The following is a portion of a notice that Air Canada sent to its 'Prestige' class members: "Priority Boarding is now available for travel within Canada and to the U.S. when you fly in Latitude, Executive Class or Executive First®. This exclusive privilege minimizes your waiting time at the airport by letting you board first, or at your leisure." Well HURRAY and FINALLY! United Airlines has … [Read more...]
Better Views from the YVR Maple Leaf Lounge
Well, seeing that I was talking about airport lounges today, thought I'd write a quick note from the Maple Leaf Lounge in the domestic terminal in Vancouver, British Columbia where I'm current enjoying a beer and Ed is munching on chips. Other than the fact that we're now only an hour away from our home in Penticton (and my oh so precious kitty that I haven't seen in 2 weeks), I like the … [Read more...]
Air Canada: We Want an Apology
I book all of my travel online either through the airline's site (usually Air Canada) or Expedia. When I make changes to my bookings, I do that online too. Case in point. Yesterday morning, I was scheduled to travel on the 06:50 Air Canada flight from Vegas to Vancouver. Because I wanted to attend the after-conference festivities on Sunday night, on Sunday afternoon I went online and modified … [Read more...]
Singapore Airlines: Life is Better in Raffles Class
On arrival in Vancouver we checked in at Singapore Airlines. I checked to see if we could avoid the layover and plane change in Seoul. The Singapore agent made the changes and we remained on the original flight all the way to Singapore. We had not flown on Singapore before but had heard that the service was great and if the efficiency and friendliness of the gate agent was any indication we … [Read more...]
Travel Points: Use 'Em or Lose Them
In an effort to cut costs many airlines are changing their policies regarding frequent flier miles. We are members of Air Canada's program called Aeroplan . The airline changed there policies this January, read the details in our post. Members whose account are inactive for a defined period will lose their points. Some airlines will let you buy back your points for a fee. Seems ridiculous buying … [Read more...]