Europe’s aviation market is a bit of a mess, with Monarch on the cusp of closing and Air Berlin making major changes. SPG & Marriott are merged and Fozz books a flight on air!
DLD 87: With a Globetrotting Guest
- July 23, 2015
- Tagged as: awards, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, first class, podcast, rewards, SkyMiles
All sorts of changes in the past week or so with the Delta SkyMiles program, plus a special guest talking recent premium cabin travel on a handful of airlines.
DLD 83: The Allure of Older Planes
- May 28, 2015
- Tagged as: american, American Airlines, awards, Cuba, Cubana, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Japan, rewards, SkyMiles, Trip Report, United, United Airlines
Old planes sent to the graveyard and a few new apps/websites we wish were similarly fated. Plus a look at the new pseudo-award chart for SkyMiles.
DLD 82: That seems like a mistake
- May 14, 2015
- Tagged as: 787, american, American Airlines, awards, Dreamliner, Etihad, hotels, rewards, United, United Airlines, Wyndham, Wyndham Rewards
The DoT backtracks on its rules, Wyndham flattens its award chart and American Airlines has a new type in its fleet. And, if you’re special enough to the airline you might gain access to a special Twitter account. Enjoy the show!
DLD 78: The Episode of Argentine Aggression (repost)
- April 6, 2015
- Tagged as: Antartica, awards, Brazil, Chile, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, podcast, rewards, Seattle, Tokyo, United, United Airlines
Somehow a conversation about a cruise to Antarctica gets derailed by the politics of Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Because we’re awesome like that. Hacked loyalty accounts, award sales and Haneda are also on the show. Enjoy!
DLD 78: The Episode of Argentine Aggression
- April 2, 2015
- Tagged as: Antartica, awards, Brazil, Chile, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, podcast, rewards, Seattle, Tokyo, United, United Airlines
Somehow a conversation about a cruise to Antarctica gets derailed by the politics of Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Because we’re awesome like that. Hacked loyalty accounts, award sales and Haneda are also on the show. Enjoy!
How did SHARES best Sabre? Ask American Airlines and its 787 inaugural flight. Plus a lost wallet, two programs going variable on award prices and a mistake fare which raises all sorts of questions.
Changes are coming to US passports in 2016; lots of other changes before then for US airlines, hotel award searches and more.
DLD 58: Adventures in IROPS
- July 18, 2014
- Tagged as: A330neo, A380, AAdvantage, Airbus, American Airlines, awards, Etihad, Gold Passport, hyatt, jetblue, Qatar, rewards, United, United Airlines
Things don’t always go as planned. We usually recover better than others, even if there is a bit of chaos involved. Still, it is not too common that a simple round-trip requires 10-ish different bookings to make it happen. Oopsie.
If we had tried a bit harder we probably could have come up with an awesome way to run the show this week in honor of the Kentucky Derby. Instead all I did was manage…
