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Weekend in Beijing – Part 2: 44 Hours

July 23, 2022May 28, 2015

Weekend in Beijing This post is continued from an earlier post. Read Weekend in Beijing – Part 1: Getting to China My flight landed in Beijing at 2:00pm local time on Friday evening. My return flight was to take off at 10:00am on Sunday. I knew I didn’t want to … Read more

Weekend in Beijing – Part 1: Getting to China

June 20, 2021May 27, 2015

Weekend in Beijing A few months back I got in on the sub-$500 round trip ticket to Beijing from Washington DC in American Airlines Business Class. I purchased the tickets; and then purchased my positioning flight to DC from Seattle which ended up costing (slightly) more than the ticket to … Read more

Best Travel Pants for Men: North Face Kilowatt

March 10, 2016May 24, 2015

I have found it difficult to find good pants that I can travel in. I want something that is comfortable but doesn’t make me look like a slob. My search for the best travel pants for men has brought me to my current pair of North Face Kilowatt Pants. Historically I … Read more

Changes in Alaska Mileage accrual with Partner Airlines

October 9, 2018May 8, 2015

In just a few days, there have been some big changes in Alaska mileage accrual with partner airlines. It’s all bad news unless you are paying for premium classes. The changes (so far) are on British, Air France, and KLM. Earning was also drastically reduced on Delta earlier this year.

For all three airlines (BA/AF/KL) you now only earn 25% of actual miles flown for the lowest fares. The most expensive Economy tickets do still earn you actual miles flown. You also still earn bonus miles based on your status with Alaska, but those bonuses are based on earned (not actual flown) miles and do not count towards elite status. A few of the fare classes that formerly earned zero miles now do earn you miles, so that is one positive change I suppose.

The scene is much better in the top tier tickets.

Costa Rica on Alaska Airlines: Two new Alaska routes announced

April 30, 2015

Alaska Airlines has flown internationally to Canada and Mexico for some time. But they are adding a third international destination. Starting May 21 you can book a flight to Costa Rica on Alaska Airlines. The flights will begin to San Jose on October 31 and Liberia the following day.

The announced flights (below) are only out of LAX (at least for now). While Seattle is Alaska’s hub, I can see why it would make more sense to fly out of a southern city.

Alaska Airlines getting Premium Economy seats?

April 25, 2015

Is Alaska Airlines getting Premium Economy seats? Currently it is one of the few airlines that hasn’t started charging for premium economy seats (with extra legroom and other perks).

According to KUOW (Seattle’s NPR station), Alaska Airlines is planning on testing out a preferred seating program on some flights. During the 1st Quarter Earnings Call (which you can listen to here), Alaska Airlines Chief Revenue Officer Andrew Harrison spoke about the new seats early in the call: