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As you already know, COVID-19 has disrupted the travel industry and many airlines are searching for funding. Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Atlantic released a video where he stated that the airline would collapse without government support. Several days later…
It’s no secret that the pandemic has changed the balance sheets for airlines globally. Many airlines have reported losing more than $100 million in revenue per day and have extended flight cuts into the peak summer season. Unfortunately for airlines, flying is often categorized as…
The number of flying passengers has been steadily increasing over the past two weeks, but is it “safe” to fly? Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines, believes it is according to his interview yesterday on “Face the Nation.” There’s no denying that airlines are…
There has been a lot of excitement and intrigue building over the last few years for trips to Africa. If you missed the “Year Of Return” but have American Airline miles, you may want to bookmark this page. Africa (the continent) is notoriously….
Nearly one month ago, I wrote an article titled “The Real Numbers: Are People Still Flying?” in which we looked at the daily amount of passengers that were traveling domestically and compared it to daily amount of passengers that were traveling the previous year (2019). Over the past week…
Over the course of the past few months, consumer spending behavior has changed dramatically and credit cards companies have taken notice. We are now seeing card issuers “refresh” credit card bonus categories to encourage spending and fend off card cancelations. Yesterday, we saw…
Ideally, you get a card because the card offers bonuses for spend in specific categories. For example, you may obtain a card because it receives 5x on travel, 4x on groceries, 3x on cell phone payments, etc. However, what happens when those bonus categories aren’t as valuable?
The current pandemic has brought the travel industry to it’s knees and many travelers (understandably) have questions about aspects of the airline industry. 1TP subscriber Dana asks:
Everyone has made mistakes when redeeming miles and points. If you’ve been reading this blog for more than 24 hours, you know that I’ve made more than a few. Recently, a 1TP reader reached out in search of advice regarding…
Emirates is one of the many airlines that have been showing reluctance to passengers refunds but they’ve had a big change of heart and are now offering customers a variety of options that now put a lot of other airlines to shame…
Let’s face it, COVID-19 has changed everyday life for everyone. Many people that have never cooked a day in their life have been forced to go to the grocery store and buy a lot of noodles and marinara sauce. If you’ve been eating that for more than a day, you’ve probably determined that to-go orders from restaurants (if they’re still open) are a better option.
Getting started in miles and points can be overwhelming. There are so many questions. If I was starting at the beginning, these are the tips I wish someone would’ve told me…
At the end of January Chase and IHG launched an extremely lucrative offer on the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card. This is the best public offer we’ve ever seen for this card…
Earlier this month, World of Hyatt announced that free night awards would be extended through 31 December 2021. Well, this morning Hyatt came through on their promise and processed the free night awards….
Virgin Australia, Australia’s second biggest airline, has become a victim of the COVID-19 crisis after the airline confirmed it would enter voluntary administration this morning.
It’s no secret that we live in the international and connected world highlighted by how COVID-19 has traversed oceans and affected every society. We’ve seen several airline crew die from contracting COVID-19 and we’ve seen airlines attempt to hide the details of how many crew have contracted it.
The coronavirus hit Europe fairly hard a few weeks before we saw it begin to spread viciously in the states so Europe is ahead of the U.S. in getting through the peak of the coronavirus pandemic by a few weeks. At this moment, they’re discussing dates to safely re-open their society and…
Sadly, five JetBlue flight attendants have now died after being infected with COVID-19 as the number of confirmed novel Coronavirus cases in the United States topped 700,000 and nearly 39,000 people have died across the United States. The death toll in New York has topped…
What does a travel blogger do when they can’t travel? Dream! And in between episodes of Chopped and eating my feelings with Doubletree chocolate chip cookies, I’ve been taking a deep dive into various loyalty programs that I often do not have time to explore as it’s a great time to study up and earn miles for future flights…
As the weeks pass by, I find myself passing the time by doing things that I’ve never done before. For example, I don’t watch TV often but I’ve been binge watching “Chopped: All Stars.” There is something about the show that makes you feel like you can cook (feel being the operative word). Well…
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