Alan 
Three years ago my friend and I entered the first ever Seahawks playoffs lottery contest put on by the Washington State Lottery. Spoiler alert: my friend won. It was Russell Wilson’s rookie year and the Seahawks were heading to the NFL Playoffs. They had secured the Wild Card spot and … Read more
If you are looking for a fun and easy day trip out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, taking the high speed ferry Buquebus to Colonia, Uruguay is a great option to get out of the city and get another stamp in your passport. Colonia is an old Portuguese town and UNESCO … Read more
2015 Year In Miles Since it is New Years Eve, I thought it would be fun to do a glance at my 2015 Year in Travel. Fun for me, probably boring for you. But I’m still going to post it here for posterity sake. Miles Flown: 93,291 Number of Flights: 47 … Read more
Aeromexico Clase Premier Review Back in June I purchased a ticket in Aeromexico Clase Premier from San Fransisco to Buenos Aires (where I stayed at the Park Hyatt) with a layover in Mexico City for just over $1500 for Christmas 2015. This would be the standard price for an economy … Read more
Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires Review There is only one Hyatt property in Buenos Aires, but it is a beautiful one. Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is in an old palace (once belonged to the Duhau family) in the tony Recoleta neighborhood. For reference, Evita is buried a … Read more
Warning: rant ahead…. Unfortunately I believe I discovered an Alaska Airlines App glitch. I say unfortunately because it cost me a First Class seat and got me downgraded to Coach. When traveling back from Buenos Aires, I had a 6 hour layover in SFO and my booked flight was Alaska … Read more
This may be old news, but I haven’t seen it around before. You can get a $10 Amazon credit just for adding a Citi Card to your account and making it the default 1-Click payment option. I logged into my Amazon app on my iPhone and saw a banner with the … Read more
One of my favorite ways to rack up Hyatt stays is through visiting Las Vegas. In order to achieve and maintain Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond status (top level) you must stay at Hyatt properties for 50 nights in a year OR stay 25 times (number of nights per stay doesn’t … Read more
One thing I have noticed about Las Vegas hotels: Good hard product, terrible soft product. Like so much of Vegas; hotels have a flashy, beautiful sheen but go beyond the surface and it loses it’s sheen. Delano Las Vegas is a great looking property with service that disappoints. Location: First you should know that … Read more
Recently I wrote about my plan to achieve Platinum status with American Airlines through their LinkedIn challenge. Unfortunately for me I ran into problems achieving American Platinum status; some of the problems were caused by me while others were not. The verdict is still out as to whether or not … Read more
After my Flagship First flight from LAX to JFK, I was looking forward to a shower and using the American Airlines Flagship Lounge JFK as an arrivals lounge before heading in to the city. American Airlines Status/Mileage Run Admirals Club DEN American Airlines Flagship Lounge LAX American Airlines Flagship First LAX-JFK … Read more
American offers a unique domestic first class on just three transcontinental routes. American Airlines Flagship First LAX-JFK, SFO-JFK, and MIA-JFK offers experience similar to international business or even first class. Before boarding the flight, you get the benefit of Flagship check in and Flagship Lounge. American Airlines Status/Mileage Run Admirals Club … Read more
American Airlines Flagship First is AA’s version of Delta One. It serves three transcontinental (ish) routes; MIA-JFK, SFO-JFK, and LAX-JFK. Also in the key of threes, it offers three classes of domestic service — economy, business and first. When you fly in first, you also are granted access to the … Read more
This post is focused on the Admirals Club DEN where I spent time on my status run with American Airlines. You can read more about the planning of my trip here. American Airlines Status/Mileage Run Admirals Club DEN American Airlines Flagship Lounge LAX American Airlines Flagship First LAX-JFK American Airlines Flagship Lounge … Read more
This may be common knowledge, but I just learned this today. You are not granted your Alaska elite benefits when crediting miles to another airline. If you are flying Alaska Airlines but crediting miles from a flight to another frequent flyer program (i.e. American Advantage), during that flight you don’t … Read more