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If you’re a frequent business traveler chances are you’ve been loyal to the same legacy carrier for a while. After all, most frequent business travelers are creatures of habit. Most frequent business travelers enjoy flying with the same airlines, staying at the same hotels, and renting cars from the same rental agencies. After all, through…
While Delta Air Lines definitely has the best mobile app overall, I’d argue Untied’s comes in as a close second. What the app lacks in day of travel functionality, it gains in the booking experience. The United app makes it incredibly easy to book flights. Even better, it’s equally easy to book award flights through…
I’ve long been a huge fan of the Fly Delta mobile app on my iPhone. I personally find that the Fly Delta app is the best airline mobile app I’ve ever used. I’m not sure if the app is truly the best or if it just seems that way because I typically use the awful…
For those who don’t know, Casey Neistat is one of the most famous personalities on YouTube. Some YouTube creators have more subscribers or get more views, but Casey’s videos tend to go “viral,” often. Chances are throughout the years you’ve seen at least one of his videos in the news. On YouTube Casey documents crazy…
One of my favorite past times is watching anything aviation related on television. The Smithsonian channel often has fantastic segments called “Great Planes” on which they discuss the history of the most important aircraft in the history of aviation. Smithsonian also does a great series called “Air Disasters” in which they document various incidents throughout…
American has made many changes to the 2017 AAdvantage loyalty program. Changes include the reduction of Executive Platinum benefits, transitioning to a revenue based loyalty program, and the addition of AAdvantage Platinum Pro status. Today I’ll introduce American’s new elite status, explain how to qualify, and dive into the benefits offered. Overall, I find the…
Singapore Airlines quickly became my favorite international airline earlier this year when I flew their Suites Class from New York to Frankfurt. That flight was truly an incredible experience and I’ve been wanted to fly Singapore Airlines (SQ) again ever since. The thing I regret most about that trip was the amount of time on…
Airlines are always coming with clever advertisements and generally I find they fall flat. After all airlines generally aren’t fun, exciting, or inspiring. Airlines are essentially busses in the sky and there isn’t anything inherently entertaining about that. Considering the products they offer I imagine it’s difficult to come up with marketing content that people…
Following some not so great news yesterday regarding the Medallion Diamond MQD waiver, Delta made the headlines again today. Luckily for Delta enthusiasts, today’s news is actually positive. Today’s announcement from Delta also represents a positive shift for the airline industry as a whole. The news? Delta Air Lines announced beginning October 1, 2017 passengers…
Nope, that isn’t a typo. Delta Air Lines announced today a new requirement for the 2018 Medallion Diamond elite EQD waiver. The 2018 requirement of $250,000 represents a 1,000% increase over the current requirement. What Are MQD’s? Several years ago Delta Air Lines introduced a revenue requirement to their Medallion loyalty program. This new requirement…
