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Many Fairmont Hotels are offering a night free OR a $150 hotel credit good for golfing or the Spa at a number of properties around the world. The $150 credit ONLY applies to stays for 2 nights or longer and will be applied at check out.

Per the Promotion you must book by 5/24 and stay any time between now and Sept 30, 2012. The best part is Complimentary room upgrade is available to members of Fairmont President’s Club! If the upgrade isn't ...
For those of you who have not heard yet, Alaska and American Airlines are upgraded their hard products (seats) on a number of airplanes and by Spring US airways will have upgraded all of their A330s to have full flat Envoy Suites in the business class cabins!

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First, on Tuesday, my hometown airlines, announced that all 22 of the new Boeing 737-900ERs that Alaska will be receiving between 2012 and 2014 will be equipped with a new style of seat from ...

Last night, yours truly, had an amazing time at the Freddie Awards! I was invited by Brian--The Points Guy--to join him and his table at this truly fabulous event! Sitting in a room full of other travel enthusiasts, drinking thanks to the open bar, enjoying dinner and mile high related jokes from the celebrity host--Robert Wuhl--Hotels and Airlines were recognized from all over the world for what they've done over the last months. The Results, categorized by ...



Despite the fact that American Airlines was the first airline to fly between JFK and LAX and have been flying the route for over 50 years, 4/24/2012 was the first time I ever stepped onto American Airline’s Flagship service between the two airports and the first time I ever flew Business class on AA. After a few hiccups using my system wide upgrade that a good friend provided me, my upgrade was confirmed before arriving at the airport and my ...


For the first time ever today I decided to give American Airlines a chance. I have never flown AA and have been OVERLY loyal to Delta. I have always flown Delta and their partners and have had status with Old Northwest Airlines and Delta for the last 6 years (Since I was 19) and fly on average of 75,000 miles+ a year. However a good friend of mind is AA Executive Platinum and ensured me I would enjoy AA if I flew business class and was ...

Last week news started breaking out that US Airways has buy-in from the American Airlines (AA) unions to support a merger of the two airlines.  

So why would the American Airlines unions so agree to a merger?  And when someone comes out ahead, someone loses.   The answer?  Apparently Doug Parker has committed to the AA unions to just about anything they want and most important, seniority over the US Airways and America West unions.   ...

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