With the summer travel season picking up, airfares are going up and trying to figure out how to find a cheap flight can be quite confusing. What is a good price? What is bad? What’s the latest tricks? Heck, even I get confused sometimes and I deal with this stuff everyday! So I decided to [...]
January 16, 2010 – 11:41 am This wasn’t my first time with Qantas. I flew from Sydney to L.A. in 2008 but my recent trip with them from London to Bangkok and from Bangkok to Auckland gave me a chance to look at them with fresh eyes. Qantas maintains a good reputation around the world among fliers. They have never crashed [...]
January 11, 2010 – 10:00 am I fly around 20,000 miles per year depending on how many flights to Asia I take. While I certainly fly more than the average person, it’s sadly not enough to put me in the coveted elite levels of most frequent flier programs. I miss out on business or first class upgrades, airport lounges, preferred boarding [...]
By NomadicMatt|Posted in Airlines|Also tagged Airlines, american airlines, british, business class, Cheap Flights, delta, elite status, flying, frequent flier programs, oneworld, united| October 27, 2008 – 2:36 pm Round the world (RTW) tickets can be a convenient way to fly. They get you where you want to go without having to worry about booking lots of flights along the way. You simply call up the airline, pick a flight, and you’re done. Seems easy, right? Well, it is not always that easy, but [...]