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British Airways is testing an “automated cocktail maker” (AKA Robot Bartender) at its lounges in San Francisco and New York (Newark). The artificial intelligence powered mixologist makes cocktails… Continue Reading
Each week we’ll highlight travel news rewritten by an InsideFlyer forum member (ahappyelite) as he reimagines the wickedness of travel from viral falsehoods and hoaxes to conspiracy theories of… Continue Reading
Starting today, reciprocal elite benefits between Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Air France-KLM Flying Blue have gone into effect. This stems from the combined trans-Atlantic joint venture between Virgin… Continue Reading
Award category changes are a fact of life in the hotel loyalty game. Every year, a bunch of hotels change from one award category to another. Some chains take a reasonable approach to these annual changes… Continue Reading
Want to fly the Qsuite yourself? You now have a chance at winning 100,000 Qmiles (contest runs until February 13th 2020): Qatar Airways is praised for its high-quality business class product known… Continue Reading
The Accor Group has announced that by the end of 2022 all single-use plastic from its more than 5000 hotels worldwide will be abolished. The hotel group (which includes brands like Ibis, Novotel and Sofitel)… Continue Reading
InsideFlyer Germany Editor, Steffen, was recently in Ho Chi Minh City and decided to check out the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers – here are his thoughts about the hotel: The Sheraton Saigon… Continue Reading
Lounge access – even when flying on an Economy ticket – is quite possibly the MOST valuable elite benefit for frequent flyers. One of the reasons that I have lost some interest in airline… Continue Reading
What do you do when you have an extra $8.5 billion? Right, invest in your customers. Where other airlines are breaking their heads on how to either make or save money on their travelers, British Airways… Continue Reading
Platinum for Life! Gold Guest List for Life! What’s not to like? It sounds fantastic… a deserving reward for a lifetime of “loyalty” to an airline or hotel chain. Of… Continue Reading