British Airways And JetBlue Want To Codeshare

View From The Wing: "British Airways and JetBlue have filed with the Department of Transportation to codeshare."

"They’re requesting “a blanket statement of authorization” to place their flight numbers on each others’ flights, and they’re asking for expedited consideration and waiver of the usual advance notice in order to begin marketing these services “i'n the near future.'"

Industry analyst, Enilria, thinks this could a step toward JetBlue joining oneworld.

Southwest Flights Now Show On Google Flights

Thrifty Traveler: "In a first, Southwest fare results began appearing in Google Flights searches on Wednesday morning – on almost any of the Dallas-based airline's routes worldwide. We're not yet seeing Southwest results on other search engines or online travel agencies (OTAs) like Expedia, Travelocity, Priceline, or Skyscanner. But it may only be a matter of time before Southwest fares expand into those platforms, too."

Are Avianca's New Lifemiles+ Subscriptions Worth It?

Frequent Miler: "I am actually very excited about the new LifeMiles+ subscription. I initially assumed this wouldn’t be attractive, but the new benefits are making me seriously consider a subscription."

"As you can see, for your subscription fee, at first glance, it looks like you’re buying a monthly allotment of miles for a price that isn’t attractive."

"However, I think the real star of the show here is the 10% discount on all Avianca LifeMiles redemptions, which applies to all of the LifeMiles award tickets you book (including for others). "

Finnair And British Airways Avios Can Be Combined As Of May 22

Danny the Deal Guru: "The Finnair Plus program switched to Avios on March 9, 2024. Finnair also has a new award charts, with surcharges that are actually decent. Finnair Plus will have a separate award chart for each partner airline. You can see all the details here."

"Now Finnair has revealed that starting May 22, if you’re a member of both Finnair Plus and British Airways Executive Club, you can link your accounts and transfer Avios between them."

Turkish Miles&Smiles 50% Transfer Bonus From Citi

Turkish Miles&Smiles is running a 50% bonus on transfers from Citi ThankYou Points through June 15, 2024.

While Turkish massively devalued their award chart recently, this could be a great use of Citi points thanks to the massive transfer bonus. For example, you need 65,000 Turkish miles to book a one-way business class on Turkish Airlines from between the US and Turkey. With the transfer bonus, you'd only need 32,500 Citi ThankYou Points.

Please note that the terms state that the bonus miles will be added after the promo ends on June 15.

This transfer bonus is run by Turkish Airlines, so you want see the bonus miles reflected on Citi's site when transferring points.

Direct link to promo

Hertz Charging Some Tesla Renters For Gas

View From The Wing: "A week ago I wrote about a Hertz President Circle member charged $277 for returning a rented Tesla without filling it with gas. That’s the second-most Hertz thing ever, after getting arrested because the rental company reported the car you rented stolen."

"It turns out that Hertz charging Tesla EV customers for gas wasn’t a one-off. They’ve been doing it for ages, and frequently. Sometimes customers get the money refunded because EVs don’t take gas while other times customers bang their head against the Hertz customer service wall, being told that charges cannot be adjusted."

Frontier Airlines Introduces Upgrades And No Change Fees

View From The Wing: "Ultra-low cost carrier Frontier Airlines has been struggling. Their bread and butter leisure routes have seen increased competition from major airlines, who learned to pivot away from relying on business travel. Consumers, flush with a demand for experiences and souped up balance sheets from pandemic payments, traded up for legacy airlines. They don’t have the sort of loyalty revenue that bigger airlines do. And their costs have been rising to attract and retain scarce employees."

"Now the airline says it is eliminating change fees on most fares, and that is… sort of true? They’re introducing more “fare bundles” that consumers can buy. And when consumers spend more than the traditional deep discount Frontier Airlines fare, they get waived change fees bundled in with their fare. In some sense this is not even new."

Add Economy Flight To Business Class Award, Use Fewer Alaska Miles

Thrifty Traveler: "Most business class fares between the U.S. and Europe now clock in at 55,000 miles each way – or more flying to and from the West Coast. But if you add a connection in economy in the States or on the other side of the pond, you can cut the final price as low as 45,000 miles each way."

AutoCamp X Hilton Partnership Announced

Monkey Miles: "Hilton just announced that they’re partnering with AutoCamp ( ummmm who? ) with the ability to earn and burn points at AutoCamp sites starting with their property in Cape Cod."

"It looks like, from what I can ascertain, is it focuses on the segment of traveler that love the outdoors, but don’t necessarily want to completely rough it, so they provide campsites with a large, communal clubhouses, where you can individually rent out cabins, tents, and luxury AirStreams that surround it."

New Marriott Timeshare Offers - San Diego Or Las Vegas

Travel on Points: "There is a new Marriott timeshare offer that I was emailed about and wanted to share with you. This one requires you to actually visit a property, versus their online offer that pops up sometimes. It appears this is targeted, since it has a invitation number, but it may be worth calling and trying for it anyway."