Visiting the Delta 17:00 Bar in Seattle This weekend in Seattle, Delta introduced a pop-up lounge experience called The Delta Seventeen Hundred Bar. The Bar is open for two days only (Friday October 4 and Saturday October 5) from Noon to 2:00am. Delta rented out Soul Repair, a venue on Capitol Hill for this two… Read More »
China Airlines: 777 vs A350 Business Class In order to position myself from Europe to Hanoi for my Cathay Pacific First Class mileage run, I redeemed some Delta miles to fly Business Class on China Airlines. The first leg, Frankfurt to Taipei, was on the Boeing 777 airplane. The second leg, Taipei to Hanoi, was… Read More »
Gender Binary in Air Travel Currently when flying, at least in the United States, you must notify the airline if you are male or female. However, a change in regulation by Airlines for America has stated that as of June 1, 2019, airlines can now offer the options of “unspecified” and “undisclosed”. Airlines for America… Read More »
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 »