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Summaries and links for all the posts which appeared on Traveling For Miles this week. Includes how to fast track to Hyatt top-tier status, details on EL AL’s new Dreamliner which is set to fly to New York, news of some great Economy Class fares from Europe to LA, information on how to book the new Qantas Dreamliner’s Business Class cabin for just 9,000 Avios and more.
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Monday
Great Economy Class Fares From BA/AA For Europe To Los Angeles
American Airlines & British Airways have filed some very attractive Economy Class fares for travel between Europe (mainly Germany) and Los Angeles – the fares appear to work for travel through May 2018.
American Airlines Adds Premium Economy To Beijing
News that American Airlines is set to offer its Premium Economy cabin on its new route between Los Angeles and Beijing…although the new cabin will not appear on the route until 2018.
Tuesday
PROMOTION: Get Hyatt Top-Tier Status In 20 Nights (if you have/get the Hyatt credit card)
Details of a promotion Hyatt is running for holders of its Chase co-branded credit card – you can get mid-tier status in just 10 nights or top-tier status in just 20. Here’s all the info you should need.
Qantas Schedules 787 Dreamliner Service – Fly Business Class From Just 9,000 Avios!
Qantas will soon be taking delivery of its brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and, thanks to the keen eyes over at Routes Online, we now know the first routes the airline will be using to get its crews accustomed to the airline’s latest arrival….and there’s some great award availability right now.
British Airways Club World Will Soon Debut “Restaurant-Style” Dining
British Airways has confirmed that it will start offering a restaurant-style dining experience in its Club World Business Class cabin from the start of September. Initially the new service will be limited to the airline’s route between London Heathrow and New York JFK but it will eventually be rolled out across the long-haul network.
Wednesday
BA Calls Out The UK Border Force For “Serious Inefficiencies”
British Airways has finally said what a lot of us have been thinking for quite some time – immigration/passport control at UK airports can often be appalling and something needs to be done asap.
Norwegian Is Increasing Its Services To The US….AGAIN!
News that Norwegian has started to schedule yet more services across the Atlantic for summer 2018 including an increase in service on a very popular UK – US route.
British Airways Adds More Routes Between the UK & North America
British Airways has announced two new routes between London Gatwick and North America for the summer 2018 season. This news follows on from other recent route announcements which have included flights to New Orleans, Nashville and Oakland.
Thursday
EL AL Takes Delivery Of Its First 787 Dreamliner
EL AL has just taken delivery of its new 787-9 Dreamliner so Traveling For Miles has taken a look at the first routes the aircraft is scheduled to fly, what travelers can expect to find onboard and which cabins/seats to select or avoid.
Hyatt Regency Tokyo – King Room In Pictures
A look at the inside of a King Room at the Hyatt Regency Tokyo – I had chosen to stay here over the grander and more famous Park Hyatt which sits just down the road so how did that decision work out?
Cathay Pacific Announces Three New A350 Routes To Europe & Award Availability Is GREAT
News of Cathay Pacific’s three new routes between Hong Kong and Europe all of which are going to be served by the airline’s Airbus A350 aircraft. At the time of writing, and with the routes only newly announced, award availability look excellent.
Friday
British Airways Launches Its UK Sale
Details of the latest British Airways sale which runs to midnight on 26 September for travel from the UK. While none of these fares will be as exciting as some of the ones we see out of other European countries there are definitely a few fares worth checking out.
Aer Lingus Introduces “Saver Fare” On Flights To/From The US – How Does It Compare?
A look a the newly introduced Aer Lingus Saver Fare and how it compares to the airline Aer Lingus is clearly attempting to compete with – Norwegian.
British Airways Launches “Premium Transfer Drive”….And It Sounds Pretty Cool
British Airways has launched a new service it is calling Premium Transfer Drive which aims to help some of its passengers from misconnecting from domestic flights at London Heathrow. Full details here.
