Air Travel

Oneworld is the only one of the three major airline alliances to have three tiers of status (both Star Alliance and SkyTeam only have two), each offering a set of increasingly better benefits to frequent flyers. The alliance’s top tier status – oneworld Emerald – is, in terms of perks offered, the best alliance status out […]

Each of the three major airline alliances offers their member airlines’ frequent flyers alliance-wide statuses. While Star Alliance and SkyTeam have two tiers of such statuses, oneworld has three. Sapphire is the alliance’s mid-tier status – better than Ruby but not as attractive as Emerald. Continue reading to learn what benefits you can enjoy as a

Members of oneworld airlines’ frequent flyer programs have a chance to earn an alliance-wide status on top of each individual airline’s status. Unlike Star Alliance and SkyTeam which have two tiers of alliance-wide statuses, oneworld has three: Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. This article looks in detail at the easiest to achieve of the three – oneworld Ruby.

Joining one of the major airline alliances comes with many benefits to an airline and its passengers. That said, it also comes with responsibilities and associated costs for the airline. To allow smaller airlines’ passengers to enjoy some of the benefits of traveling with an airline belonging to a major alliance, Star Alliance created the

SkyTeam is the world’s second-largest airline alliance. It is also the youngest of the three major airline alliances, having been founded after both Star Alliance and oneworld. In a typical year, SkyTeam members transport approximately 630 million passengers. Frequent flyers on SkyTeam airlines can enjoy reciprocal perks on other members of the alliance thanks to

On our daughter’s first trip to visit her grandparents in Europe, we flew with Taiwan’s EVA Air. With the service and various policies related to travel with infants varying considerably between different airlines, I decided to put together this guide summarizing what it’s like to travel with a baby on EVA Air. Before jumping into

The oneworld alliance is, together with Star Alliance and SkyTeam, one of the three largest airline alliances in the world. It was launched in 1999 making it the second oldest of the three. That said, with just under 500 million passengers transported across the alliance’s members in a typical year, oneworld is the smallest of

If you found yourself here, you probably already know that Star Alliance is the world’s largest airline alliance. Having been founded in May 1997, not only does it transport more passengers and serve more airports than oneworld and SkyTeam but it is also older than the two. Among other things, Star Alliance member airlines’ frequent

One of the perks that Star Alliance Gold status holders can enjoy is access to Star Alliance Gold Track at a number of airports around the world. While not the most exciting perk of the status (I’d rank lounge access as that), it can still be a valuable thing that shaves some queueing time off