In Case You Missed It – A Recap Of The Week (4 February 2018)

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Summaries and links for all the posts which appeared on Traveling For Miles this week. Includes details of the credit cards that help circumvent some of the unhelpful rules that come with Basic Economy fares on American and United, an in-depth look at where to find value in the IHG PointBreaks list, a review of the famous Qantas First Class lounge in Sydney, details of the routes on which you’ll find Qatar Airways offering the QSuites and more.

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Monday

On Which Routes Does Qatar Airways Offer QSuites Business Class?

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Ever wondered on which routes Qatar Airways offers its QSuite Business Class cabin? Here’s all the information you should need updated as and when Qatar Airways announces schedule changes.

EL AL Schedules San Francisco Service For December 2018

EL AL has announced the schedule and launch date for its new service between Tel Aviv and San Francisco due to commence in 4Q 2018. The airline has used its latest schedule update to confirm that the route will operate 3x/week and that it will offer 787-9 service between the two cities.

Big Changes To IHG PointBreaks & The Latest PointBreaks List Is Live

IHG Rewards

IHG Rewards has just released the latest PointBreaks list which covers stays between 29 January and 20 April 2018 and, alongside the latest list, IHG has announced some changes to how PointBreaks will work going forward.

Tuesday

Air France Reopens A Remodelled Business Class Lounge At Paris CDG

Air France has announced the reopening of its Business Class lounge in Hall “L” in Terminal 2 of Paris Charles De Gaulle airport. The lounge has been completely redesigned and is considerably larger than the facility it has replaced.

Review: Sydney Qantas First Class Lounge

Sydney Qantas First Class Lounge

A review of the famous Sydney Qantas First Class Lounge in Terminal 1 of Sydney International Airport. With this being the first true First Class lounge I remember visiting I was looking forward to seeing just how the lounge has aged since my visit quite a few years ago.

IHG PointBreaks List – A Closer Look To Find Some Value

A closer look at the IHG PointBreaks list for January – April 2018. Has the revamp of the PointBreaks pricing provided more opportunities and do we finally have some properties on the list that travelers actually want to visit?

Wednesday

Look Out For Virgin Atlantic’s “New” Aircraft

Virgin Atlantic is taking delivery of four Airbus A330-200 aircraft that once flew for Air Berlin. The aircraft exteriors are being resprayed to display the Virgin Atlantic livery but the interiors will be very different to what’s found on other Virgin Atlantic aircraft….and this may be good news.

News: Qatar Airways A350-1000 Delivery Dates, Qantas Adds More 787 Service To The US & More

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A roundup of some of the latest news doing the rounds. Includes news of Qantas’ changes to some of its US routes, the latest information we have on the delivery date of Qatar Airways’ new A350-1000 (complete with QSuites), news of a new Hyatt property to be opened in the heart of Hollywood and details of Ethiopian’s latest route to the US.

Which American Airlines Credit Cards Override Basic Economy Hand Baggage & Boarding Rules?

Which credit cards beat the Basic Economy fare rules? In this article I take a look at the American Airlines co-branded credit cards which allow passengers to overcome some of the limitations imposed upon them when they buy a Basic Economy fare.

Thursday

New Flying Blue Promo Awards Are Live – Business Class To North America From 93,750 Miles

At the beginning of every month the Flying Blue loyalty program releases discounted awards for Economy and Business Class travel on Air France and KLM flights. These “Promo Awards” are advertised as offering “up to 50% off” award travel but, in reality, the rewards most will probably want to book are usually discounted by around 25%.

News: Emirates Will Fly To Chile, Starbucks Will Do Something Pointless & Etihad Cuts Another Premium Cabin Benefit

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A roundup of some of the news I’ve noticed over the past 48 hours including details of Emirates’ new flights to Chile, news that Starbucks is going down a path that I don’t understand and news that Etihad is apparently so desperate for cash that it’s cutting another premium cabin benefit.

Lufthansa Opens A New Lounge At Milan Malpensa Airport

Lufthansa has announced that it has opened its new lounge at Milan Malpensa airport and, from the information provided by the airline, it looks as if flyers will have a nice new place to relax or get some work done before a flight.

Friday

Qantas Offering Double Status Credits For Travel Into 2019!

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My Qantas frequent flyer account is registered in the US and sees no activity whatsoever. Historically I’ve credited all my oneworld flights to American Airlines AAdvantage and now I’m crediting them to the British Airways Executive Club…..but Qantas clearly wants me to given them a try.

Is British Airways Ignoring Its Own Policy Change?

British Airways rescinded its popular “most generous baggage allowance” policy back in October 2017 but, from what I’ve been seeing, it’s not clear to me that the policy has completely gone away.

6 Nights At The Andaz West Hollywood – Why I Booked, How I Booked & How Much It Cost

Andaz West Hollywood

Over New Year Joanna, MJ & I took a trip back to LA. We flew with British Airways and stayed at the Andaz West Hollywood and, because I think it could be useful to others planning trips, I thought I’d share the details of why we booked what we did, how we went about booking and how much it all cost.

Which United Airlines Credit Cards Override Basic Economy Hand Baggage & Boarding Rules?

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United Airlines Basic Economy fares come with some pretty harsh and limiting rules so its good to know that a number of United Airlines co-branded credit cards will help negate a few of the rules and hopefully make the United Basic Economy experience a little less terrible.