Review – Alaska Airlines Boardroom Lounge – Seattle
This entry is part 9 of 12 in the series Lounge ReviewsSeattle is home to Alaska Air and it serves as its main hub with excellent connections throughout the West Coast and Hawaii. We happened to route back through Seattle after a father-daughter trip to Disneyland. I haven’t blogged about this or other domestic flights
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Pro Tip – Know Your Benefits
As a holder of multiple credit cards, I am typically covered when it comes to flight delay insurance, car rental insurance and extended warranties. One of my favorite cards, the Capital One Aspire Mastercard provides me with an added benefit that most people don’t actually utilize, Price Protection. I actually had the chance to
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Review – Centurion Studio – Seattle
This entry is part 8 of 12 in the series Lounge ReviewsAs part of my Jet Blue Mileage Run, I had a 7 hour layover in the SEATAC airport in Seattle. Normally, I would have dreaded spending 7 hours in an airport but I was actually looking forward to trying out the Centurion Studio as
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JetBlue Mileage Run – How It All Shook Out
Today was the day that all my planning would be put to the test. Today was the day that I attempted to complete my JetBlue challenge in order to garner 75,000 TrueBlue Points. As a reminder, here is what my itinerary looked like: As you can see, the turn in Seattle was a very short
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JetBlue Mileage Run – How I Made My Decision
When I transferred my SPG points to Virgin to take advantage of the JetBlue Points Match with Virgin, I had already committed to flying JetBlue before August 31st, 2016. By flying a roundtrip with JetBlue by the end of August, I would have 75,000 TrueBlue Points deposited into my newly minted account … for FREE! With
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Pro Tip – Finding a Clean Washroom
We’ve all been there. You’re in a new city and your body isn’t used to the food or the water and your stomach just doesn’t agree with you. Everyone knows you can duck into a coffee shop or a restaurant to use the washroom but one option that people tend to forget about is the hotel
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Review – South African Airways A330-200 – Johannesburg to Sao Paulo – Business Class
After a flying a virtual private jet to Johannesburg, I was very much looking forward to what South African would offer on their widebody international flight. Upon boarding the plane, one of the first things that struck me was how well the design esthetic of the seats captured the rugged romanticism associated with South Africa
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Review – Avianca A320 – Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro – Economy
On the only economy class ticket on my mini-RTW (Round the World) trip, we flew on Avianca’s A320 from Sao Paulo to Rio. Now I don’t have any pictures to share because I was a sweaty mess due to our flight from Johannesburg being 30 minutes late. This left us with an hour and a
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Review – South African Airways Lounge – Johannesburg
This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series Lounge ReviewsThe South African Airways Lounge in Johannesburg is the flagship lounge for the airline and as such it is the grandest. Upon checking into the lounge, you are directed to the right for the Business Class Lounge, however of note, if you look left,
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Review – South African Airways A320 – Cape Town to Johannesburg – Business Class
I have always dreamt of flying on a private jet and while it’s still on my bucket list it just hasn’t happened for me yet. The next best thing happened on our flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg. While the flight between CPT and JNB is a short one (~1:30 in the air), this flight
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