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
Alaska Airlines First Class Pre-Select Today Alaska Airlines is rolling out “First Class Pre-Select” — no, this isn’t Pre√ that gets you through security faster. This is an option on the Alaska app that allows you to pick your meal when flying First Class on certain routes on Alaska Airlines. … 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
Winning Travel Contests I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for a good contest. I’m not sure which came first, my love of travel or my love for winning contests. It is a chicken/egg mystery. Lucky for me, there are a ton of contests where the prize is travel. I have … 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 Airlines is running a contest to win a seat on the charter flight to view the solar eclipse on August 21. Alaska contests are typically pretty creative, and this one is no different. This is a full solar eclipse and the last one was almost 100 years ago; so … Read more
Sneak Peak: Alaska Lounge in Concourse C at Sea-Tac Today I was able to get a sneak peak at the Alaska Lounge located in Concourse C at Sea-Tac (SEA) International Airport. They are still putting the finishing touches on it before it opens to the public. The new Alaska Lounge … 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
Sometimes some levity is needed. Tonight Alaska Airlines very responsive social media team provided that for us. This post is frivolous but hopefully fun; please don’t read too much into it! Tomi Lahren, an alt-right political commentator, was having some problems with her flight from Spokane to Seattle today. She … Read more
Details of Paine Field Passenger Service Last week Alaska Airlines announced they would begin service out of Paine Field (PAE) located just north of Seattle in Everett. Currently the airport is utilized by Boeing. A new passenger terminal is to be built and operated by Propeller Airports. I have received … Read more
Alaska Airlines Service at Paine Field in 2018 There has been talk about creating a second Seattle area passenger airport for quite some time. The two logical locations are Boeing Field (King County International Airport) and Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport, north of Seattle). For a while there was talk of … Read more
Alaska Airlines Visa Companion Fare Today Alaska Airlines is announcing a new benefit to their Bank of America partner Visa card for customers signing up for the card in May and June. The Alaska Airlines Visa Companion Fare, which is usually $99 plus taxes, will be lowered to $0 plus taxes. … Read more
