The endless saga of Air Berlin and their frequent flier program Topbonus enters yet another chapter as members just received a mailer announcing they can now collect miles again and even redeem them.
Unfortunately the redemption is limited to vouchers for various products and travel services that come with lots of drawbacks and could be perceived as a bad joke at best.
This weeks Whine Wednesday is about the rather mediocre hotel standards in North America which are always quite apparent when coming back after spending extensive time in Asia or even Europe.
I’ve had a reservation for a one week stay at the Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Vancouver which I ended up cancelling on the spot after a brief look at the room which was offered to me as an ‘upgrade’.
Bangkok Airways has decided to open up a new regional route to up and coming holiday destination in Vietnam – Phu Quoc (PQC).
The airline is going to fly the route four times a week on ATR on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Shangri-La’s Golden Circle has launched new Less-Is-More-promotion for discounted awards for stays between September 1 – November 30, 2017, that are booked by October 31.
Members can book standard rooms for 25% off, Club rooms at 30% off, and Executive Suites at 40% off.
Few LoyaltyLobby readers have sent me message about when can they expect to see the brand bonuses from the Marriott Rewards Infinite Points MegaBonus posted to their accounts that ended on September 4.
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Airlines operating from New Zealand’s Auckland airport have been facing challenges over the past few days and will continue until the burst pipeline has been fixed sometime next week.
The airlines are supplied only 30% of the normal capacity at the Auckland and have been told to refuel at other ports or cancel their flights. Emirates is refueling their Auckland flights in Melbourne, Air New Zealand is canceling some flights and other airlines are refueling at other airports in Australia and pacific.
Le Club AccorHotels has launched a new promotion for stays in South America that are both consumed and booked between October 3 – November 30, 2017.
Le Club AccorHotels that book stay minimum of two nights will earn triple points at any of the participating hotels.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to British Airways basic season round trip instant purchase fares between San Francisco and Amsterdam.
SPG releases its weekly Hot Escapes list every Wednesday. This is a selection of hotels around the world that are discounted anywhere from 20% 15% (sometimes up to 70% off) + an additional 5% off for SPG members.
The hotel listing has the lowest member prices for the next 6 weeks. The availability and the price can vary from date to date.
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit parts of Mexico this week and destroyed vital infrastructure including parts of Mexico City International Airport that had to close/ limit operations for the past days.
All facilities had to be evaluated for structural integrity before the airport was able to resume operations as of this afternoon while many parts of the city itself still show heavy signs of destruction.
Hilton Honors has launched new bonus points promotion for stays in Asia-Pacific between October 1 – December 31, 2017.
Members that pay using Visa affiliated credit cards will earn double points for their stays during the promotional period.
Le Club AccorHotels has launched new bonus miles promotion for Jet Airways JetPrivilege program member stays between September 15 – December 11.
JetPrivilege members can triple JPMiles for their stays worldwide except for ibis budget (worldwide) and ibis (China) stays.
Air France offers a Premium Economy product on board all their widebody jets. This Y+ product is intended for customers looking for extra comfort over the regular Economy Class product but at a lower fare compared with Business Class.
I just disembarked AF 83 SFO-CDG,and I’m typing as I wait my connection flight to BCN. Let’s take a look on how Air France’s Y+ product looks like on board their A380.
Hilton Honors has now enabled the using points for purchases made on Amazon.com that values the points at 0.2 cents each.
You must first link your Amazon.com and Hilton Honors accounts. You can then instruct Amazon to always use your Hilton Honors balance first (if you wish).
