Qantas 747-400 Business Class YVR-SYD Qantas doesn’t fly out of Seattle, so my options to fly to Sydney from the west coast were out of San Francisco, Los Angles, or Vancouver. I was unable to find premium award seats with Alaska miles out of LAX or SFO, but there was … Read more
Hyatt Regency Sydney Review Last month the Four Points at Darling Harbour was rebranded as the Hyatt Regency Sydney. This is good news as it adds a second Hyatt property to Sydney. Once the tower section opens the Hyatt Regency Sydney will be the largest hotel in the city with … Read more
Alaska Airlines Game Changer Mileage Plan Update Phew! Lots of news out of Alaska Airlines HQ today. Here is what you need to know about today’s Alaska Airlines Game Changer Mileage Plan update. Alaska award tickets just got cheaper Many West Coast flights now start at 5,000 miles. Read my post on … Read more
Cheaper Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan award tickets for domestic flights on Alaska operated flights go into effect today. Last week Alaska Airlines announced the purchase of Virgin America. At the press conference, two important dates were given in the merger process. First, as of December 19 (today), members of Alaska’s Mileage … Read more
SingleFlyer Top Posts of 2016 2016 has been an exciting year. I flew more miles than I have ever flown in a year before. I tried out a number of aspirational flights like Cathay Pacific and Emirates First Class as well as a few long flights in the back of … Read more
Alaska Airlines + Virgin America Press Conference Yesterday (December 14) Alaska Airlines announced the purchase of Virgin America. So far the language the airlines are using is a lot about partnership and “joining forces”. This is a departure from other acquisitions, such as the recent takeover of US Airways by … Read more
Alaska + Virgin Merger Ad Campaign Alaska Airlines has a history of nice ad campaigns. Virgin America, on the other hand, tends to be a bit less conventional. Today, in hoping to merge the two brands, Alaska and Virgin introduced their new Different Works ad campaign. It’s a little bit … Read more
Future of Mileage Plan and Elevate loyalty programs Starting on Monday, December 19, Alaska will begin to allow Mileage Plan members to earn miles on Virgin America flights. Likewise, members of Virgin America Elevate will be able to earn points when flying Alaska. It has not yet been announced if … Read more
Alaska Airlines MVP Gold 75K Status Explained Alaska Airlines MVP Gold 75K is the highest status you can earn with Alaska’s Mileage Plan program. Status is good with Alaska through the following calendar year. For example, status earned in October 2016 is kept through the end of December 2017. What are … Read more
While the Roku Stick isn’t the best option for travel (it has a difficult time getting on hotel wifi), it is a handy portable device for watching streaming video. Roku has a ton of “channels” (basically apps): Netflix, Amazon video, HBO, Showtime, Sling, Hulu, YouTube, and so on. The Roku Streaming Stick … Read more
Are companies responsible for where their paid advertisements are placed in this age of digital media? Twitter user @slpng_giants believes they do. And so do their (quickly increasing) followers. You may have heard about Kellogg’s pulling their ad from website Breitbart for their ties to white supremacists. It has led … Read more
Alaska Airlines Premium Class is the new “Economy Plus” class being rolled out across the airline’s 737-800, -900 and E175 aircraft. The new Premium Class officially launches on flights with retrofitted aircraft starting January 5, 2017. Alaska Airlines Premium Class can be purchased starting today. Premium Class comes at a … Read more
Today I saw a deal for Seattle to Anchorage on JetBlue for $132 RT. This is a pretty good deal and I have been wanting to visit Alaska. On top of that I have a ton of JetBlue points from a recent promotion. When I decided to check flights I … Read more
Neon Museum North Gallery This past Saturday the Neon Museum offered free admission to its North Gallery in celebration of Nevada Day. The Neon Museum North Gallery is the smaller “Neon Boneyard”. It is typically used for weddings and other private events. None of the signs are restored. There is no … Read more
Aria Tower Suites Lounge Aria rebranded their (non Sky) Suites in late 2015 as the Tower Suites. Besides the name change and a few amenities, the biggest change was the creation of the Aria Tower Suites Lounge off the lobby. The Aria Tower Suites Lounge is available for Tower Suites guests to check … Read more