# oneworld
My Long-Awaited Trip to Easter Island
Every time I flip through travel magazines, Easter Island frequently appears in the photos or articles, and over time it has become a must-see place I’ve wanted to explore for myse...
Asia Miles New User Bonus: 8,000 Cathay Pacific Miles (8/21 Update: Only for Hong Kong and Macau Members)
Today, the campaign organizer quietly added a regional restriction on the promotion page. This promotion is only open to members in Hong Kong and Macau. Pretty sneaky....
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...
Introduction to Cathay Pacific’s Asia Miles (1): U.S.–China Round Trips and U.S.–Europe Round Trips
[Updated 1/17] From now through January 31, selected Cathay Pacific flights departing from or arriving in Hong Kong can be booked with Asia Miles at a 20% discount. This is especia...
AA devaluation is almost here — what should we do?
Readers who follow this blog probably already know that AA will start using its new award chart on March 22, with a big increase in the miles required for premium-cabin awards betw...
The Best Backup After the BA Devaluation: Iberia Plus Avios
About three weeks have passed since the February 2 British Airways (BA) Avios devaluation. After the devaluation, the old sweet spot—4,500 Avios for short AA flights of 650 miles o...
"2/1 Aircraft Update" AA’s Last-Minute Pre-Devaluation Frenzy: Premium Cabin Award Space Opens Wide on U.S.-China Routes, Plus JAL First Class Availability
As AA miles will start devaluing on March 22, one-way business class between the U.S. and China will increase from 55,000 to 70,000 miles, and first class will jump from 67,500 to...
Review: oneworld Business Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
Located in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), this oneworld business-class lounge is branded by Qantas (QF), Cathay Pacific (...
AA Releases Plenty of Peak Summer Award Space to/from Shanghai — First Come, First Served!
AA miles are a great sweet spot for redeeming business class awards between the U.S. and China: just 55,000 AA miles one way, compared with 70,000/80,000 one way using UA miles or...
Booking a U.S.–China Business Class Award: AA One-Way in Practice
A real-world business class award booking experience, starting from a second-tier city in China and ending in a second-tier city in the U.S. Just when it seemed impossible, a new o...
Big Time for Savers: ANA/JAL Waive Fuel Surcharges (YQ) Starting December 1
For years, fuel surcharges have been the biggest enemy of using points to book award tickets. Recently, ANA and JAL announced that they will remove fuel surcharges starting Decembe...