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Summaries and links for all the posts which appeared on Traveling For Miles this week. Includes miles/points offers from Hyatt, Hilton and British Airways, some fantastic Business Class fares between Europe and the US, reviews of a Singapore Airlines lounge in Hong Kong and a JW Marriott in Asia, news of new routes from United and a lot more.
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Monday
I’ve Booked The New Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner (and I got a small surprise in the process)
As soon as the Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner was scheduled to fly its first routes I started searching for award availability. This is how I booked the Business Class cabin for just 9,000 Avios and how I got a small surprise when I discovered one of Qantas’ latest policy changes.
The JW Marriott Hong Kong Reviewed (Lots Of Pictures!)
The JW Marriott Hong Kong reviewed with a lot of pictures. See inside a Premium Harbour View room, the excellent Executive lounge and see what it’s like to visit as a Marriott Platinum Elite.
Tuesday
How To Maximize Your British Airways Tier Points On Qatar Airways
In this blog post I take a closer look at how you can maximise your British Airways tier point earnings when booking Qatar Airways Business Class flights between Europe and Asia….and make sure you don’t accidentally book a trip which will earn you fewer tier points than you expect.
Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Hong Kong (First Class)
A review of the First Class portion of the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Hong Kong. With Singapore Airlines being so highly regarded in the aviation world what kind of First Class lounge does the airline provide for passengers in Hong Kong?
United Airlines Adds New Services To Europe For 2018
United Airlines has announced four new seasonal services to Europe for summer 2018. The new services will include routes to Porto (Portugal), Reykjavik (Iceland), Zurich (Switzerland) and Edinburgh (Scotland). That’s two new destinations and two existing destinations for anyone who’s keeping track. Full details in this post.
Wednesday
Buy Hyatt Points And Get A Bonus Of Up To 40%
You can now buy Hyatt points with bonus points of up to 40% through 3 October and there are circumstances where this can be a very good deal. Here’s why.
Qatar Airways Launches “Global Travel Boutique” Promotion
Qatar Airways has launched its latest global promotion which its calling “Global Travel Boutique”. The headline discounts (which I’ll discuss in the post) sound pretty impressive but, by Qatar Airways standards, this has to go down as being a pretty average promotion – so don’t get your hopes up if you’re hoping for a mega-bargain – but one or two fares may be interesting.
Buy Hilton Points At Half Price Through 5 October 2017
Hilton has launched its latest points promotion in which it’s offering a flat 50% off the regular price of points. The promotion doesn’t appear to be targeted (a sure sign of targeting is when I only get a 40% offer and that hasn’t happened this time!) and the offer runs through to 5 October 2017.
You Can Now Buy Avios With A Bonus Of Up To 50%
British Airways has launched its latest points promotion which, this time around, is targeted and offers Executive Club members the opportunity to buy Avios with bonus of up to 50%. If your account is in the US this allows you to buy Avios from 1.85 cents but, if you’re fortunate enough to be based in the EU, the price drop to just 1.2 Euro cents.
Thursday
Qatar Airways Announces Cardiff Service Launch – Business Class Awards Available!
Qatar airways has announced that it will start service between Doha and Cardiff (UK) from May 2018. The route will be operated by a 787 Dreamliner and, at the time of writing, Business Class awards are plentiful.
Fantastic Deals: Europe – North America Business Class From €1,146!
There are some fantastic Business Class fares available right now for travel between Prague and various cities in North America. Prices start around €1,146 for roundtrip travel and travel dates are through to September 2018.
Good News: Oneworld “Not Looking To Add A Formal Additional Tier”
News that oneworld CEO Rob Gurney has suggested that the alliance, which includes the likes of American Airlines, Cathay Pacific and British Airways, is not looking to add a new tier to its elite status structure…and that’s very good news for most of us.
British Airways Selling 250,000 Seats For Less Than £30
British Airways has launched a promotion for travelers flying out of London Gatwick Airport where 250,000 seats across 25 destinations are on sale for £30 one-way.
Friday
Worldwide By easyJet Launches – European Low-Cost Carriers To Collaborate On Connections
easyJet, Norwegian and WestJet are the launch partners for “Worldwide by easyJet” a new platform designed to allow low-cost carriers to manage passenger connections between each other. What this means for passengers is that, finally, you can book flights on two or more low-coast carriers from one carrier’s website and for one single price.
Qatar Airways Aircraft Changes On USA Routes – Good News For Flyers
Some of the recent changes Qatar Airways has been making to the aircraft it employs on its US routes (albeit temporarily) are good news for US flyers. In this post I take a look at the changes and explain why they should be cheered.
The British Airways Visa Card – Why Would You Bother?
The British Airways Visa card may currently have an impressive-sounding sign-up bonus but I really don’t rate it as a credit card – it’s unrewarding and there are a lot of better options out there.
