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
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Game over: Air Italy enters liquidation
The Italian airline Air Italy, owned by Alisarda and Qatar Airways, has entered liquidation after shareholders refused to invest further resources in the company. The airline was rebranded itself two… Continue Reading
Marriott Bonvoy’s Latest Category Changes Are Painful…
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
You can fly the Qatar Airways Qsuite on these routes
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
American Airlines and GOL Announce Codeshare Agreement
American Airlines and GOL, Brazil’s largest airline, announced a new codeshare agreement earlier this week, giving customers access to 20 new destinations in South America. American Airlines and Brazilian… Continue Reading
Accor is the Latest Hotel Group To Ditch Single Use Plastic Toiletries – Good Move?
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
Review: Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers
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
Star Alliance Gold Benefits Have Been Devalued Again
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
British Airways Refreshing First and Club lounges
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
The Dangers of Chasing Lifetime Elite Status
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 course,… Continue Reading
