The Nicest Commercial Cabin is the Etihad First Class Residence and You Can Book it with Miles

Etihad has announced that its new A380s, which will begin flying this year, will have a three-room Residence for up to two passengers.

How to Get to Europe in Business Class This Summer for 31,250 Miles

Flying Blue--the loyalty program of Air France/KLM, Air Europa, Kenya Airways, and TAROM--has released its newest Promo Awards that let you fly in Business Class this summer from Washington DC to anywhere in Europe for as little as 31,250 miles each way plus fuel surcharges.

There are also discounted Promo awards from other North American cities to Europe in other cabins.

Flying Blue is a 1:1 transfer partner of Membership Rewards and Starpoints.

What cities are these Promo Awards good for?
How do you book a Promo Award?

Lufthansa Card’s 50,000 Mile Bonus Means Roundtrip to Europe for $160

Update July 1, 2014:

The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.

Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &

Airlines Not Offering the Best Deal on Their Own Credit Cards

The offers for the cards listed in this post have expired, so their links have been removed.

SriLankan Airlines Joins oneworld, Searchable on BA.com

SriLankan Airlines has joined oneworld, which means its flights are now bookable with US Airways, American Airlines, and British Airways miles.

SriLankan award space is now searchable and bookable at ba.com.

Free Giveaway Friday: Free Award Booking for Someone with Lufthansa Miles

Update July 1, 2014:

The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.

Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &

The Best Lufthansa Routes for Last Second Premium Award Space

Update July 1, 2014:

The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.

Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &

British Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, and American First Class on the Same Award to Australia for 140k Miles Roundtrip

Tuesday news broke that US Airways is not collecting fuel surcharges on British Airways flights on award tickets, which is surprising since American Airlines and British Airways have long collected fuel surcharges on British Airways flights.

US Airways miles are the most valuable miles around because of:

US Airways' very cheap award chart
US Airways' impressive roster of partners including surcharge-free British Airways
US Airways' lax routing rules on award tickets

Combining those three elements, I just put on hold a US Airways award from New York to Sydney with a stopover in Hong Kong one direction for 140k US

US Airways MasterCard Now Offering 40k Bonus Miles

This card offer has expired so its links have been removed.