Massive Turkish Devaluation, Delta Finally Getting Premium Lounges, and Hyatt’s Breakup with SLH

UPDATE: MASSIVE TURKISH AIRLINES MILES & SMILES DEVALUATION – Live and Let’s Fly

Turkish has been a huge win if you’ve known how to use it. Sadly, the Europe sweet spot is disappearing. But the domestic sweet spot for booking United Airlines flights retains some value.

Delta One® Premium Lounges are Coming to BOS, LAX, and JFK this Year – The Bulkhead Seat

Delta is finally entering the premium lounge game. Sky Clubs are already a cut above other domestic lounges (except for the terrible lines at some locations), so I’d expect these to be top notch. The renderings look cool.

A FEW OBSERVATIONS ON HYATT/SLH BREAKUP AND NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH HILTON – Miles for Family

I’m sad Hyatt and SLH are breaking up. I don’t expect the partnership with Hilton to be nearly as valuable from an award travel perspective.

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