Alaska Airlines Same Day Flight Changes and Upgrades A same day flight change is a nice option for travelers hoping to move to an earlier or later flight the same day as their originally booked ticket. I use this option a ton. For example, this past weekend I was in … Read more
Earn Alaska Airlines Miles with ReachNow UPDATE: As of July, 2019, ReachNow has ceased operation. RIP ReachNow Today ReachNow announced they are teaming up with Alaska Airlines to provide Mileage Plan members 50 or 100 Alaska miles per eligible ride. This promotion is running through May 13, 2018, though I … Read more
SingleFlyer Top Posts of 2017 2017 has been another exciting year. Below are the top 10 posts I wrote in 2017 (based on page views). I’m always surprised by which posts get the most readers. You can read my top posts of all time here. 10. How to Transfer World of Hyatt Points … 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
Convert Your Virgin America Travel Bank to Alaska Airlines Credit If you have traveled on Virgin America, you may very well have a balance in your Travel Bank. Virgin America offers credits for customer service issues such as broken in-flight entertainment, delays, and offering to get bumped. I have 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
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
Virgin America Mileage Run This past weekend I did a mileage run on Virgin America that took across the country twice. Leaving Friday evening and returning Sunday evening, I flew 11,222 miles. The total flight time of the 6 flights was 26 hours and 43 minutes over the course of … Read more
British Airways Galleries Lounge access for Alaska Airlines MVP Gold Recently I flew SEA-LHR in British Airways’ World Traveller Plus. A Premium Economy ticket does not grant you access to the Galleries Lounge at London Heathrow. However, British recently began granting access to their Galleries Lounges as LHR to Alaska … Read more
Alaska Airlines and Singapore Airlines Partnership Announced Today Alaska Airlines announced a new Alaska Global Partner: Singapore Airlines. Known for their fantastic service including their Suite Class (which I flew last year), Singapore is one of the top global airlines and a former partner of Virgin America. In that sense, … Read more
Alaska Elites have access to Qantas Lounges Starting today, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan elite members with MVP Gold or Gold 75k status will have access to 13 Qantas operated International Business class lounges and 24 Australian Domestic Clubs when traveling on Qantas. I flew Qantas this past weekend and it would … Read more
Last week I stayed at the Park Hyatt Sydney for the second time. My first visit was just after Christmas. It is a fantastic hotel with amazing views of the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. This trip I was traveling with my mom and wanted her to experience Sydney … Read more
T-Mobile Galaxy S8 Samsung Pay 20,000 Points Promo Samsung Pay is a contactless payment system that rewards you for each purchase you make using your phone. I use it a lot and wrote about it here. UPDATE As predicted, the promotion is now life. Visit https://tmobileoffer.samsungrewards.com/?affiliate_id=samsungpay to find out more. However … Read more
How to Transfer World of Hyatt Points With the transition from Hyatt Gold Passport to World of Hyatt, the process for transferring points from one account to another became a bit easier. Here is how to transfer World of Hyatt points from one member account to another. Transferring Hyatt points … Read more
Travel to Europe with Alaska Airlines Miles I am a fan of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program. It helps that I live in Seattle (Alaska’s base). 95% of my domestic flights are on Alaska. Many other miles folks agree that Alaska is one of (if not the) best airline loyalty program. With … Read more
