When travel hands you lemons: How I made the most of a delayed flight I spent this weekend at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. I flew to Port of Spain on JetBlue (SEA-JFK-POS) with the SEA-JFK leg a redeye in Mint Class. Going home was a bit trickier due to timing and availability using points. I… Read More »
The State of Alaska Airlines in 2019 I write a lot about Alaska Airlines on SingleFlyer. In fact, nearly 1 in 4 posts has content related to the airline. An entire top level page is devoted to understanding the airline and the Mileage Plan loyalty program. I have been a member of their Mileage Plan program… Read More »
2018 Year In Miles Another year of travel is now in the books. 2017 was my most traveled year yet. This year I cut back on my travel — I was in school and had to cut back my work hours which meant less disposable income and time for travel. I was only able to… Read More »
Alaska 75K Gold Lounge Passes Non-Transferable UPDATE 3/4/19: It seems like Alaska may be walking back this devaluation. Alaska has added new language to the MVP Gold 75K website: **To redeem 75K Lounge day passes, visit the Alaska Lounge and provide your Mileage Plan number to the Concierge. To ensure account security, the 75K member… Read More »
Why I am continuing my loyalty to Alaska Airlines I recently wrote a post on why I am giving up my loyalty to Alaska Airlines. In Part 2, I explore the reasons to stay loyal to Alaska. Earlier I wrote about all the reasons not to stay loyal to Alaska. The airline has changed a… Read More »
Why I am giving up my loyalty to Alaska Airlines Part 1 of a series where I debate the pros and cons of staying loyal to Alaska Airlines. This past year has seen a number of negative changes to Alaska Airlines. It is no secret that I have been an extremely loyal customer to Alaska… Read More »