I very rarely participate in competitions especially if they involve downloading an app and having ‘tasks’. However, I made an exception for Star Alliance’s “Picture your Upgrade” promotion which is running until April 4th. I would not say it is fun to use but at least the tasks seem easy to do. And of course, I…
It is only around $30 more. When a friend told me how much he’d paid for Vanouver-Orlando via Toronto (there is no direct flight) I could not believe him so I had to check myself. I used for both trips the same dates Apr 22-26 and I chose the cheapest Tango Plus fare in both cases. Return…
I did my best to give away all of my Air Canada eUpgrades but still I was left with 16. Air Canada does not allow more than 4 nominees for eUpgrades to share and, once a name has been added to the list, it cannot be removed or replaced. Therefore, the lessons I have learnt…
The package looks more luxurious (left) than the previous one, black vs. red. New luggage tag (left) and the old one (right): Also, included in the package there was a special offer from Fairmont. “You can fast-track to Fairmont President’s Club Platinum by completing just one stay at any Fairmont property in Europe, the Middle…
A fellow blogger conveniently posted the link to the voting portal and I decided to have a quick look. The voting was quick and easy, but my very good impression of the overall process was spoiled at the end. Initially I was thinking I would be very fast out as I was not going to…
Air Canada, Edmonton Everyone had boarded and the plane seemed to start taxing away any time soon but all of the sudden the lights went off. There was total darkness for a few seconds, the emergency lights went on and for a while it was eerily quiet. The pilot announced someone tripped over the power…
They expire on 29 February 2012 (travel on an upgraded flight must be completed before the expiration date) and it would be a ‘waste’ to use them for short flights for … me. My previous attempt to give the eUpgrades away proved unsuccessful so I will make it simpler. I will share the eUpgrades to…
I have too many of them and they expire on February 29. I said 12 but there might be more; it depends on whether I will use some of the eUpgrades for myself but I’ll try not to as my flights are usually not more than 3 hours. Also, there might be a second prize…
I left Honolulu at around 9:30 PM. December 31st and arrived in Vancouver at 5:00 AM, January 1st. The Air Canada pilot announced at some point that there were 5 min. until midnight in Vancouver (it was 9:55 PM Hawai’i time or more exactly Hawai’i-Aleutian standard time) and said ‘Happy New Year’. I’d expected to say…
25,000 Aeroplan Miles was the gift and I gladly chose it. A few weeks ago I received an e-mail saying that once I reach the 150,000 mile threshold I can chose from the following gifts: However, when I had to make the selection the 25,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles was the only gift available. I would have not cared much for ‘Samba…