Flying Blue is the mileage program of KLM and Air France, and it is an underrated gem of a program. Sure, they have fuel surcharges on KLM and AF flights, but it’s a minor con as those are fairly mild. There are six main reasons that I love the Flying Blue program: Reason 1: Flying […]
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There are a lot of things to love about Aeroplan, Air Canada’s frequent flyer program, which I think is the best program in North America. I love, for example, that Aeroplan has the most partners of any frequent flyer program. In addition to Star Alliance partners, Aeroplan has numerous non-alliance partners, giving you access to
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I spent four nights at the Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera in late September and liked a lot of things about it. Located along the Adriatic coast in Srebreno Bay, the property is just 6 km from the beautiful fortified town of Dubrovnik, famous for its dramatic promontory setting and medieval city wall. Dubrovnik itself is often
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There is rarely a good reason to buy points unless you are seeking to top up an account for an immediate high-value redemption, or the offer is absolutely compelling. I recently purchased a small quantity of Flying Blue points to top up my account to redeem points in business class flights on Air France from
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This is a Singaporean’s ultimate nightmare. We even have a word for it – “kiasu” or afraid to lose. This kiasu-ism has informed my habit of opening credit cards for sign-up bonuses for 30 years. I have even done this simultaneously in two countries – the United States and Canada – for the past 13
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This year I’ve had the pleasure of staying at two voco properties: the voco Grand Central Glasgow in April, and the voco Doha West Bay Suites from late October to early November. I thought I’d share my observations about the voco brand since it is fairly new and little known in North America. The first
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Contrary to the perception among some people in law enforcement, I do not swipe everything that isn’t nailed down in hotels. There is not a big bag that I sweep stuff into, and despite my jokes about stealing toilet rolls, I only did this when I was travelling on a shoestring and expected to use
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I had heard much about QSuites, Qatar’s game-changing business class product, and found the chance to try it out by securing an Aadvantage award ticket for 70K miles and USD 7.65 in fees. The flight from San Francisco to Doha, which clocks in at 14.5 hours, was the second leg and highlight of a round-the-world
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New amenity kits are often greeted with fanfare, such as Ben Schlappig’s (One Mile at a Time) recent heralding of the Acqua Di Parma amenity kit in Air Canada’s Signature Class. I’m one of those flyers who loves getting amenity kits. They look stylish and it’s nice to be greeted by them at my seat.
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I recently had the pleasure of visiting the United Polaris Lounge at Washington Dulles Airport before catching my flight to London. The Polaris Lounge in IAD, which reportedly cost $41 million to construct, opened in October 2021. It is one of six Polaris lounges in the US, with the others located at the United hubs
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