FLASH SALE:  RT from Dallas from $71!
Jul10

FLASH SALE: RT from Dallas from $71!

Apparently there isn’t a whole lot going on in October in Dallas, so American Airlines decided to start running a fare sale from Dallas to a bunch of cities today.  Act quick, because availability is very tight. Most of these fares are for Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday travel, but actually I’m seeing return availability in some cases on Thursday/Friday as well.  Some are even available for a quick mileage run same-day turn....

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Weekly Recap
Jul10

Weekly Recap

Here’s a weekly recap of our posts in case you missed them. Remember to follow us on twitter or facebook to get the latest updates, as well as entering for our Giveaway here. Sunday 3rd Touring Cairo with a Local                     Monday 4th Calgary Stampede               Tuesday 5th Swag Giveaway            ...

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Hilton Luxor Hotel and local Tours
Jul09

Hilton Luxor Hotel and local Tours

Hilton Luxor Hotel and Tours Luxor is a quick one-hour flight down the Nile from Cairo, but it couldn’t be more different. Its not nearly as populated, not nearly as crowded, and the ruins are completely different from those in Cairo and Giza. African Adventure: Overview and Booking Alaska’s New Look, New First Class Menu Options Emirates A380 First Class Dulles to Dubai Sheraton Grand Hotel Dubai and Holiday Inn Al Barsha Afternoon...

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Implications of Last Night’s British Airways Breaking News
Jul09

Implications of Last Night’s British Airways Breaking News

For those of you who might have been asleep last night on the east coast or out partying on your Friday night, we broke the news here on BoardingArea that British Airways had increased the discount on their flights via the AARP portal.  You can link back to that post here for more information. I always try and requalify as an Alaska Airlines MVP Gold 75k and American Airlines Platinum member whenever possible, and having...

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BREAKING NEWS: Increased AARP discount on British
Jul08

BREAKING NEWS: Increased AARP discount on British

I think this one slipped under the radar for a lot of people, but as I was checking up on some fare sales, I noticed that AARP increased the discount offered on their flights AND modified their terms and conditions.  Make sure to follow us on twitter for all the latest breaking news and fare sales. Being the PROUD card-carrying members of AARP that we are, we never pass up on a deal, especially one that saves us $400 on each and...

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FLASH SALE:  New York to Sweden $277 RT
Jul08

FLASH SALE: New York to Sweden $277 RT

Looks like there are *A (Star Alliance) fares right now from New York to Stockholm this year, and again like all things, if you want to do this, jump on it fast. My new favorite pastime is looking for all these fare sales and bringing them to you, so here’s another one to add to that list. Looks like throughout October and November, you can fly from New York/Newark (EWR) to Stockholm for around $277, ROUND TRIP.  This can be...

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Guess who’s going to the Olympics?!
Jul08

Guess who’s going to the Olympics?!

Well, WE are! In a very interesting plot twist, a friend of mine managed to get us Opening Ceremony tickets (obrigado, gato!) and we have decided to attend, which means we had to cancel our plans (and tickets!) for our trip to Helsinki, Tallinn and Saint Petersburg. As this is a last minute change of plans, we had to do our best to secure flights down to Rio, which as you can imagine is not easy given that this is an extremely popular...

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Insane 787 Acrobatics
Jul08

Insane 787 Acrobatics

We all know how awesome the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is. But did you know it could do these crazy tricks? In a video released by Boeing on their social media accounts we can see what their pilots are practicing for the 2016 Farnborough Airshow. Some of the moves, in particular the touch and go are apparently not allowed on the show anymore, as it was banned by British aviation authority. So this video is our only opportunity to see them:...

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Four days left to enter to win swag!
Jul07

Four days left to enter to win swag!

Hey there everyone!  We hope you’re enjoying reading our blog.  Don’t forget that as of next week we’ll be back on Prior2Boarding, so make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to keep with all of our updates. When we launched here on BoardingArea on Tuesday, we also launched our promotion to give away some amazing swag.  You can find that post here.   Well, you’ve only for four more days to enter to...

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FLASH SALE:  LAST MINUTE SFO-Iceland for $112!
Jul07

FLASH SALE: LAST MINUTE SFO-Iceland for $112!

Ok, I wasn’t planning on posting AGAIN so soon, but these deals are flying (literally) out of here.  ACT FAST! Wow Air, Iceland’s low-cost carrier, has a couple of dates in July available for last minute trips.  You can get there one way for $112.  As far as the return, you can get back on miles from another city or connect onward for not a lot of cash. THIS FLIGHT IS FOR TOMORROW to get to Iceland.  Literally, last...

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