Travel Briefs

Drawings and sketches by Renaissance architect and designer Gian Lorenzo Bernini, most famous for designing St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, will be exhibited Nov. 9, 2014-Feb. 1, 2015, at the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig (Katharinenstrasse 10, 04109 LEIPZIG, Germany; phone +49 341 216 990). 

200-plus pieces from the museum’s collection as well as loans from Rome, Vatican City and Austria will be displayed. 

Bernini exhibit, €6-€8 (near $8-$11); museum excluding temporary exhibits, €5, or combined, €8-€11. Children up to 18, free. Located near the Leipzig Markt S-...

SunAir (P.O.B. 10250, Jerusalem 91102, Israel; phone +972 54 5818883, fax +972 2 6717775 or e-mail gilaviv@zahav.net.il) offers flights over the Dead Sea and surrounding area.

For up to three people, the flights, out of Masada Airfield at the Dead Sea, range from a 20-minute flight over Masada, the Ein Gedi oasis and the Dead Sea coastline for NIS600 (near $159) to a 75-minute flight along the Dead Sea coast and over the city of Jerusalem for NIS 2,200 ($584).

Currently, members of Delta Air Lines’ SkyMiles program earn frequent-flyer miles based on the distances they travel, but under the new program starting in 2015, the number of miles earned will be based on the cost of the ticket.

The changes will most reward those who fly less often on costlier trips. It also will benefit those who book trips on short notice and cannot take advantage of bargain tickets. 

Other changes announced include more availability of reward seats for lower-mileage customers, one-way trips for half the miles needed for a round-trip reward, and more...