I think people are entitled to be angry when they're sold the refurbished Business Suites product and get bait-and-switched into the vastly inferior Skybed II product. To/from HKG is one thing; it's shorter, with a smaller timezone adjustment, and people were told up-front that the A380 equipmen...

The obvious answers are Hilton Honors and Marriott Bonvoy. They have presence in major markets in Australia, in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia. The status benefits are material, and the points have some value (especially Bonvoy with the wide range of efficient airline partners).Accor, whi...

If I remember correctly, SkyTeam at one point had three US members: Delta, Northwest (merged into Delta) and Continental (moved to Star prior to United merger). And then Star had three between Continental joining and merging with United, during which time US was still there before it merged into ...

It's probably a good idea to search for availability and then transfer when ready. If you have Amex Membership Rewards points there's no imminent devaluation expected (they had one a few months ago) so you can safely warehouse your points until ready. On the other hand, not only do conversions to...

Thanks, all. I had wondered about the one available offer which predated my receipt of the card, but it may have started after the card was issued and in the mail.