According to the Daily Mail the Russian team who successfully hacked British Airways earlier this year may have made around $12m (£9.4m) selling the credit card information it obtained courtesy of BA's ineptitude.
Alaska Airlines Opens Bookings From Paine Field (Sale Fares & Double Miles On Offer)
Alaska Airlines has announced that it has opened bookings for 18 daily non-stop flights between Paine Field and eight cities on the West Coast. As long as the government gives the go-ahead (which it will) the flights will launch on 11 February 2019.
The Conrad Washington DC Will Open In February 2019 (Weekdays Look Good For Awards)
If you're a Hilton loyalist who has been awaiting the opening of the new Conrad in Washington DC your patience will soon be rewarded. Hilton has announced that the Conrad Washington DC is now accepting reservations for guests, meetings and events "in anticipation of its opening in February 2019"
Qatar Airways Is Looking At Alternatives To Oneworld
The oneworld alliance is probably the most dysfunctional of the three major alliances as a good number of its airlines simply do not get on with one another. The squabbles between BA and Qantas are well documented, Cathay Pacific and Qantas have never really seen eye to eye and American Airlines has spent the best...
Last Day To Get A 40% Bonus When Transferring Membership Rewards To Avios (USA)
Since part-way through September American Express has been running a promotion for anyone looking to convert their Membership Rewards Points (US) to Avios and the 40% bonus it has been offering tempted a lot of people...and rightly so. Sadly the 40% conversion bonus ends today so, if you think you're going to need to top...
Earn Double Qantas Points For Bookings Before 16 November [Possibly Targeted]
Ok, this one's on me. Qantas has been offering double points on bookings since Monday and I've only just noticed. This may or may not be a targeted promotion - 3 out of 3 accounts that I have access to all got the promotional email so, if it's targeted, it could be quite a...
United Airlines Announces First 787-10 Dreamliner International Routes
Just last week I wrote a post detailing the more important aspects you may need to know about United's new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner and now we know what the airline has planned for its new aircraft's first long-haul routes.
LIMITED TIME ONLY: Bonus Flying Blue Promo Awards Released
The November Flying Blue Promo Awards were released a couple of weeks ago (for travel between 1 January and 28 February 2019) but they weren't all that great for travelers based in North America (European travelers heading east fared a lot better). Now Flying Blue has released a bonus set of Promo Awards valid for travel between...
GOOD NEWS: British Airways Releases 50,000 Extra Business Class Awards
As of today British Airways has released an extra 50,000 Club World (Business Class) seats across a variety of routes to/from London. Bookings must be made by 2 December and Travel must be taken by 31 March 2019.
Double Elite Nights, Stays & Points With Radisson (This May Be Lucrative)
Radisson Rewards has launched a promotion offering members double elite qualifying nights and double redeemable points though the end of the year. The offer is available on "premium" rooms only so guess will not be able to book the very cheapest rates if they want to accelerate their progress to elite status.
