An introduction to my fifteen day adventure Down Under to visit Sydney for New Years Eve; Cairns; a dive trip to the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea; and Melbourne — and of course getting there in United Global First Class!
An analysis of United, Delta, and American’s saver-level business class award space on the premium JFK-LAX/SFO shows that both Delta and American are MUCH more generous with this premium award space, as it’s almost impossible to find space on United.
The cheapest way from the USA to Europe is by using British Airways Avios for a flight on Aer Lingus from Boston to either Dublin or Shannon. At 12,500 Avios for economy or 25,000 Avios for business, this redemption is one of the best mileage values out there!
This is a review of Aer Lingus Business Class aboard their newly acquired B757-200 operated by Air Contractors from Shannon to Boston. This is a great value business class, and is wonderful for flying across the Atlantic using a small amount of British Airways Avios.
United announced that they are moving to a revenue based earning structure for its MileagePlus program in 2015, and it’s not all bad — unless you’re the one paying for the ticket! I analyzed the new program’s earning structure and compared the earning rates in 2014 and 2015.
I recently enjoyed US Airways business class / Envoy Suites from Philadelphia to Venice. Since they’ve started to merge with American Airlines, it is now possible to use your AAdvantage miles to fly on US Airways, and availability is quite good to Europe!