Radisson Rewards launched in early April a Mystery Bonus Deal-promotion for buying points that is about to end.
Members can purchase points at 30%, 40% or 50% bonus during the promotional period for up to 80,000 points (new calendar year maximum – was 40,000 previously) before the bonus. This offer ends on April 30th.
Avianca Brazil, owned by the same entity as main Avianca based in Colombia, is in the verge of final collapse as planes are being repossessed and slots auctioned. Airports in Brazil have started to require the airline to pay fees in advance.
Brazilian media is reporting that the airline will fly from only four airports Santos Dumont (SDU), Congonhas (CGH), Brasilia (BSB) and Salvador da Bahia (SSA) starting Monday using seven aircraft that it has left. Avianca Brazil operated to close to 30 airports using 50 aircraft as recently as the end of 2018.
IHG Rewards Club has launched two offers to celebrate the opening of its first voco hotel in Dubai.
Members can earn triple points for stays of two nights or longer and get 50% discount on awards through July 15, 2019.
SAS pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark are about to start a strike in few hours time at midnight on Friday (April 26, 2019) that will cancel hundreds of daily flights.
SAS Pilot Group (SPG) has not been able to reach an agreement with the airline in regards to pay, number of hours worked and scheduling. You can read our previous piece on this topic here.
The German Air Consumer Ombudsman “Schlichtungsstelle fuer öffentlichen Personenverkehr e.V.” which we have recommended on multiple occasions once again has an extensive 3+ Months backlog to process filed claims.
Presently the processing time for claims exceeds 3 months and will most likely increase even further, making it extremely unattractive to facilitate the service.
Le Club AccorHotels has launched new offer for Etihad Guest member stays that are both booked and consumed April 15 – June 30, 2019.
Etihad Guest members can earn triple miles for their all Accor affiliated stays during the promotional period.
JetBlue TrueBlue has published a Spring Promotion allowing members to book Economy Class awards at a 15% discount until the end of the day, Thursday 25th April 2019.
The redemption options are valid for flights April 29 – June 20, 2019 but excludes weekend travel and Mint (Business Class) flights as well as a blackout week in May.
Radisson Rewards has sent out emails to members whose status was downgraded this year offering them a fast track.
Members can qualify for Silver, Gold or Platinum status depending on the offer and number of stays consumed by July 31, 2019 and booked March 18 – May 31.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to Turkish Airlines and their business class promotional round trip fares between Bangkok and Italy.
Remember that you can always email me or send me a message via Facebook or Twitter with your airfare-related findings or questions.
Marriott Bonvoy replaced its eBreaks and SPG Hot Escapes with weekly Last Minute Hotels Deals that are unveiled every Thursday.
Last Minute Hotel Deals are offered at 20% off for stays over the next two weekends Thursday to Sunday nights.
United Airlines today announced its much awaited new livery that the airline has been teasing about for some time.
The new livery is rather evolutionary than revolutionary. The airline is updating its color palette and gold is on its way out while various hues are in.
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) used to send out gifts for its Ambassador program members. Sometimes these were mass mailings while other times gifts were specific to you.
Now, Marriott Bonvoy has sent out gifts for Ambassadors (some countries excluded) and these have started to arrive members in the United States.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to British Airways and their business class promotional round trip fares between San Francisco and the United Kingdom.
Remember that you can always email me or send me a message via Facebook or Twitter with your airfare-related findings or questions.
Le Club AccorHotels’ We Run The World-promotion has now reached Iberia Plus (there is a separate version for British Airways – read more here).
Iberia Plus members can earn double, triple of quadruple Avios depending of the stay length between April 15 – July 15, 2019 if booked April 15 – June 15.
