They say that it's the small things that matter and they couldn't be right.

I'm currently in BCN on my way back to New York.  I flew Delta out and am flying Air France back.

On my departure out of JFK, I learned that Delta does not priority tag companion bags.  It didn't matter that I was Platinum, they just weren't doing it.   This is an issue I've NEVER had with Continental or United, especially when they are on the same ...

One of my all-time favorite lines about Skyteam is "we were the kids that were picked last".  While an amusing line it is also quite true.  The carriers in Skyteam are the ones that were left out of Star and Oneworld.  Skyteam was also the last to be formed of the three.

As of 12:00am CDT earlier today, any thing related to Skyteam was being removed from Continental's website.  I have yet to run into someone, at least from the ...

With less than two weeks to go as a part of Skyteam, the time is ticking if you want to redeem for a Skyteam award.

Changing alliances has a bit of confusion surrounding it.  The biggest point of confusion is that some people believe they have to fly their Skyteam award by 10/24/09, which is the day Continental leaves Skyteam.  Not true, your award just needs to be ticketed by that date.

What does that mean?  You can book an award for up to 330 days out (this is the furthest out a airline reservation can be).  So if you want to book a trip for the spring or summer on Skyteam, now is the time. 

So if you wanted to book that trip to Tahiti, now would be the time.