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Cheap Flights To Europe, Google Takes On Uber and Lyft, And Delta Being Pissy

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The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about  in length.  Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others.   This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.

Cheap Flights, $50 Gift Card For Two Hotel Stays And Southwest Getting Sued By Their Pilots

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The Best of the Rest is my effort to summarize all the travel/miles & points stories that interested me on a daily basis but didn’t have time to write about  in length.  Culled from over 100 blogs/authors I follow, some are passed along without comment, while I add my analysis to others.   This is your shortcut to find out what’s going on in the travel world without having to read dozens of travel blogs to get all the best info.

Earn Up To 50,000 Bonus Miles On Travel To Europe With American, British Airways, Finnair and Iberia

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American Airlines and their fellow joint venture participants, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair are offering a very nice bonus for paid travel to Europe this summer.

American Airlines To Begin Selling Basic Economy And Premium Economy Mid-2016

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Remember those days when you chose between coach and first class when you bought an airline ticket? Or, if you’re like most people, walked past first class on your way to the coach seat you purchased? The times are a-changing, with 3 different flavors of “coach” coming to an American Airlines plane near you later this year.

American Airlines Just Announced Premium Economy And There’s Already A Strategy For Proper Seat Selection

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There’s a difference in the seats American Airlines is rolling out premium economy on their international routes, and there’s absolutely going to be a difference in the level of comfort depending on where you’re seated in that cabin. There’s one key to seat selection to keep in mind.

British Airways Changes: Is One Of The Best Values Going Away?

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I woke up this morning to a number of changes to the British Airways Avios program (after a night where our daughter was up sick most of the night, or I might have posted this sooner). View From the Wing has all the details, but here are the key points you need to be aware of : Mileage earning on most coach fares classes is going down significantly. K, L, M, N, S and V class fares all week earn 50% instead of 100% of miles flown. Q, O and […]