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       Travel can be an extremely stressful experience, yet some
       road warriors spend half their lives on planes (sometimes
       just to collect miles and attain elite status). Many of these                                                                       Cooking up
       expert travelers know how to maximize their elite status
       and there is no reason why you shouldn’t either.

       Get in the airline lounge even if you have an economy-
       class ticket                                                                                                                        a storm

       Airports aren't much fun, but one way to make the whole flying
       experience more pleasurable is to wait for your flight in an airline

       lounge. Savvy travelers know that even if they are flying in

       economy class, they can access business-class lounges when

       flying overseas. No matter what class of service you are flying

       or elite status, show your club membership card and you gain
       access to alliance member lounges across the globe.
                                                                                                                                             Colombo’s Star Chef round up
       Earn elite status
       Elite status is an important tool in every road warrior's bag of tricks but
       achieving status can be troublesome if your travel patterns change each year. Did you know
       that most airlines award elite status for life upon reaching the milestone of flying one million

       miles? The smartest travelers know that if they attain status in one airline's program, they can                                        From planning menus, sourcing ingredients and
       often get a competing airline to match that status.                                                                                    supervising the preparation of dishes as well as developing
       Know when it's wise to buy miles                                                                                                       recipes, chefs lead the culinary operations of hospitality
       Ever seen those promotions about buying miles and wondered if it was worth it? Well, there                                             establishments. So, whether you’ve heard of their

       are some promotions where buying miles can save you big bucks and help you to fly                                                      contributions to Colombo’s culinary scene or not, here is
       business class overseas for as little as $1,000, a bargain since most business-class fares                                             a round up of Colombo’s finest chefs, hard at work in this

       cost $4,000-$7,000
                                                                                                                                              city’s Five Star establishments.
       Find secret ways to book award seats on partner airlines
       When you have miles burning in your account, what's the best way to redeem them?
       The process can be complicated and calling an agent to have them do the work for you

       is a bad idea. Because they may not do a great job! You have to do the homework first.


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