Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Via Brian Summers, effective October 1, United will be removing baked on board cookies from their domestic First Class cabins. The baked on board version will be replaced by a “warmed on board” version, just like American Airlines did a … [Continue reading]
Amtrak Hidden City Ticketing Using United Miles
Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! One of the lesser known partnerships in the travel industry is between United and Amtrak, whereby certain Amtrak trains are code-shared as United flights. As an example: You cannot book Philadelphia 30th Street Station to Paris Charles de Gaulle, via … [Continue reading]
Accessing United Clubs and Amtrak Lounges Using Each Other’s Membership
Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! One of the little known “secrets” in the travel industry is the partnership that exists between Amtrak and United. For those with elite status or club membership on these carriers, you have reciprocal benefits to access the lounges of the … [Continue reading]
Is earning entry-level elite status worth if you don’t fly enough?
Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I know quite a few people with entry-level elite status, and also many people who don’t fly enough to attain even that starter status, but I’m often asked if it’s worth it to try to get there, even if you … [Continue reading]
Why United’s Pulling Out of JFK Is A Bad Thing and Doesn’t Make Sense
Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Yesterday you probably saw a flurry of blog post across the web about United pulling out all of their operations from New York’s John F. Kennedy airport in favor of their hub at Newark Liberty. Effective October 25, United will … [Continue reading]
Jamie Larounis is an avid traveler, blogger and miles/points educator. Traveling well over 100,000 miles a year and staying in hotels for over 100 nights, he leverages miles, points and other deals to fly in first class cabins, and stay in 5-star hotels. The Forward Cabin shares his experiences, musings, reviews, tips, tricks, resources and industry news with you, the fellow traveler.