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Qatar joins Oneworld soon, Register for Hyatt Promotion, Delta MQD’s Tracking Live

According to the official Oneworld website, Qatar will be joining oneworld on October 30, and all programs can earn and burn miles for redemptions as well as elite benefits on flights. Exciting redemptions to come (especially on the 787) with Avios and American miles. Registration for Hyatt’s Fall Promotion now open and you can register…

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Big News of the Day – August 14

Delta Devaluation BusinessElite® low mileage redemption: Many of you have experienced first hand our significant investments in products over the past several years. In June 2014, we will be the only U.S. carrier to offer full flat-bed seats with direct aisle access in Business Class across our entire wide-body fleet. Our premium cabins will also…

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June 11 – Timelapses and Presentations

Not so much “news” today so I though I’d feature this timelapse from Vimeo from Shanghai. Absolutely stunning! The sound and light is simply so amazing! Probably the best I’ve seen yet. If you love these and haven’t seen them, there are also really nice ones for Hong Kong and New York City here. Also,…

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June 10 – Reward Flight Saver, Best Western Mastercard

Avios.com has updated their Reward Flight Saver Page, which you can see here (HT: Ghetto IFE). The “co-pay” rises by 5 pounds in economy from ?30 to ?35, and 10 pounds in club europe from ?40 to ?50. They are also scrapping Iberia RFS redemptions. For Moscow redemptions, Reward Flight Saver prices will rise to ?45/€55 return in World Traveller Plus and ?55/€65 return in…

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June 4 – Delta enhancements, AA share promo, IHG Last Minute Rewards, Turkish Ultra-Long Haul

Remember that for Canadians CIBC is offering a 100% fee rebate with $500 minimum spend on it’s premium travel rewards cards which means an easy 15,000 Aeroplan points with a churn. Check out this post for details. Delta “enhances” its partner earning chart as of September 1 reducing MQM’s earned on some partner airlines, including…

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May 31 – Club Carlson transfer rules, Air France La Premiere sale, Air Canada 77HD swap

In addition to the swapping their new high density 77W to the YVR-HKG route which I mentioned yesterday, Air Canada is also putting it on the YVR-LHR route starting March 2014. It has premium economy and the new business class (staggered) shown below. It will be operating AC854 YVR1830 – 1140+1LHR AC855 LHR1025 – 1155YVR…

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