by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 16, 2014 | Austrian, Brussels, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa, Swiss |
Lufthansa has just announced a 3 day fare sale that ends on June 18 and is valid for travel between October 2014 through June 2015.
The best fare is between New York (JFK or Newark) and Istanbul for only $569. Aside from the Istanbul deal, other fares from most US gateways range between $800 and $1000, with east coast fares being on the lower end of this range.
As far as travel windows are concerned, departures must take place between October 26, 2014 and March 19, 2015 and return travel must take place between November 2, 2014 and June 19, 2015. These fares ARE NOT VALID between December 16, 2014 and January 6, 2015.
As you search for your flights, you’ll see that Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Air Canada, Brussels and United Airlines are all part of the fare sale so your flights may be operated by any one of these carriers.
Keep this in mind as you pick your flights since the miles you earn for your Frequent Flyer Program will vary widely based on which airline is operating your flight!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 11, 2014 | Contests, Featured, Swiss |
Preface: I am not 100% certain if this contest is open to everyone in any country of if there are eligibility restrictions. The terms/conditions do not clearly spell out participation rules. So you might be able to enter, but you may not be eligible.
To celebrate the Swiss National Team’s participation in the World Cup that starts this week, SWISS is giving away a pair of Economy Tickets to a lucky winner for every match that the team plays. The tickets will be valid for travel anywhere on SWISS’ world-wide network.
To enter, all you have to do is visit THIS LINK and enter your guess as to how many goals the team will score against their opponents. You’ll have to go to the Contest Entry Site ahead of each match and make your guess for the game.
As I mentioned, this contest may not be open to everyone. It may only be offered for residents of Switzerland, but I have not seen that anywhere in the T/Cs. I was able to enter successfully, so perhaps it is open to all. Regardless, it will only take you a minute to enter so even if your entry is not eligible, you didn’t waste much of your time.
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 7, 2014 | Contests, Featured, Swiss |
SWISS has made it known that they are seeking to hire an individual for the role of SWISS Explorer. This role, salaried, is a 6 month assignment that will take you around the world to a variety of SWISS destinations.
Your job description includes:
Travel around the world for 6 months.
Explore, review and report on your experiences that will cover a range of topics including dining, points of interest and cultural highlights. Reporting to be done via Blog, Video and Photography.
You will be considered a SWISS employee, and you will earn a salary for your efforts.
Now that you are ready to apply for this fantastic opportunity, here’s how to go about it:
Visit this SWISS website to read all of the terms/conditions and instructions for applying.
You’ll need to submit a “Selfie”, a video of yourself demonstrating why you are the ideal candidate and a 400 word summary describing one of your travel experiences. Consider this your audition!
You will also need to submit a resume, salary requirements and references.
Application deadline is May 28.
The selection process will include 7 entries that will be chosen by a jury of SWISS employees and 3 that will be chosen via public vote (click here to vote).
This final group of 10 will be invited to Zurich for a face to face interview on June 10/11. The group will be vetted down to 4, who will then be interviewed on June 16. From this group of 4, 3 will be chosen by the Jury and will be assigned a special task that will be completed by June 22. These 3 finalists will have their work voted on by the public, with the winner being selected during this stage.
As a token of appreciation for the public voters, SWISS will award 10 random voters a pair of SWISS economy tickets for travel within Europe.
What are you waiting for? Polish up that resume and go get this job! 🙂
