Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week.
27.07.2023 - 18:53 / smartertravel.com / Tim Winship
Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week.
If it was a good deal—or a notably bad deal—from an airline, hotel, or car rental loyalty program, you can read all about it here, and plan your travel accordingly.
Fat Purse? Spirit Will Charge You to Carry It Onboard
Spirit’s latest ploy to separate flyers from their dollars is a niggling change to the maximum allowable dimensions for fee-free carry-on bags.
The 10 Best U.S. Hotels, Including Some Bargains
The nightly rates at the top-10 U.S. hotels in the new survey by U.S. News run the gamut, from budget-busting to budget-friendly.
Book IHG Award Nights at Any of 171 Hotels for Just 5,000-Points
Beginning on January 25, IHG Rewards members can book award nights for 5,000 points at 171 participating hotels, for stays through April 30, 2016.
Hilton Debuts Fab New Midscale Brand, Tru
Hilton’s newest brand, Tru, will compete in the midscale market, with per-night rates in the $90 – $100 range and a millennial-friendly look and feel.
Air Passenger Study: Flyers Happy to Pay for Upgrades. Really?
While a new study by APEX concludes that airline passengers place a premium on inflight comfort, flyers remain unwilling to pay extra for upgrades.
JetBlue Cuts Legroom, Doubles Down on Distraction
With its first-ever fleet reconfiguration, JetBlue has elected to add more seats to its planes. Do bigger seat-back TVs compensate for less legroom?
How Did American Become the World’s Most Profitable Airline?
American’s record financial performance is great news for the company’s shareholders. For the traveling public, not so much.
The 100,000-Mile British Airways Credit Card Bonus Is Back
One of the most generous credit-card bonuses ever is making a comeback, although you’ll have to spend more to earn the full 100,000 miles.
Win a 7-Night Trip for 2 to the Bahamas
Enter the SmartSource.com “New Year, New You” sweepstakes by February 29 for a chance to win a seven-night trip to the Bahamas, including air, hotel, and on-premise meals.
Somebody has to win, right? Might as well be you.
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Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week.
Is the state of air travel improving? Not according to the DOT, which just released its Air Travel Consumer Report for 2015.
Bad news for the airlines often translates as good news for travel consumers.
You may remember the 100,000-mile bonus for new British Airways credit card sign-ups in 2010.
Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week.
In a first for a U.S. airline loyalty program, Alaska Airlines is offering members of its Mileage Plan program the option to redeem miles to pay for TSA PreCheck service.
Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week.
Flying to Europe between now and July 31? Good. Flying on a first-, business-, or full coach-fare ticket? Even better. Because, bonus miles.
American Airlines’ AAdvantage program is 35 years old this month, and to promote that milestone, the airline is giving away miles:
Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week.
Following is our regular summary of the latest travel news and best frequent traveler promotions reviewed during the past week.
Enter the United Airlines “Billion Mile Giveaway” sweepstakes by September 30, 2016, for a chance to win one of 100 grand prizes of 1 million United MileagePlus miles, plus $750 to cover taxes, each. Runner-up prizes include smaller numbers of miles. In total, 1 billion miles will be given away.