Reciprocal Upgrades Now In Effect Between American Airlines and Alaska Airlines
As part of a recently strengthening partnership called the West Coast International Alliance, elite members of the frequent flier loyalty programs of American Airlines and Alaska Airlines now have reciprocal access to upgrades — which were first announced in November of 2020 and expected to be implemented last month — to seats in both the first class cabin and in the economy class cabin which are equipped with extra leg room.
The aforementioned upgrades are in addition to such reciprocal benefits as…
Upgrades on Flights as Low as $50 One Way: Day 11 of American Airlines Daily Deals 2021
You can upgrade to the premium class cabin on flights to your choice of most destinations within the continental United States for as low as $50.00 one way — for day 11 of a new series of offers from American Airlines called Daily Deals — which is valid for travel between Thursday, January 21, 2021 and Sunday, February 28, 2021…
…but you must…
Reciprocal Elite Upgrades Between American Airlines and Alaska Airlines and Other Benefits
Members of the American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plus frequent flier loyalty programs will enjoy more rewards in the form of reciprocal benefits as passengers on both airlines — once they are implemented in March of 2021 — as part of what is called the West Coast International Alliance.
The reciprocal benefits which passengers of both airlines who have earned elite status in either frequent flier loyalty program can enjoy — starting in the spring of 2021 — include…
Self-Upgrading is Stealing. Period.
“Sat in WT+ this morning on BA165 and along comes a lady who sits in the row behind me, immediately summons the crew and says ‘my husband tried to upgrade but was told there were no seats – the row is empty, can he sit here?’ Crew said they’d ask the ‘manager’ and get back to her.”
The story as recounted by…
Unlimited Complimentary Upgrades to Delta One on All Domestic Flights Now Available — Including Hawaii
The latest news from Delta Air Lines announces that members of the SkyMiles program who have earned Medallion elite level status can receive day-of-departure complimentary upgrades to Delta One on all flights within the 50 United States effective as of…
The Surprise Which I Received at Hilton Tallinn Park
After Jan checked me into the Hilton Tallinn Park hotel property, he informed me that there is a surprise awaiting me — but he would not yet tell me what was the surprise.
I figured that the surprise was some food plate or fruit platter; or perhaps a bottle of wine — but when I was introduced to the surprise, I knew that I would take plenty of photographs…
5 Smart Travel Hacks Only Frequent Fliers Know? Seriously?!?
I seem to have the misfortune to keep finding articles which seem to be more and more inane — but this one pertaining to the 5 smart travel hacks only frequent fliers know may just qualify to win the award for one of the most ridiculous articles I have ever read pertaining to travel.
After I read this article written by…
Order of Upgrade Priority Modified on Delta Air Lines
In a move where little official advance notice was given — and in order to better recognize the loyalty of its frequent fliers — effective as of tomorrow, Saturday, April 30, 2016, passengers of Delta Air Lines traveling on full Y class economy airfares will no longer receive the priority pertaining to clearance for upgrades which they once enjoyed, as the level of Medallion elite status in the SkyMiles frequent flier loyalty program will receive priority instead.
This means that…
Should Your Boss Get The Upgrade Instead of You?
Years ago during one business trip when I worked for a company and held the highest level of elite status with Continental Airlines, I was upgraded to a seat in the premium class cabin; while the person to whom I reported did not — and as I watched him walk the “walk of shame” down the aisle towards the seat to which he was assigned in the economy class cabin, I…
Stolen Valor: How It Could Affect You as a Traveler
Video footage of a man in civilian clothes who confronted a swaggering older man wearing fatigues at a bar in Florida by asking him questions about why his uniform does not have a name badge and whether he was carrying the proper credentials — which caused the man in uniform to become aggressive — is included in this article written by Tobias Salinger of the New York Daily News.
Authorities hunted down a man who was accused of impersonating a Navy SEAL — also known as the Sea, Air and Land teams of the Navy of the United States — by telling fabricated war stories and claiming that he was awarded a Purple Heart for the purpose of personal gain, according to this report by Clayton Sandell of ABC News.
A command sergeant major at Fort Sill was reportedly convicted of wearing unauthorized military insignia — including a Ranger Tab and the Pathfinder Badge — earlier this month by a military judge who sentenced him to a demotion to sergeant first class; a letter of reprimand; and to forfeit $500.00 in pay per month for ten months, according to this story from the Associated Press and posted at Internet web sites such as Stars and Stripes.
Those items were only three of what seems to be an increase recently in cases of stolen valor, which is…
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