On August 1, American Airlines will change to a revenue based loyalty program. This means that instead of earning miles based on distance flown, passengers earn miles based on cost of the ticket. American is partners with Alaska Airlines. To many it seemed inevitable that there would be changes to the structure of … Read more
Alaska Airlines Russell Wilson Auction I received an email today inviting me to bid on the Alaska Airlines Russell Wilson Auction. In order to participate, you must be a current Mileage Plan Gold or Gold 75K member. You can “bid” with your miles for an evening with Seattle Seahawks Quarterback … Read more
Alaska Mileage Plan Going Revenue Based? Is the end near? Is Alaska Mileage Plan going Revenue Based? The answer for now, it appears, is “no”. An astute FlyerTalk member found buried in an article by the Juneau Empire this juicy piece of info from Joseph Sprague, Senior Vice President, Communications and External Relations: Sprague … Read more
This year Alaska Airlines and Uber are teaming up for LGBTQ Pride events across the West Coast. There are three aspects of this partnership which I go in to below. But perhaps most interesting is the Alaska Airlines Uber Pride Contest for for reasons I’ll go in to. #LoveMovesUs The first … Read more
Seattle Mariners Alaska Airlines Voucher When a baseball team isn’t selling tickets, they will often do a giveaway promotion to entice fans to come to the game. The Seattle Mariners have had a long dry spell in the winning season department; they haven’t made it to the playoffs in 15 … Read more
T-Mobile M life Partnership A T-Mobile M life Partnership beyond arena naming rights seems to be in the works. Today T-Mobile announced their “Un-carrier 11”, also known as #GetThanked. There were essentially three big benefits to T-Mobile customers that were introduced: Free Gogo Inflight Internet – 1 hour on every … Read more
Alaska Airlines Visa Flight Discount Bonus Offer of $50 It appears that Bank of American is targeting certain cardholders with an Alaska Airlines Visa flight discount bonus offer. Once you register at bankofamerica.com/easyrewards with your personalized offer code, you have the month of June to spend $250 on the targeted card … Read more
Be your own advocate because no one else is going to advocate for you. I think this is good advice for life in general, but especially when traveling. Flights get delayed due to weather, mechanical issues, staffing, etc. Workers’ strike shuts down public transportation in a foreign city. It’s a … Read more
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Review Up until about 4 years ago, there were no Hyatt properties in Amsterdam. Then they opened the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht in an old library building. Since then they have opened a Hyatt Place (review) at the airport and have plans to open a Regency in 2017 … Read more
British Airways A380 Business Class LAX-LHR Back in October I was able to hop on a good deal with British Airways from Los Angeles to Amsterdam in Club World (their version of Business Class). BA had a two day flash sale where tickets from various US cities to various European cities … Read more
oneworld Business Class Lounge LAX The oneworld Business Class Lounge LAX is located in the Tom Bradley International Terminal on Level 5 near all the other lounges including the Emirates lounge. Information about who can access this lounge can be found here. If you are coming from Terminals 4-6 you … Read more
Alaska Airlines “fly nice” ad campaign It seems that the Battle for Seattle between Alaska and Delta is heating up. There is a new Alaska Airlines “fly nice” ad campaign running in the new Capitol Hill light rail station in Seattle. This comes on the heels of a minor kerfuffle … Read more
10 Travel Essentials for Your Carry On I have a kit that I always carry with me when I fly. I typically get it out of my carry on before boarding so that I can settle in and have these 10 travel essentials at reach at all times. Purell/Hand Wipes – … Read more
For how many flights go in and out of Salt Lake City, it is a barren wasteland when it comes to airport lounges. In fact, as far as I can tell, there is only ONE lounge and that is the Delta Sky Club SLC. Passengers traveling in a premium cabin on … Read more
Aspire Lounge 41 AMS If you are flying through Amsterdam and have a Priority Pass through either Amex Platinum or Citi Prestige, you will have access to the Aspire Lounge 41 AMS. If you do not have a Priority Pass membership, you can also pay for a one day membership … Read more