EuroAtlantic 767-300ER Business Class KEF-AMS After flying Vancouver to Reykjavik on Icelandair, I was booked to continue on to Amsterdam. However, with the grounding of the 737-MAX, I found out I would actually be continuing on a leased EuroAtlantic 767 but operated “in cooperation” with Icelandair. EuroAtlantic is a small … Read more
Icelandair 757-200 Saga Class YVR-KEF Last fall I won a contest with Icelandair for two round trip tickets. In reality, I received two $1,000 certificates for use on Icelandair. These could be used for either two tickets under $1,000 each or one ticket under $2,000. If the cost was more … Read more
First Impressions of Paine Field (PAE) The Seattle metro area has 3.5 million people and up until recently, only one commercial airport. Paine Field (PAE), also known as Snohomish County Airport, has been primarily used by Boeing. Their huge Everett factory sits adjacent to the airport. Plans for passenger service … Read more
Iberia A330-200 Business Plus LAX-MAD After participating in the fantastic promo that Iberia ran last year, I booked an award Business Class flight from LAX to Madrid on Iberia for my spring break. The round trip flight cost 85,000 Avios plus $256.75 in taxes/fees. Normally I wouldn’t say it was … Read more
Top Mistake Fares I love a good deal on airline tickets and hotels. I travel around the world to destinations I had no reason to visit except for an adventure, just because the deal was too good to pass up. I receive alerts on my phone through IFTTT to notify … Read more
Iberia Business Class Ticket LAX-MAD with Avios Promotion Last June, Iberia ran a fantastic deal. For every flight purchased, no matter the cost, you received 9,000 bonus Avios points. This included one way flights and the kicker was that you didn’t even have to fly the purchased flight. Through the … 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 … 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. … Read more
Qantas (QF) 787 Economy SFO-MEL Recently Qantas introduced a direct flight from San Fransisco to Melbourne on their new Boeing 787-900 aircraft. At 15.5 hours, Flight 50 is a long flight though not as long as their other 787 route Perth to London. Below is my experience with the route … Read more
Japan Airlines First Class HND-SFO I’m not going to write a full review of the flight, as much of it was the same as my JAL First Class LAX-NRT flight just a week prior. Instead I will highlight the differences in the flight. Overall, I came away realizing the importance … Read more
Japan Airlines First Class LAX-NRT I have traveled very little so far in 2018 due to increased demand from my masters degree program. So for my spring break, I really wanted to go big. Using Alaska Airlines miles I booked a trip to Tokyo and Seoul for the week. To … Read more
2017 Year In Miles I had a personal record year of travel in 2016. I went back to school and assumed my travel would decrease this year, but in 2017 I actually traveled ever so slightly more. I used a lot of miles for flights but I also earned a … Read more
Sale on Alaska Airlines Award Flights Today Alaska Airlines put bunch of their Mileage Plan award flights on sale. Though not advertised, a ton of routes are cheaper when you book with miles for travel in January through the beginning of March. Alaska Airlines flights booked with Mileage Plan miles … Read more
Cathay Pacific First Class JFK-YVR I find Cathay Pacific First Class to be one of the best ways to travel. Their service is fantastic and their planes are luxurious but not flashy (looking at you Emirates). Best of all, you can fly Cathay Pacific First Class using Alaska Airlines miles. … Read more
NYC with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles The last two Thanksgivings I have spent with family in Kauai. This year, we decided not to do a family trip. But I really can’t let a four day weekend go by without some travel (my family gets it). My original plan for … Read more