2018 Year In Miles

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 787 Economy SFO-MEL

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

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

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

Sale on Alaska Airlines Award Flights

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