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A hypothetical question for the AFF community... If airlines were hotels, and hotels were airlines, which ones would they be? easyJet in Europe has its own line of hotels called easyHotel, so that's an obvious one. But you can use a bit more imagination ;) For example, I'd suggest that Air...

Have you ever spent such a small amount of time at your destination that you had the same cabin crew (or even the same plane) when you flew back? I'm sure a few people here would have done immediate turnarounds at the destination where you didn't even leave the airport, e.g. for a status run or...

As you may know, South African Airways is a Star Alliance member and a Virgin Australia partner airline. It's also one of the airlines you can choose as the status airline when you get the HSBC Star Alliance credit card. I sent an email to South African Airways last month to ask what (if any)...

You can now earn and redeem Etihad Guest miles on JetBlue, and vice versa. https://www.etihadguest.com/en/spend-miles/flying/jetblue-airlines.html

I'm currently staying at Holiday Inn, in a country where I speak only a small amount of the local language. I was hungry but didn't have time to head down to the restaurant, so I decided to order some room service. Hotels are generally pretty good at collecting ancillary revenue, and often have...

That is a mightily impressive record! https://viewfromthewing.com/30-years-not-a-single-lost-bag-osaka-kansais-unmatched-record-puts-u-s-airports-to-shame/

As noted by Aeroroutes, Qantas is now selling tickets for a one-off MEL-FCO flight via PER on 15 September. The flight number is QF205 and, interestingly, it's entirely a daytime flight. Tickets aren't being sold on the return leg, which leads me to believe this aircraft is positioning for a...

A friend was telling me recently about the most amazing, authentic Italian restaurant they discovered in... well, a tiny village in Vietnam, of all places! It reminded me a bit of the time I stumbled across the best strudel I've ever eaten. I've spent a lot of time in Germany and Austria and...

I'm a huge fan of airport lounges which have outdoor terraces - mainly for the fresh air, but especially if there's a view of the runway! My favourite is probably the Lufthansa Senator Lounge in Hamburg, which also has German beer on tap. I also recently discovered the outdoor seating area...

Last week, United MileagePlus increased the cost of partner airline first class awards by as much as 100% without giving any notice. One day a trans-Atlantic first class award cost 121,000 miles, and the next day it was 242,000 miles. (See Ouch: United MileagePlus Devalues International First...

Some of you may remember when Avianca announced a major rebrand last year. The change? They were putting a lower-case "a" on the word "avianca". :rolleyes: There are some details here: Avianca Airlines Rebrands, Goes Lowercase This is how avianca's CEO described the rebrand at the time: So...

Book an eligible hotel stay with Virgin Australia Hotels (Rocket Travel by Agoda) by Sunday 5 May to earn 4x Velocity points. That's 12 points per dollar. Offer valid for stays until 30 September 2024. https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/hotels/

Came across this on the Qantas website: https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/qantas-passenger-perks.html If you have a Qantas international ticket into Australia, you can get various discounts on tours, activities, museum entries, etc. at popular tourist attractions around Australia...

I haven't seen this before... Was just booking a flight with MIAT (Mongolian Airlines) and they give you the option to add a special request to carry a carpet onto your flight.

I just called Etihad Guest to try to redeem some of my miles for a one-way flight on Asiana. There was availability, which the agent confirmed, but they couldn't then provide a quote of the miles or taxes. The agent then put me on hold for a while, and eventually informed me that it's not...

I've been trying to make a hotel booking through Qantas Business Rewards and I just can't seem to do it. First, I tried logging into my account using my Google Chrome browser and I couldn't even get to the login page. Next tried using Firefox - I can get to the login page but after entering my...

Has anyone used the "My Island Sleeper Row" upgrade on Fiji Airways? https://www.fijiairways.com/en-au/manage/my-island-sleeper-row/ I like the concept, but it seems this is only offered subject to availability at checkin - i.e. can't be guaranteed in advance. If it works, the additional cost...

I received this email today as a Points Club Plus member. Not sure if the offer is targeted or open to all Points Club/Points Club Plus members who register. In the past when there have been similar offers, it has been double points for Points Club members or triple for Points Club Plus...

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Oneworld has created a signature coughtail called 'The 25' in partnership with The Connaught Bar. It contains gin, sweet vermouth, bitter, mezcal and "The Connaught Orange Grove essential oil". There's also a mocktail version. Oneworld says that this coughtail...

Hilton Honors has launched a new promo of double points on stays between 2 May and 2 September 2024. You need to register for the offer on Hilton's website: https://www.hiltonhonors.com/en_US/2024-hh2-double-points/landing/