
Written by Traveling For Miles @ BoardingArea
If you’re a British Airways flyer based in the United States, the airline showed its disdain for your loyalty a little while ago when it increased the surcharges for award travel originating on this side of the pond without any notice. Now, in what app…
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (12th/13th February)
Written by Economy Class & Beyond @ BoardingArea
It’s that time of the week again, where I’m a day behind schedule and exhaustion is a thing in life. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunglight, Wirral. Shot New Years Day (well, its better tha…
Discover How to stay safe backpacking in Central America
Written by From Miles to Smiles @ BoardingArea
I am planning an extended trip to Central America and one thing that keeps cropping up is safety. The web is rife with stories of muggings, rapes, petty theft and worse. But is this just clickbait, press scaremongering or fake news? Should I really be …
Help, I’m Killing The Hotel Industry And I Can’t Stop!
Written by God Save The Points @ BoardingArea
This post serves two purposes: a confession, and a warning. The confession is that as much as I love points, I love “perfect” trips more. The…
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Great Deal: 15% Off Iberia Gift Cards (Use For Cheap Flights)
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Sure, 15% off a coffee is nice, but it’s when you get to the bigger purchases that a discount really shows its might. Depending on the…
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