Million Mile Secrets is a frequent flyer hacking blog by Daraius Dubash, who has earned and redeemed millions of airline miles and hotel points – most of which he acquired for free and without flying in airplanes or staying in hotels. The site features tips on the best credit cards for earning points as well […]
Frugal Travel Guy
Frugal Travel Guy is a frequent flyer blog by Rick Ingersoll, an expert on earning and redeeming frequent flyer points. The site features the best credit cards to use to earn points, as well as deals that can help you earn points faster. Rick and his wife have been to 63 countries (at last count) […]
The Bear Essentials of Safety
YouTube: The Bear Essentials of Safety This weeks travel video is a inflight safety video. Weird to be saying that but this is not your average safety video. Air New Zealand have been making a name for themselves by making outside-the-corporate-box type videos. This video features TV personality Bear Grylls who demonstrates the standard air […]
12 hour timelapse of North American Airspace
YouTube: 12 hour timelapse of North American Airspace A mesmerising screen shot of air traffic over North America over the space of 12 hours. It’s fascinating to watch the hubs boom with traffic at the peak hours and pulse like blood viens throughout the day.
Flightradar24
Flightradar24 is a flight tracking service that provides you with real-time info about thousands of aircraft around the world. The site currently tracks around 60% of all passenger aircraft around the world from aircraft with ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) installed. This percentage is increasing as more airlines move towards this technology. flightradar24.com
MileWise
MileWise is a frequent flyer tracking site where you can keep all your accounts in one place. While there are other sites that do this, MileWise figures out how you can get the most value. Just tell Milewise where you’re going, and they will show you all the different ways you can use cash, miles […]
Turbulence Forecast
Turbulence Forecast is probably not the best site to browse if air travel makes you sqeamish. It features maps of areas in which turbulence might be encountered so you can check for turbulence potential before your flight. www.turbulenceforecast.com
ExpertFlyer
If your flight is full and you’re stuck in the middle seat let ExpertFlyer help find you a better seat. Set up a Seat Alert to find your preferred seat (eg window or aisle seat), then you will be notified by email when your seat is found. www.expertflyer.com
Award Wallet
AwardWallet keeps track of your loyalty reward programs such as your frequent flyer miles, hotel and credit card points. Register for free and never let your points expire again! awardwallet.com
Drungli
Drungli is a search engine of low cost flights, bringing you the cheapest random destinations available at any given moment. Enter your departure city and your date of travel, and Drungli will find the cheapest flights out of that airport on the given date. You can also select a month search if you are more […]