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Hilton Vancouver Airport Review After arriving around midnight in Vancouver after my fantastic flight on Cathay Pacific, I hoped on the shuttle and was taken to the Hilton Vancouver Airport. Located about 6km from the airport, the shuttle ride takes about 15 minutes. It is south of downtown Vancouver in Richmond … Read more
Sale on Alaska Airlines Award Flights Today Alaska Airlines put bunch of their Mileage Plan award flights on sale. Though not advertised, a ton of routes are cheaper when you book with miles for travel in January through the beginning of March. Alaska Airlines flights booked with Mileage Plan miles … Read more
Park MGM Skylark Suite Review Currently the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is undergoing a $450 million renovation to become the Park MGM. While the property won’t officially relaunch as the Park MGM until April 2018, many of the rooms have already been renovated and are being … Read more
Cathay Pacific First Class JFK-YVR I find Cathay Pacific First Class to be one of the best ways to travel. Their service is fantastic and their planes are luxurious but not flashy (looking at you Emirates). Best of all, you can fly Cathay Pacific First Class using Alaska Airlines miles. … Read more
AA Flagship First Dining at JFK The new American Airlines Flagship First Dining is one of the more exclusive lounge experiences in the US. It offers an intimate, full service restaurant experience. Currently there are only two locations; JFK and MIA, though plans are to expand the concept to other … Read more
The London NYC (Conrad New York) Review Recently management of The London NYC was taken over by Hilton. The long term plan is to renovate the property and rebrand it as Conrad New York. The price of the hotel is already in line with a Conrad, but, as you’ll see, … Read more
NYC with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles The last two Thanksgivings I have spent with family in Kauai. This year, we decided not to do a family trip. But I really can’t let a four day weekend go by without some travel (my family gets it). My original plan for … Read more
Hyatt Regency LAX Review This past weekend, my friend and I went on a domestic mileage run on Virgin America. The schedule of the flights had us on a layover for 9 hours at LAX from 2:00-11:00 PM right in the middle of the mileage run. Knowing we would be tired … Read more
Car2Go Retiring Smart Car Fleet Car2Go was the first “free floating” car share program in Seattle. Their iconic smart fortwo cars started showing up a few years back all over the streets of Seattle. Slowly they started to introduce luxury Mercedes vehicles to the Car2Go fleet. Now the news is … Read more
Virgin America Main Cabin Select Upgrade This post is a continuation from my Virgin America Mileage Run. I was able to contact Virgin America prior to my flight to be put on the Main Cabin Select upgrade list. As Virgin America will no longer exist after mid 2018, there has … Read more
Virgin America Mileage Run This past weekend I did a mileage run on Virgin America that took across the country twice. Leaving Friday evening and returning Sunday evening, I flew 11,222 miles. The total flight time of the 6 flights was 26 hours and 43 minutes over the course of … Read more
Vegas Hotels Blocking 911 Calls I write a lot about M life hotels and casinos that include properties such as the Bellagio, Mirage, and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. After the attack at Mandalay Bay that left 58 dead, security at casino/hotels has come in to question. Per @VitalVegas on Twitter, … Read more
Alaska Airlines First Class Pre-Select Today Alaska Airlines is rolling out “First Class Pre-Select” — no, this isn’t Pre√ that gets you through security faster. This is an option on the Alaska app that allows you to pick your meal when flying First Class on certain routes on Alaska Airlines. … Read more
British Airways Cancels My Discounted Ticket Recently I purchased a very good deal from London to Ecuador through British Airways. For $1100, the return ticket was British Airways First Class from London to Miami, and then American Airlines Business Class from Miami to Quito. While I would have to position … Read more
Why I am Considering an Alaska Lounge Membership I fly about 140,000 miles per year. On average that is about 70 flights. That means I am spending about a week each year in airports waiting for flights. Fortunately, I have lounge access at most airports through Priority Pass provided by … Read more