Reader Case Study: How to Book China Airlines A350 Business Class Between China/Hong Kong and the U.S. with Delta Miles
TD was tasked by LD with booking two award tickets from Shenzhen/Hong Kong to Honolulu for LD’s parents for next year’s Hawaii trip. In the end, they used Delta miles to book two C...
Delta International Award Sale Roundup "12/14 Update: Flash Sale on U.S.–Europe Routes Through Tomorrow, Business Class 98,000 Round Trip"
[12/13 Update] From now until the evening of 12/14, you can redeem 98,000 Delta miles + taxes and fees for round-trip business class between the U.S. and Europe, limited to Delta-o...
Virgin Atlantic Miles Guide (2): How to Redeem Delta Flights Online
Today, OneMoreDay will show you how to redeem Delta award flights directly on the Virgin Atlantic website—no more calling in....
Using Miles for U.S. Domestic Award Flights: Tips for AA and UA
If you’ve built up a good stash of miles from credit cards and everyday flying, domestic U.S. award flights can be a great redemption option in addition to international trips betw...
United MileagePlus Mileage Devalues Again, with Changes to Award Ticket Types
Today, United announced its 2017 MileagePlus mileage devaluation plan again. Last year, United removed the one-time free stopover on award tickets and replaced it with the very inc...
How to Avoid Close-in Booking Fees on Award Tickets
I recently planned two spur-of-the-moment trips and also spent some time researching airline Close-in Booking Fees. Today I’ll share how to avoid the Close-in Booking Fees on Ameri...
“Qatar Crisis”: Seven Arab Countries Cut Diplomatic Ties With Qatar, Affecting Multiple Flights
On June 5, six Arab countries—Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Yemen—almost simultaneously announced that they were cutting diplomatic ties with Q...
Introduction to Delta SkyMiles (1) - Sweet Spots for Award Redemptions [4/17 Update: Mixed-Partner Glitch Fixed T_T]
[4/8 Update] According to a post by blogger Lucky, Delta massively increased the mileage required for partner award flights on some routes without notice. For example, on U.S.-Chin...
United Oversales Incident: What Did United Do Wrong, and What Rights Do Passengers Have?
(Cover image via United Twitter) In our previous article, we covered the incident in which United forcibly removed a doctor from a plane, causing serious physical injuries. In this...
United Forces Asian Doctor Off Plane Over Overbooking
(Cover photo from United Twitter.) United recently caused another big mess on Twitter. At Chicago O'Hare Airport, a United Express flight to Louisville, Kentucky, became the scene...
Lufthansa and Cathay, American and China Southern: both are launching code-share and frequent-flyer cooperation
Cross-alliance partnerships between airlines are not unusual, and over the past couple of days, two cross-alliance pairs have announced deeper cooperation. The first is Lufthansa a...