New oneworld Alliance member: Alaska Airlines

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Alaska Airlines announced huge news the past few days: they will finally join the oneworld alliance. Alaska has been rumoured to join the alliance for a very long time now, mainly because they partner with a lot of oneworld carriers, so naturally, they would fit into the alliance the best. After years of speculation and […]

Flying Qatar Airways Qsuites Business Class

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Qatar Airways revolutionised Business Class a few years ago when they introduced Qsuites – their newest Business Class featuring your own, private suite with a door. Some airlines quickly tried to copy this concept, but thankfully they will never come close to offering the soft and hard product that Qatar Airways offers – true luxury. […]

The Best Business Class Experiences

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When redeeming your hard-earned miles, you always want to redeem for the most aspirational and incredible Business Class or First Class experience. The best ways to redeem miles include those itineraries that maximise routing rules, airlines, layovers, stopovers, etc. For example, why redeem miles for a Business Class flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong […]

Redeeming Alaska Miles for Intra-Europe Travel

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Seattle’s hometown airline, Alaska Airlines, is in a unique position. The airline is not a member of any major airline alliance but has airline partners from major alliances. Furthermore, there are increasing rumours of Alaska Airlines joining the oneworld alliance as the airline has the most airline partners from that alliance. The one major downside […]

Redeeming Alaska Airlines Miles on Qantas

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  Alaska Airlines has been partners with Qantas Airways for quite some time – which means you can earn and redeem Alaska Airlines miles on Qantas flights. Alaska sometimes also has bonus miles promotions for travel on Qantas (QF). QF is the flag-carrier of Australia and transports people to/from/around the wonderful country in the South […]

Redeeming Points for Cash Ticket vs. Award Ticket

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  Transferable points from banks remain one of the most type of flexible rewards – because you can usually use them in an unlimited number of ways including transferring to airlines and hotels. There are, of course, other ways including redeeming them for cash back or gift cards (something you should never do). Most banks […]

American Airlines AAdvantage Country-Based Sweetspots

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American Airlines’ AAdvantage frequent flyer program is one of my favourites. Being able to redeem AA miles for travel on Etihad Airways or Qatar Airways and their fantastic First Class and Business Class products is the main reason why I love AAdvantage. While American Airlines miles are a bit harder to collect than United Airlines […]

oneworld: An Alliance Overview

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  Star Alliance remains the world’s #1 airline alliance in terms of passenger benefits, airlines, loyalty, etc. The world’s next important airline alliance is oneworld. While oneworld is certainly not as big as Star Alliance, it remains the world’s second most important airline alliance in terms of connecting people and ideas all over the world. […]

American Airlines AAdvantage Award Transit Rules

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  The American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer program is one of the best in the oneworld alliance. While AA does have high mileage prices for some regions, the program is still worth looking into – especially when flying to Asia, the South Pacific, the Middle East, or the Indian Subcontinent. Sadly, AA miles are not the […]

Understanding International First Class Award Space

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International First Class is the best way to redeem frequent flyer miles. Not Business Class, Premium Economy Class, or Economy Class. The main reason being that airlines price International First Class usually at over $10,000 USD per round-trip ticket, making it an excellent use of your miles. International Business Class is priced at around $3,000 […]