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United No Longer Displays Singapore Award Space. Here’s How to Find It
December 14, 2013
Per this thread on Flyertalk, United.com no longer displays Singapore Airlines award space. This abrupt announcement might seem like terrible news to award bookers, but it's more of an inconvenience than anything else.
United.com is the easiest way to search for Star Alliance award space. It's far from a perfect booking tool, however.
Trip Report: Austrian Business Class from Vienna to Chicago
December 14, 2013
A few months ago, I flew from Oktoberfest to the Chicago Seminars. From Munich to Vienna, I flew Lufthansa business class. From Vienna to Chicago, I flew Austrian Airlines new business class product.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG-Ou0vUnok
Overall I enjoyed Austrian Business Class.
Hurry: Last Chance to Get the 50k Mile Lufthansa Offer
December 13, 2013
The 50k mile bonus offer is back on the Lufthansa card mentioned in this post until 6/30/14.
Burn Delta Miles Now: Easy and Great Awards for Early 2014
December 13, 2013
Delta miles, an already low value type of miles, are being devalued further in 2014. The current award chart is only for flights flown by January 31, 2014. There is a separate chart for flights flown February 1 - May 31, 2014, and a third chart for flights flown from June 1, 2014 on.
For full details, see Delta’s Double Devaluation (Devalues its Devaluation) with No Notice.
The big changes are for business class awards.
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Get Your Family of Six to Hawaii with Miles (And You Should Start the Process This Week)
December 12, 2013
Update 12/17/13: The 50k mile offer on the Lufthansa card is dead.
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Anatomy of an Award: Burn United Miles for Flat Bed Lufthansa Business Class Before the Devaluation
December 11, 2013
The 50k mile bonus offer is back on the Lufthansa card mentioned in this post until 6/30/14.
US Airways Will Leave Star Alliance March 30, 2014. US Airways MasterCard Will Be Updated in January.
December 10, 2013
US Airways announced yesterday that it is leaving the Star Alliance March 30, 2014 and joining oneworld March 31, 2014 as part of its merger with American Airlines that legally closed yesterday.
US *A exit date: 3/30/14.
Get Your Own Referral Link for the Starwood Preferred Guest Cards to Earn Up to 55k Starpoints
December 10, 2013
You can earn up to 55,000 Starpoints referring your friends to open the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express and the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express, two of my favorite cards.
I got both of the cards for myself in September because Starpoints are the single most valuable mile or point on the planet.
With my 70,000 Starpoints earned so far on the cards, I plan to do a Nights &
Hurry, Lufthansa 50,000 Mile Card Offer Ends This Week
December 9, 2013
The 50k mile bonus offer is back on the Lufthansa card mentioned in this post until 6/30/14.