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