# Flight Reviews
New Award Chart Announced: Etihad Updates Partner Award Redemptions, Moving to a Unified Region-Based Chart
Today, Etihad announced a new award chart. The chart is split into two parts: one for Etihad-operated flights and one for partner-airline flights. Both are currently based on dista...
How to Quickly Earn Elite Airline Status (2023)
If you fly and travel for work a lot, it’s a great idea to stick with one airline, earn elite status, and then use status matches and challenges to get elite status with other airl...
Alaska Airlines Updates Award Charts: No Published Maximum Mileage Price, Partner Chart No Longer Broken Out
Alaska Airlines recently updated its award charts, with changes to both the U.S. domestic and international charts. The maximum mileage previously shown for each route has been rem...
Air France Award Ticket Changes: New First Class Restrictions, Added Stopover Option, and Adjusted Mileage Requirements
Air France award tickets have seen several changes, including stopovers, first class restrictions, and region-based mileage adjustments. Stopover: A free one-way stopover option ha...
Alaska Airlines Miles No Longer Expire, But Your Account Still Can...
Alaska Airlines has changed its mileage expiration policy: miles no longer expire. However, your Alaska account itself can still effectively expire. If there is no mileage activity...
Breaking: U.S. Department of Transportation Suspends 26 China-U.S. Flights Operated by Chinese Carriers in September
According to a notice issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the United States will impose reciprocal suspensions on 26 flights operated by Chinese carriers in September,...
Best Hotel and Airline Loyalty Programs of 2022 (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report has released its rankings of the best hotel and airline frequent traveler programs for 2022, and the results are fairly surprising. The publication has bee...
Introduction to Air Canada Aeroplan: July 2022 Update — Award Chart Changes, Higher Mileage Costs for Long-Haul and Premium Cabin Awards
Air Canada will make some adjustments to its award chart on September 1. Overall, the changes are fairly limited, but mileage costs are increasing somewhat. Here’s a summary:...
A cheaper way back to China: enter Hong Kong, stay 7 days, then continue to the mainland
In April, Hong Kong announced that it would relax entry rules for non-Hong Kong residents starting May 1. At the time, we believed mainland Chinese passport holders would not be ab...
Major Changes to the AA Frequent Flyer Program: Loyalty Points Are Here, and You Can Earn Elite Status Without Flying!
The Loyalty Points (LP) system is now officially in effect, and mileage expiration has been extended to 24 months from the previous 18 months....
New Orleans Day 3 — Chestnut’s 2021 Christmas-Year-End Mileage Run, Part 4
This post continues Chestnut’s Christmas trip diary with everything seen and experienced on Day 3 in New Orleans~~...