They also produce some pretty great videos and this one is just in time for the holidays. Of course it is staged and these aren’t probably random people but it doesn’t matter. The message is good and they spent the time and money so help spread it.
Good for you KLM and Happy Holidays to everyone.
On the 1st of each month Flying Blue announces Promo Awards. Promo Awards from North America offer a discount typically 25-50% of the standard mileage requirements.
The fares are on either KLM or Air France. Flying Blue is the loyalty program for these two airlines.
On typical months several US cities are listed and discounts have been running 25%. It has been a while since we have seen many offers at the 50% level. This month only 2 origins are listed.
Mexico in Economy for 37,500 points (plus taxes and fees) and Toronto in Business Class for 93,750 points (plus taxes and fees).
Mexico is on Air France for March Travel and Toronto is both Air France and KLM for February and March travel.
These Promo Fares must be booked with Flying Blue points. Chase is now a partner with Flying Blue so that is a transfer option. American Express is also a Flying Blue Partner and with the American Express Platinum Business Card which is currently offering a 100,000 point bonus with a spend requirement Business Platinum as well as the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card with a 100,000 point bonus with a spend requirement Chase Sapphire Reserve so obtaining Flying Blue points is now easier than ever.
I would hope and expect that starting next month we will see some additional origin cities to Europe for the March April time period.
I am certainly disappointed with the limited number of cities this month especially considering all of the far specials going around.
Even KLM is offering some great specials right now including from New York to Barcelona, Venice and Amsterdam for under $500. Check Google Flights for your possible travel dates or klm.com
Technology is great, but sometimes you have to stop and scratch your head and wonder how is this possible and is this something we really want. Consider the COWAROBOT R1. This company says they have developed a suitcase that follows behind you. The Cowarobot has a GPS finder if you get to far from your luggage as well as a power bank with USB charging ports. Oh and I almost forgot, it is also a suitcase for your clothes.
The raised over 500K to get this going and are saying deliveries this month. When I first heard about this product I wasn’t sure it would ever make it to market but it looks like I was wrong. However, we haven’t seen them yet, but it sounds like we will soon. So get ready as you are passing through the airports this holiday season for that suitcase following behind someone.
You can read a lot more about the features here. cowarobot
What do you think, are we ready for suitcases that follow us?
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. As we are in the thick of the holiday season I wanted to mention that now is a great time to get the family together to start thinking about summer travel. I know most areas of the country haven’t even had a winter yet, but the summer will be here before you know it.
It might be that anniversary trip to Paris or finally taking the kids to Disney but one of the great things about travel is the planning. The entire family can take part. I remember one year we made it a game where each of us had to pick one place we wanted to visit and prepare a presentation on where it was and try to convince the others to support your idea. It was a while ago and I recall there might have been some collusion but it made the process fun and then we all got involved with planning. When I was a child we had a piggy-bank we used for our travel and we would all put change in it and then when we got ready for a trip we would use the money so we all felt like we contributed. Unfortunately nobody carries change anymore, but maybe we could Venmo or PayPal some imaginary change.
Another benefit of planning ahead is you can decide where you might need some extra points for a flight or hotel stay. Several credit card promotions have great sign up bonuses including the Chase Sapphire Reserve card which is currently offering a 100,000 sign up bonus after spending $4,000 in 3 months Chase Sapphire Reserve It is starting to look like Summer 2017 might be a reasonably priced time to travel. Many airlines are having round trip international fare sales in the $400 range currently and with low oil prices and a strong dollar that trend should continue. Some experts are even predicting the US Dollar will become equal in value to the Euro in 2017.
So, where would you like to travel in 2017?
Join me on a journey to discover great ways to earn, use, and most importantly enjoy the points you have accumulated. I will cover many areas of travel including ways to earn hotel and airline points. I will review properties and places all over the world and right here in our own backyard. Where I hope to be different from other sites is I want to focus on how to use your points for memorable trips. The points you have earned should not dictate your travel, they should enhance it.
Life is about experiences and not about “things”. Things come and go and usually lose value as time passes, but experiences are with you a Lifetime and usually become more valuable as time passes. I hope this journey will help all of us find better and more affordable ways to have those great life experiences. It has been said that life isn’t about how many breaths you take but how many moments take your breath away. Let us begin this journey to find those moments. It is our goal that this site will help you find ways to earn more points, to travel to great places, and create a lifetime of memories. I have a lot of ideas for future post and I hope you come along for the journey.
Safe travels.
Howard
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