Inflight safety videos can be a window to an airline’s past and present. It can evoke emotions, tell a story, or just be funny. What’s your favourite?

You can earn KrisFlyer miles on airlines that aren’t part of Star Alliance, including Alaska Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.

This lounge is very impressive, with stylish design, delicious complimentary food and drink offerings worthy of a high-quality restaurant, great customer service and a relaxed atmosphere.

We size up Virgin America’s First Class cabin and explain how to redeem Velocity Points and KrisFlyer Miles for Virgin America flights. Virgin Australia’s sister airline is towards the top of US domestic airlines.

Last month, Point Hacks Contributing Editor Matt Moffitt embarked on a 10-flight, 17-day, 24,000-mile trip from his current base in Austin, Texas to Minneapolis, over to his hometown of Sydney, up to Cairns, then a visit to Detroit, down to Dallas and back home to Austin. Here is an overview of his trip and which posts and reviews you can expect to read on Point Hacks in the coming weeks as a result of his experiences.

Given how crappy my experience of most US carriers have been, Virgin America remains one for me that I’d actually like to try. Given their reciprocal points earning benefits, and competitive fares, if their route network will get you where you need to go in the US they are definitely worth considering. For the next … Continued