Monthly Archives for October 2016.
Enter the Carlson Hotels “Trip of a Lifetime” sweepstakes by November 30, 2016, for a chance to win the grand prize: a 10-day trip to India, including air to and within India, hotels, ground transportation, tours, some meals, and a check for $2,200. To enter, provide the requested contact information (name, email, etc.) on the…
If you’re among the many air travelers who believe that the airlines have conspired to keep airfares high by restraining capacity growth, you’re about to have that suspicion reality-checked in a court of law. Late last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., overruled objections by the airlines and gave the go-ahead to a class-action…
Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week. If it was a good deal—or a notably bad deal—from an airline, hotel, or car rental loyalty program, you can read all about it here, and plan your travel accordingly. Do We Need Kids-Free Seating…
On February 28, 2017, at the stroke of midnight, Hyatt’s current loyalty program, Gold Passport, will be terminated. That’s right: terminated. As in, the end. Kaput. The program’s 20 million members needn’t worry that their points will be lost, however. Gold Passport will simply be replaced by a new program, World of Hyatt, on March…
Planning a visit to the South Pacific? These bonuses for American flights can make the trip a more lucrative one. Offer Details American AAdvantage members can earn up to 50,000 bonus miles for flights between the U.S. and Australia or New Zealand, booked by December 31 and completed between February 1, 2017, and May 31,…
Love ’em or hate ’em, most travelers would agree that kids on a plane can make for a stressful flight experience. They scream. They cry. They kick the seatbacks. They do what kids normally do. Which, in the tight confines of a commercial jet, can be downright torturous to those around them. Reactions to such…
If the results of a new study of mice by scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the University of Bristol in England prove to be extendable to humans, the end of jet lag may be in sight. Working with the theory that oxygen plays a key role in keeping mammals’ circadian…
Want an upgrade from the commercial air-travel experience? That’s an easy one: Of course you do. We all do. Got more Delta frequent-flyer miles than the Secretary of State of a first-world nation? Now we’ve limited our universe of prospects to the travel world’s 1 Percenters. The few. The brave. The perpetually jet-lagged. But they…
Yesterday, Delta’s lowest-priced business-class award ticket for travel between the U.S. and India was 70,000 miles each way. Today, it’s 97,500 miles. That’s an increase of 39 percent. Talk about inflation! And, adding insult to injury, the price increase was made with no notice to SkyMiles members. This is hardly the first unannounced award-price increase…
If New York has its way, the popular accommodations-sharing company Airbnb will be toast. Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law that would outlaw the bulk of Airbnb bookings, levying fines between $1,000 and $7,500 on anyone who advertised for rent most apartments for fewer than 30 days. New York is Airbnb’s…
There’s an intriguing theory, fully articulated by the liberal filmmaker Michael Moore, circulating on the Internet that Donald Trump has no real interest in winning the race for President. Rather, the theory goes, Trump’s true goal is to enhance his personal brand, in the process driving more business to his current portfolio of enterprises and…