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19 Nov. 2019

Daytime Eastbound Transatlantic Flights: Thoughts From A First Timer

Last week I flew United’s 767-300 Polaris business class from Newark to London. I’ve flown a countless number of times between the New York area and London, but there was something that made this flight unique — this was my first time ever taking an eastbound daytime transatlantic flight. That’s to say that I left

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20 Nov. 2019

Emirates Orders 787-9, Reduces 777X Order

Emirates has today finalized a purchase agreement with Boeing for some Boeing 787-9s, which also sees them reducing the number of Boeing 777Xs they have on order. Emirates Substitutes 30 Boeing 777Xs For 787-9s Emirates and Boeing have today finalized an agreement for the purchase of 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, valued at $8.8 billion at

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31 May. 2017

Family Fun in New York City Using Southwest Points

Lyn writes about flying on Southwest for her GotoTravelGal.com blog and has flown her family all over the US almost entirely free on Southwest. I’ve asked her to share how families can visit New York City on the cheap, from flights to activities to accommodations. Lyn: New York City is one of my favorite places. I

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19 Nov. 2019

ANA Shifting Most US Routes From Narita To Haneda

When it comes to Tokyo Airports, Haneda is significantly more convenient than Narita, since it’s closer to the city. Historically a majority of long haul flights have been into Narita due to Haneda being significantly slot restricted, but that has slowly been changing. For example, recently US airlines got access to an additional dozen slots

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15 Mar. 2020

MyGiftCardsPlus: Earn 15% Cashback On Hotels.com Gift Cards (Limit $500 Per Household)

MyGiftCardsPlus is currently offering 15% cashback on Hotels.com gift cards along with 20% cashback on some other gift card brands. The Deal Earn 15% cashback on Hotels.com gift cards on MyGiftCardsPlus. Direct link to offer. Key Terms Limit $500 per household. Quick Thoughts 15% cashback on Hotels.com gift cards is a pretty good deal, so

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6 Apr. 2018

How to Maximize the Alaska Airlines Stopover on Awards to Hawaii

Alaska Airlines adopted a cheaper award pricing for its award flights in December 2016. Today I’m going to explain how you can combine that with another, much older, Mileage Plan award trick to book two excellent flights for just 17,500 miles. You can apply the same strategies to many other kinds of award tickets. It’s

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5 Sep. 2019

The Pan Am Flight Attendant Who Gave Her Life Saving Passengers on a Hijacked Flight 33 Years Ago

Pan Am flight 73 flew from Mumbai to the U.S. with a stop in Karachi, Pakistan on September 5, 1986. It was hijacked by four Palestinian Abu Nidal Organization terrorists who wanted to use the Boeing 747-121 to free prisoners in Syria and Israel. There were 380 passengers and 13 crew on board the aircraft.

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16 Mar. 2020

Coronavirus cancellation policies: Cruises, Flights, Hotels, and more

Note: We have made several updates over the past few days and as of 3/16/20 as the situation is fluid. Keep this post bookmarked for updates. Coronavirus cancellation policies vary by travel provider and booking channel and the situation is very fluid. Many readers have been reaching out with questions both on the site and

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7 Sep. 2019

It Gets Worse: Hotels Now Stacking “Venue Fees” on Top of Resort Fees

“Resort fees” are extra charges, on top of a room rate, that aren’t optional. In other words they’re part of the price of a room, but the hotel advertises a lower price instead. That’s deceptive. Now some hotels that already charge resort fees have introduced venue fees. Continue reading It Gets Worse: Hotels Now Stack...

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7 Oct. 2019

Rakuten: 15% Off Sitewide With Promo Code SAVE15

Update 10/7/19: Deal is available again, some deals (our affiliate links): Xbox & Spotify gift cards for 15% off Google Pixel 3 for $399 Update 9/30/19: Deal is available again, a few deals that might be of interest (our affiliate links): 1TB Sony PlayStation 4 Pro Console for $305.15 Bose 700 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones

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8 Sep. 2019

As United Negotiates a New Pilot Contract, Heads We Lose Tails We Lose

Passengers need a pilot contract because unhappy pilots mean massive delays and cancellations. But a pilot contract is going to mean the airline can squeeze more seats into regional jets. Either way, passengers lose. Continue reading As United Negotiates a New Pilot Contract, Heads We Lose Tails We Lose…

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25 Oct. 2019

United Airlines to add a 6th daily nonstop flight between Newark and London

United Airlines is planning to add a sixth daily frequency between its hub in Newark and London Heathrow. Beginning in March 2020, the carrier will add an 8 p.m. departure from Newark (EWR), bound for London Heathrow (LHR). United announced the flight Friday during the company’s first-ever media day in Chicago. With the addition, the

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