Looking to travel to Hong Kong in 2025? Cathay Pacific — a Hong Kong-based carrier — currently has open award availability in business and first class from January through March 2025, as first flagged by @FindFlightsforMe.
New Greek Resorts, Golden Visa Countries And More Travel News
26.04.2024 - 15:49 / forbes.com / Royal Caribbean / Airlines
With summer fast approaching, there are recently opened hotels and resorts in Greece to consider. From popular escapes such as Mykonos and Santorini to the lesser-known islands across the Aegean chain, here are five new Greek hotels worth checking out—and into.
For many years, the trend in cruise ship design has been that “bigger is better”—with vessels such as Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas setting new passenger records. But many cruise lines are also competing by offering innovative features to the high seas. From kart racing on multi-level courses to multiscreen movie theaters, here are some of the most incredible activities on cruise ships right now.
Victoria and Albert’s at the Grand Floridian Resort—which has been a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star restaurant since 2018—added a new star to its constellation this month: It became the first Disney restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star. Located at the Grand Floridian Resort at Walt Disney World, Victoria and Albert’s is known for its opulent Victorian era-inspired meals. A prix-fixe dinner is $295 per guest, with optional wine pairings starting at $155 per person. Unlike the rest of the theme park, a formal dress code is encouraged for all diners, who must be 10 years of age or older.
Golden visas—which grant residency and/or citizenship through an investment—may be disappearing from Europe, but many EU countries are now luring travelers with digital nomad visas, which grant travelers the legal right to work remotely for an extended period. Italy recently became the latest country to offer the visa and here are other EU countries with digital nomad visas.
The personal-finance website WalletHub recently announced its annual ranking of the best U.S. airlines. The study evaluates the nine largest national airlines and one regional carrier across a range of criteria, including safety, on-time records and overall service. This year, Alaska Airlines was named the best airline in America, beating out Delta, which ranked first in 2022 and 2023. The survey also ranked U.S. carriers based on reliability and comfort.
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forbes.com
05.05.2024 / 13:13
Hawaiian Airlines CEO On Boeing 787, Alaska Merger And Staying Unique
Hawaiian Airlines is known for many things like its stellar on-time reputation, serving hot meals on longer flights in economy class and for its famously Hawaiian approach to onboard service. This year, however, the airline is getting recognition for other milestones, namely a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet and a proposed combination with Alaska Airlines, all under the leadership of longtime airline executive and CEO Peter Ingram.
forbes.com
03.05.2024 / 21:37
A Roman Holiday With A Lamborghini, Gorgeous Golf Getaways And More Travel News
ARoman holiday is glamorous enough—but wouldn’t taking a spin in a luxury supercar make the Eternal City even more memorable? At Palazzo Manfredi, a luxury hotel located in a 17th century home that’s steps from the Colosseum, guests can book the Lamborghini Experience and tool around Rome in a Huracán EVO. Think of it as the coolest way to make your time go faster.
insider.com
03.05.2024 / 13:17
Unruly passengers have become more common, and many fliers are getting sick of it. On this flight, they cheered and chanted as a pair was escorted off after forcing a diversion.
Passengers on an EasyJet flight cheered, clapped, and chanted as police escorted two disruptive fellow fliers off the plane.
thepointsguy.com
01.05.2024 / 18:01
United MileagePlus now charges more miles for intra-Europe and intra-Asia business-class award flights
In April 2020, United MileagePlus removed its partner award chart. Partner awards continued pricing at the lowest Saver level from the last-published award charts for a while. But over time, United Airlines has slowly raised its unpublished partner award rates. Last month, United devalued first-class partner redemptions, increasing award prices up to 100%. Now, the loyalty program has struck again with another devaluation.
thepointsguy.com
01.05.2024 / 12:47
Exciting new airline routes from April 2024 and beyond
April was another busy month for airline network planners — both at home and abroad.
afar.com
29.04.2024 / 22:45
What Is Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Will It Really Make Flying Greener?
The airline industry is betting big on sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF—a fuel alternative made from renewable biomass and waste products. Dozens of airlines around the globe are experimenting with it; in November, headlines buzzed following the first fully SAF-powered transatlantic flight on a commercial airline (British carrier Virgin Atlantic). But while the emissions-heavy airline sector is heralding SAF as a silver bullet to its decarbonization goals, experts say environmental pitfalls and other obstacles abound.
thepointsguy.com
27.04.2024 / 15:05
Alaska Airlines adds 3 routes, bolsters 9 others amid business travel surge
Alaska Airlines is launching two new routes from its West Coast hubs and bringing back another it tried out last summer — but full time.
travelandleisure.com
26.04.2024 / 17:49
Alaska Airlines Just Added a New Route to Las Vegas
Alaska Airlines will expand its presence in southern California this fall with several new routes from San Diego and Los Angeles.
thepointsguy.com
26.04.2024 / 17:25
Why I'm changing up my points and miles strategy for the rest of 2024
Before joining TPG in 2021, I was a newbie to the world of points and miles. Despite traveling frequently throughout the previous decade, I was oblivious to the benefits of loyalty programs or how straightforward it could be to earn points or miles for airfare and hotel stays.
insider.com
25.04.2024 / 15:33
Southwest is leaving 4 cities this year as it deals with Boeing's 737 Max crisis — see the list
The ongoing Boeing 737 Max 9 fallout is continuing to burn airlines.
thepointsguy.com
23.04.2024 / 23:51
Considering British Airways' generous status match? I flew American Airlines with BA status
British Airways is offering a generous limited-time status match offer for U.S.-based members of its loyalty program, British Airways Executive Club.