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Hello from Saudi Arabia! I just flew Saudia’s Airbus A330-300 business class on the 75-minute flight from Jeddah (JED) to Riyadh (RUH), as I continue my review trip. In the last installment, I covered my Saudia Boeing 787-10 business class flight from Amsterdam (AMS), which greatly exceeded my expectations.

Delta finished rolling its unbundled fare structure into premium cabins this month, and buried in that update was a change to the fees page. If you book a Basic ticket and your plans shift, the cost to change or cancel...

A LoyaltyLobby reader sent us a question about being downgraded on a Tokyo–Kuala Lumpur flight from a proper 1-2-1 business class to a regional 2-2-2 one, and about JAL’s poor handling of it. Have a mishap, a loyalty story, or something else travel-related to share? […]

I have a few regrets from my youth – well, maybe more than a few, but on the lighter side, there are some things I wish I had had a chance to enjoy. I did, for example, get to see Fleetwood Mac live as well as Def Leppard and a number of other amazing bands. […] The post How I Saw Journey Live for $9 Using My Chase Sapphire Reserve®’s StubHub Credit appeared first on Eye of the Flyer.

My goal this year has been to get my BA Avios stash down to a reasonable level and use the Gold Upgrade vouchers that I earned the other year, which have already been extended once. You have to be very careful with BA awards where […]

RBC is offering 20% more value when you redeem Avion points toward contributions at RBC Direct Investing, a promotion that comes back around regularly.

A family’s damaged baggage claim was denied after the suitcase was tagged to a child traveling on a Delta award ticket. Here’s the lesson for travelers.

Retention offers are a massive part of this hobby. Here are data points on a current retention offer Amex, Chase & Citi have offered to credit card users. The post Current Retention Offer: Amex, BOA, Capital One, Chase & Citi Retention Offer Data Points appeared first on Miles to Memories.

An American Airlines passenger is playing the victim card, after he claims he was tricked into swapping seats with another person in the business class cabin. He thought he was just doing a nice deed by switching seats, but as it turns out, that other seat was actually broken, and wouldn’t recline.

Virgin Atlantic canceled a confirmed LATAM business class award over a missing middle name, then couldn’t restore the partner award space. After review, the airline agreed to reimburse the passenger for a replacement ticket.

When United rebooked us after our flight to Frankfurt went mechanical, it automatically refunded the Economy Plus seat we lost. But another seat charge quietly remained. Before our original flight…

When your trip goes off the rails before it even starts, your only goal is getting back on track. That’s exactly what happened to us. Between a Lufthansa strike and…

When my wife Sharon earned JetBlue Mosaic 1 status, I knew status matching might eventually add some extra value. I didn’t expect it to become useful with two different airlines…

I give you 8 reasons why lounge access matters at all inclusive resorts, even when everything is already "free". The post 8 Reason Lounge Access At An All Inclusive Completely Changed Our Trip appeared first on Miles to Memories.

Paying an airline for a seat assignment shouldn’t be difficult. Air Canada somehow managed to make it one. We have an upcoming Air Canada flight booked with miles, and our…

The last days of our Minnesota trip had it all: a tornado, a check-in counter with no Delta agent in sight, and upgrades handed to someone three spots below my family. Here's the whole strange saga. The post Delta Upgrade Shenanigans(?) and a Missing Check-In Agent — A Strange Day of Flying appeared first on Eye of the Flyer.