Apologies for being a Debbie Downer, but IMO the smoke signals coming out of government are dark and forbidding... So, is it time to steel ourselves for the loss of a much-loved entity, namely BA? How much longer, in brutal reality, can the company continue with nothing much more than cargo revenue? What value now for BAEC GfL :( ? Read More

Spoken with Alaska and British several times and each tells me the other can help but getting nowhere only frustrated, hopefully someone here can point me in right direction. We fly in BA First using Avios or Alaska miles whenever possible while traveling to Europe, I book when schedules come out and allow First availability to dictate when we trav... Read More

Two interesting things have happened to me this week. One being that, after nearly 17 years as an FT'er, i've finally hit my 1000th post (this one). The second (and almost as important to me) is that i've managed to achieve Silver status for the first time in 20 years (having previously held silver for 2 years form 1998 to 2000).

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Am out in Croatia at the moment, trying to plan a flight back to the UK in early July. Had my original Easyjet booking cancelled. Looking now at DBV (Dubrovnik) to LHR on BA. Looks like BA only starting DBV-LHR service on the 1st July. I'm looking at a flight on the 6th July. Croatia currently still on Amber list, and I'm guessing fat chance of m... Read More

This message is on their homepage. Any guesses? "We're celebrating our 50th Anniversary with something really BIG for our Customers. Mark your calendar and visit [url]www.Southwest.com[/url] on June 15. You will not want to miss this epic surprise. Here's a hint: no surprise hidden fees." Read More

Wanted to stay at the GH DFW for my overnight on June 17-18, however the website says it's not available on those dates. Seems kind of odd the entire hotel would be sold out in the current climate, do you think they'd open up availability again or if I'd have luck calling in to book? I have the HR over at Terminal C booked as well and wouldn't mind... Read More

going on a week trip to baha mar. Planning to eat only on premises pretty much. Is one way of paying better than the other. Or does it not matter as long as I pay the hotel bill with the Hyatt CC? I guarantee a travel pro will show me an angle I didn’t think of. TIA Read More

Hello all. I would like the community's advice with this situation. We booked an award for the family to travel to Greece using Avianca Lifemiles on 10/13/2020. The booking was on Swiss and confirmed/manageable through the Swiss website. We had picked seats and everything. This morning I logged onto my Swiss account to manage the booking and... Read More

Weird experience at HGI Shelton, CT: Reception telling several people with confirmed reservations (myself included), that the hotel is sold out and that they have no rooms left. First guy was told that the reservation could be cancelled free of charge, and instructed to book the Hampton Inn across the way. I was told the same thing, but pushed bac... Read More

Quick summary: UA 781 ORD>SMF last night has F cabin fly out 6/12 empty and shows on app noone on upgrade list...except I applied PP for that itinerary and should've been upgraded as a 1K w/CPU so am disappointed at multiple sets of failure on procedure. This is a glitch which happened somewhere in the process that I hope United can fix and pe... Read More

Looking to burn some priority rewards (biz class) and get to Europe next April (2022). Looks like at the moment the only nonstop on AC metal out of YVR is to LHR (I don't think priority rewards work on codeshares?). Anyone have any insight as to whether there will be more YVR --> Europe nonstops on AC metal next April outside of the LHR option?... Read More

(Note: Title of waiver on both the standard waiver page and Jetstream are both Washington DC while the airport identified is ORD; suspect a cut and paste error) (decided to list the three main DC area airports as well) Airport:[QUOTE] [list] [*]Chicago-O'Hare, IL (ORD)​ (?) [*]Baltimore, MD (BWI) (?) [*]Wash... Read More

Work introduces me to Marriott and I liked the Uncle Marriott. Since it became the Bonvoy, booking etc had become difficult and saw others complaining - flexible points etc. Had it changed in anyway? If not which hotel reward program is better? Should I still keep/get Marriott CC? Read More

Hi all. My wife is flying now from DFW on a reward ticket booked through BA. The system won't recognize her FF number and thus her sapphire status from BA. The twitter team were aware of this because we had problems reserving a seat which they did manually . The guy at airport insisted she paid 70 usd in baggage fees despite her showing her card an... Read More

- [url=https://www.google.com/flights?gl=us#flt=IAH.DEL.2021-08-09*DEL.IAH.2021-08-16;c:USD;e:1;sc:b;sd:1;t:f]Google flights link[/url] “The following link is a blog/website/social media page in which I have a financial interest. If you click on... Read More

Planning a trip ATLLAX on either 753 or 321 with my wife and 20 month old. Thoughts on aircraft difference and whether to do 2 FC seats or 3 C+ seats? We've done a number of flights with 2 FC seats but not nothing longer than 2 hours. 4.5 is a bit daunting and interested in some perspectives. Will be in August so think meal service will be back in... Read More

I have a flight for next week from LAX to LHE , Business class, on Qatar (QR) confirmed using AA miles. Less then a week prior to departure I received a flight cancellation email and contacted AA to rebook. They have been unable to and have only offered to redeposit the miles. Tried to contact QR but they sent me back to AA since they were the orig... Read More

Hey FT! I have some 600k avios banked, and my partner and I are planning to do a RTW trip next spring in J, originating on the US west coast, hitting east coast, europe, middle east and asia before returning to LAX. From everything I've read so far, it seems most efficient (by a long shot) to use the multi-carrier reward flight chart vs booking ind... Read More

Hello, I have a question regarding upgrade, advertised as Ambassador's benefit. If I book a stay in highest room category, will I get upgraded to the suite? I am planing to stay in Inter Continental Berlin. Regards DC10 Read More

Daughter #2 is heading to MUN to study Engineering leaving on labour day weekend. My wife and I would like to take the weekend and go with her, help her get settled in, and see a few sights. Is there a way to book an AC itinerary with three of us going from YHZ to YYT and only two of us returning a few days later? Or should I just put my daughter... Read More

I am looking to book tickets for a family member. There is a 40-minute connection in Denver. This person can walk (slow-moderate speed) but cannot run. I haven't ever requested assistance with United. When booking if I request "assistance", what should they expect at DEN? Having a golf cart that can pick up and drop the person between gates would b... Read More

Hi, My original flight is delayed due to a crew issue. This will cause me a missed connection, which was the last flight of the day. SWA is providing me an overnight stay and getting me on a flight tomorrow. Has anyone experienced this, and if so did you receive any other compensation besides a hotel? thank you Read More

Out of circumstance or choice, or something in between: if you are a single traveler, what places will you NOT visit because of that status, that if you were with a group or significant other, you would. - The top 2 places that come to mind for me are Kauai and Maui. They seem like wedding honeymoon destinations only to me. Co... Read More

I've seen some old trip report on this property prior to joining Hyatt so I figured I will provide some info for those who are interested. We just finished at two day stay there - flew redeye SEA-BOS and drove scenic route via New Hampshire on Thursday. Headed back Saturday morning. The good: (1) location is nice and Stowe itself is lovely... Read More