This year my top posts were a good mix of hotels, cruises, flights, lounges and a Vegas rumor thrown in for good measure. Below are the top 10 most viewed posts written in 2023. 10. Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Review – The Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor is an older property … Read more
On my way back from Europe this summer, I had a brief layover in London Heathrow. My flight to Seattle would be departing from Terminal 5 C gates. On the way over, I spent time in the North Lounge by the A gates. This time it made sense to try … Read more
British Airways takes up almost all of Terminal 5 at London Heathrow. There are three Business Class lounges in the Terminal — two (North and South) at the A gates and one at the B gates. During my 8 hour layover I opted to try out the British Airways Galleries … Read more
British Airways has updated their Business Class (also known as Club World) product. I have flown their old product a number of times and always found it to be underwhelming. Fortunately they have a new product that is on par with other Business Class seats on other airlines. A friend … 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
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
British Airways Cancels My Discounted Ticket Recently I purchased a very good deal from London to Ecuador through British Airways. For $1100, the return ticket was British Airways First Class from London to Miami, and then American Airlines Business Class from Miami to Quito. While I would have to position … Read more
Airline Amenity Kits Today I was doing some cleaning and came upon my stash of airline amenity kits. I have not reason why I have kept them. In most areas of my life I am a minimalist, but for some reason it is hard for me to get rid 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
British Airways World Traveller Plus 747 SEA-LHR Back in February I booked a flight from Seattle to Amsterdam for under $300. When I arrived at Seatac Airport for my flight, I decided to ask about potential upgrades. The agent offered me an upgrade to World Traveller Plus for $349 or … Read more
At the time of this post, there are some great fares from the US to Europe. Some of these dates are even over the high summer months of travel. The best part (for me) is that some of the fares are valid departing Seattle. Seattle (and elsewhere in the Pacific … Read more
2016 Year In Miles I traveled more in 2016 than any other year year by far. And it will likely be a long time before I travel as much in one calendar year again. I started grad school this past summer — time and money will be in short supply … Read more
SeaTac Airport (SEA) is my home airport; yet up until last week I had never visited the British Airways Terraces Lounge Seattle. Located in the South Satellite above Gate S10, the lounge can get quite busy prior to departure. The website lists opening times as “15:00 to last departure”, however on … 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