Amtrak California Zephyr Train San Francisco to Chicago After riding the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, I was hooked on the idea of traveling by train. This time I convinced my mom to join me for an adventure on the California Zephyr. We were able to book a … Read more
Kimpton Buchanan Hotel San Francisco Review The Kimpton Buchanan Hotel is one of two (soon to be three) Kimpton properties in San Francisco. The building was originally a 4-story office building before they added on an additional 4 floors and converted it to a 131 room hotel. It reopened as … Read more
Napa Valley Wine Train & Tour During a stay at the Andaz Napa, I took the Napa Valley Wine Train with some family members. While there are a number of itineraries that you can book, we opted for the Grgich Hills Winery Tour. The tour included a one hour train … Read more
Andaz Napa Review The Andaz Napa was originally built in 2009 and opened under the Avia brand before Hyatt purchased the chain in 2011. The property reopened as a Hyatt Andaz in Fall 2012. Not much was changed about the property; which means the rooms are now 11 years old … Read more
Earn 5,000 Miles flying Alaska International Partners From March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, passengers flying an Alaska Airlines partner airline internationally and crediting the flight to their Alaska Mileage Plan account will receive a minimum of 5,000 Redeemable Miles per flight on trips to or from North America. … Read more
Caesars Palace Octavius Room Review Caesars Palace is a huge property. The rooms are spread across various towers: Julius, Augustus, Octavius, Palace and Forum. Additionally there is the Nobu hotel within a hotel. The Octavius Tower, which opened in 2012, is the most recently built of the hotel towers. The … Read more
Caesars Rewards Tier Credits Explained Caesars Rewards, the loyalty program for Caesars casinos and resorts, offers some great benefits, especially for Diamond members. They have two types “currency” in their program: Rewards Credits and Tier Credits. Rewards Credits In the world of airline miles, Rewards Credits are your redeemable miles. … Read more
Philippine Airlines MNL-SEA Flight Starting May 2020 According to RoutesOnline, Philippine Airlines will be starting a direct Seattle to Manila flight on their A350. The service will start in May, 2020 and fly three times per week on the following schedule: PR128 MNL2245 – 1945SEA 350 137 PR129 SEA2305 – … Read more
How to Status Match Hotel Loyalty to Caesars Rewards Diamond If you have elite status with a hotel chain, it is very easy to get free Caesars Rewards Diamond status. If you are going to Las Vegas, this can get you free/discounted rooms, no resort fees, $100 dining credit, free … Read more
SingleFlyer Top Posts of 2019 Below are the top 10 posts I wrote in 2019 (based on page views). I’m always surprised by which posts get the most readers. I find that a few of my posts are like a fine wine… they get better with age! Some of my … Read more
2019 Year In Miles While 2019 was not a record year for me in terms of number of flights or miles flown, it was the year I spent the most number of days traveling with nearly 3 months of 2019 not at home. I also visited more countries in 2019 … Read more
2019 Year of Travel in Photos 2019 was an incredible year of travel. I spent the most days traveling of any year of my life. Below is a photo journal of my year of seeing the world. January I rang in the New Year on the Big Island of Hawaii. … Read more
The Cromwell Las Vegas Review The Cromwell is a hotel that should not exist. Built in 1979 and located at the center of the strip, the hotel only has 188 rooms. Compare that to over 4,000 rooms of Caesars Palace or even 2,600 at The Linq. In 2007 it became … Read more
Alaska Airlines + Starbucks Happy Hour On December 12, Alaska Airlines is teaming up again with Starbucks for a day of holiday celebrations. A few of details about the day: Use discount code “IFLYALASKA” for flights between January 7 and March 4 (not valid February 13-23). Discount takes off 10% … Read more
Renovations at Alaska Lounge LAX During a recent arrival at LAX I was surprised to see an updated exterior to the Alaska Lounge in Terminal 6. It is the “reclaimed wood” look that is popping up at some of their other lounges like JFK. I’m not a fan by the … Read more