Another big benefit is that the Platinum card gains you access to the American, Delta and Continental airport lounges.
Another benefit of business class is the airport lounges, something I wrote about very recently in this column.
"The bartenders in small airport lounges are more old school, " he said.
In addition to the bonus, the retirement package for parliament members included diplomatic passports for them and and their spouses, a state funeral and VIP access to the nation's airport lounges.
Airline frequent flyer programs, seating, aircraft and computer systems vary widely from airline to airline, which can make redeeming miles or points across programs, or even gaining access to far-flung airport lounges, inconsistent and frustrating.
He brought back the golden age of air travel and made money on it with his Virgin Atlantic airline, complete with Mad Men-style upstairs bars in the 747s and massages in the airport lounges.
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Special light boxes, or flat lamps that simulate natural white light with a blue tint, are also effective, noted Foster, who has been consulting with Delta on the feasibility of introducing such lights into airport lounges.
While no domestic airlines are great, Continental has been towards the higher end of the customer service spectrum, from its personnel to airport lounges to frequent flyer rewards program, while United is easily the worst at all these things.
Nokia also said it has signed a partnership with Air China to offer wireless charges for the phone in Beijing Airport VIP lounges.
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Mark Dixon, Regus's boss, likens it to having airport business lounges in city centres, and says that products like this already account for 20% of the firm's revenue, up from almost nothing before the financial crisis.
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