OR Tambo Airport (JNB) leaves much to be desired. As the main international gateway to southern Africa, the airport should at least provide ...

What is premium economy?   Premium economy is not on US carriers. Economy Plus, Main Cabin Extra, and Comfort+ are all economy with a littl...

I had about 100,000 British Airways miles to start the year, mostly left over from buying money for credit card points . I wanted to spend m...

Airline Award Price Inflation Inflation is a great way for governments to take wealth and reduce their debt. It happens continuously, but...

British Airways miles flew me to Easter Island , Santiago , and Montevideo on one award ticket from Miami for 80,000 miles and $64 in busin...

I paid 50,000 miles and $557 in taxes and fees to British Airways for a business class ticket to London.  This was not enough for British A...

I dread emails from airlines announcing changes to frequent flyer programs.  They are never good news. Prices are raising for premium cabin ...

I'm still dreaming of my first trip on a 787.  The British Airways flight to Austin uses a 787 and I grabbed a picture after my day drea...

British Airways will offer members $75 off flights in exchange for 7,500 miles.  I don't like this offer for three reasons.  First, I e...

British Airways miles (Avios) can now be used to buy experiences on the ground.    There are dozens of tours, excursions, boat rides, and o...

British Airways doesn't post their award chart, but lets you only price specific routes .  To save you the trouble of making your own aw...

How many cabin classes does British Airways have?  Right, eleven.   No really, eleven . Four are standard for intercontinental flights, thre...

Guess which of these was my aircraft this weekend.  Yup, the CRJ.  I was connecting in SFO and saw about a dozen planes that made me think &...

I'm not sure who's fault this is, but something is broken.  American Airlines is listing first class on a CRJ-700, a two cabin airpl...

British Airways must be feeling the pinch from the UK's crazy high departure taxes.  They have started to organize political action to r...

What is a point / mile worth?  It’s a simple question with a complex answer.  A mile or point in every program will have a different value t...

I use a collection of credit cards to maximize rewards from everyday spending.  I have a Citi Forward card because it earns 5% back (in gi...

It’s been a rough few months for points inflation. British Airways killed their zone based reward charts that had some great values and move...

B ooking DEN-IAD-ATL-MIA Miami MIA-SCL SCL-IPC Easter Island IPC-SCL Santiago SCL-MVD Montevideo MVD-SCL-MIA-IAD-DEN I only have...