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Alaska Airlines “fly nice” ad campaign It seems that the Battle for Seattle between Alaska and Delta is heating up. There is a new Alaska Airlines “fly nice” ad campaign running in the new Capitol Hill light rail station in Seattle. This comes on the heels of a minor kerfuffle … Read more
10 Travel Essentials for Your Carry On I have a kit that I always carry with me when I fly. I typically get it out of my carry on before boarding so that I can settle in and have these 10 travel essentials at reach at all times. Purell/Hand Wipes – … Read more
For how many flights go in and out of Salt Lake City, it is a barren wasteland when it comes to airport lounges. In fact, as far as I can tell, there is only ONE lounge and that is the Delta Sky Club SLC. Passengers traveling in a premium cabin on … Read more
Aspire Lounge 41 AMS If you are flying through Amsterdam and have a Priority Pass through either Amex Platinum or Citi Prestige, you will have access to the Aspire Lounge 41 AMS. If you do not have a Priority Pass membership, you can also pay for a one day membership … Read more
Aviator Lounge CPH There are two terminals at Copenhagen Airport (CPH), Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 that are connected and passengers are free to go from one to the other. There are technically five lounges at CPH; two are SAS lounges which is based at CPH, the other three are not … Read more
24 hours in Copenhagen From my flight touching down at CPH to taking off again the next day, I had under 24 hours in Copenhagen. Knowing I needed to get checked in to my hotel, shower after the long flight and sleep at some point, I wanted to get a … Read more
Hilton Copenhagen Airport Review UPDATE: As of April 1, 2017, this property will no longer be a Hilton property. It will be reflagged as a Clarion. My morning flight out of Copenhagen was scheduled to depart at 6:00am so it made sense to look for a hotel near the … Read more
Mileage Run to Copenhagen Introduction Part 1: SEA-BUR-SEA-CDG-CPH Holiday Inn Burbank-Media City 24 Hours in Copenhagen Hilton Copenhagen Airport Part 2: CPH-AMS-SLC-SEA Aviator Lounge CPH Aspire Lounge (41) AMS Delta Sky Club SLC CPH-AMS – KLM 737-700 Seat 9C My flight out of Copenhagen was at 6:00am so not much … Read more
Mileage Run to Copenhagen Introduction Part 1: SEA-BUR-SEA-CDG-CPH Holiday Inn Burbank-Media City 24 Hours in Copenhagen Hilton Copenhagen Airport Part 2: CPH-AMS-SLC-SEA Aviator Lounge CPH Aspire Lounge (41) AMS Delta Sky Club SLC SEA-BUR-SEA – AS 737-800 I was on the last SEA-BUR of the day on Thursday and the … Read more
Mileage Run to Copenhagen I have to admit I have been a bit trigger happy the past few months on booking mileage runs. Just a few weeks ago I spent about 20 hours in Hong Kong. This past weekend I flew a mileage run to Copenhagen on Delta in Economy. … Read more
Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center Review To be honest, I thought that my review of the Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center would be a parody. I am a hotel snob and stay mostly at Hyatt properties. However recently I needed to spend about 8 hours on an overnight layover at Burbank Bob Hope Airport … Read more
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor Review I was just in Baltimore for a work conference, the one time a year I actually get paid to travel. Last year the conference was in San Diego, where I stayed at the Grand Hyatt. There are two Hyatt properties in Baltimore, a Hyatt … Read more
The Bridge Business Class Lounge – Hong Kong There are a host of wonderful lounges in Hong Kong. My favorite lounge I have ever visited is another Cathay Pacific Lounge, The Pier, at HKG. For my recent mileage run to Hong Kong in AA Economy I decided to visit The Bridge Business Class … Read more
AA Mileage Run SEA-DFW-HKG Back in February I booked my AA mileage run SEA-DFW-HKG all in Economy Class. It’s been a while since I flew internationally in Economy and I was wondering what I was doing. My sister eloquently said it — “You are sitting in the back with the Clampetts“. … Read more
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Review As part of my cheap RT ticket to Hong Kong in Economy, I needed a hotel room for one night. I had already stayed at the Hyatt Regency TST so I decided to try the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong which is located at the convention … Read more