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Tragedy Strikes Singapore Airlines Flight Due to Severe Turbulence

A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence on 20th May 2024, leading to one fatality and more than 20 injuries among passengers and crew. The Star Alliance Boeing 777-300ER, carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members, was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after experiencing a dramatic altitude drop …

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Ennismore Launches ‘Dis-loyalty’ Program – But How Good Is It?

Last month hospitality group Ennismore launched ‘Dis-loyalty’, a new travel rewards program that gives discounts to travelers who sign up and stay and eat at 10 of the 14 brands in the collection. Part of Accor, Ennismore specialize in ‘lifestyle’ hotels, including Mondrian, SLS, Hyde, The Hoxton, Rixos, SO/ and Delano.   But is it …

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Star Alliance and HSBC Australia Launch a World-First Credit Card

Star Alliance and HSBC Australia have reimagined airline rewards for consumers with a world-first credit card. The HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card is a first by a global airline alliance. It brings together seven of the world’s leading airlines on a single credit card platform. For a limited time there is no Annual Fee in …

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Singapore Eliminating Mandatory Mask Rules at Airports and on Planes

Singapore will soon eliminate its mandatory mask rules at airports and onboard airplanes. This is huge news from a country that was amongst the most cautious in addressing the pandemic and had the very tighest laws from very early in 2020.   Singapore have announced that indoor masking will no longer be mandatory starting on …

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Lufthansa Launch Porsche Design Pyjamas in First Class

Lufthansa has unveiled new special edition Porsche Design-branded pyjamas in its first class cabins, which I sampled on my flight from Frankfurt to JFK last week.   Special Edition Porsche Design Lufthansa First Class Pyjamas   The pyjamas are made by Van Laack, a German fashion company with its headquarters in Mönchengladbach that has made …

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Velocity Points transfers to KrisFlyer are coming back

Virgin Velocity points transfers to Singapore KrisFlyer are returning

Velocity Frequent Flyer members will soon be able to transfer Velocity Points into Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles once again. It’s a move that’ll swing back open the doors to flight bookings right across Star Alliance for those based in Australia who primarily collect Velocity Points.   By converting Velocity Points into KrisFlyer Miles, they can …

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Amex Gold sign-up bonus increased to 30,000 points for a limited time

American Express is currently offering a very generous increased sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card in the UK, offering 30,000 Membership Rewards points instead of the usual 20,000 for a limited time for the next two weeks only.   The bonus criteria is Amex’s usual bonus criteria for these offers – …

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Lounge Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge at JFK

The Lufthansa Senator Lounge at JFK airport in New York feels like you are in a very swish Lufthansa hub. It’s a great lounge to wait for your flight in an otherwise chaotic terminal, and is open for Star Alliance Gold members.   Location of Lufthansa Senator Lounge JFK The Lufthansa Senator lounge is located …

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Lounge Review: Lufthansa First Class Lounge at JFK

Lufthansa’s First Class Lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport is a surprisingly decent understudy for its First Class lounges in Frankfurt and Munich. New York is such an important market for Lufthansa these days that it has built a special wining and dining area for first class passengers and Miles & More HON …

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Flight Review: Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 Business Class Brisbane to Singapore

Recently I needed to fly from Brisbane to Singapore. You’ll know by now that my favourite Star Alliance airline is Singapore Airlines. They offer a considerable range of Business Class seats across the fleet, including the Airbus A350s.   These days, you’re always guaranteed a fully-flat bed when flying from Brisbane. But what that bed …

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