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flyer miles

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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