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
Cathay Pacific A350-900 Business Class HKG-TLV While I have flown Cathay Pacific First Class a number of times, for my flight to Tel Aviv I would be trying out their Business Class on the A350. The A350 aircraft do not have a First Class. The cost was 30,000 Alaska Airlines … Read more
Cathay Pacific The Deck Lounge Review The newest Cathay Pacific lounge in Hong Kong, The Deck opened in 2018 joining the likes of The Pier, The Wing and The Bridge. The Deck is a Business Class lounge (though First Class guests can visit). It is located in Terminal 1 across … Read more
Cathay Pacific Lounge Vancouver Review The Cathay Pacific Lounge at Vancouver Airport is located across from the SkyTeam Lounge near Gate 67. During my mileage run, I had a 3 hour layover at Vancouver before my flight back to Hong Kong in Cathay Pacific First Class. An elevator takes you … Read more
Cathay Dragon A321 Business Class HAN-HKG Cathay Dragon is Cathay Pacific’s regional airline (formerly Dragonair as you can see in the livery above). The are part of the oneworld alliance, however unlike Cathay Pacific, they are NOT a partner of Alaska Airlines. Which, honestly, makes no sense at all. For … 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
Cathay Pacific First Class JFK-YVR I find Cathay Pacific First Class to be one of the best ways to travel. Their service is fantastic and their planes are luxurious but not flashy (looking at you Emirates). Best of all, you can fly Cathay Pacific First Class using Alaska Airlines 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
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
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
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
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
The Bridge Business Class Lounge – Hong Kong There are a host of wonderful lounges in Hong Kong. My favorite lounge I have ever visited is another Cathay Pacific Lounge, The Pier, at HKG. For my recent mileage run to Hong Kong in AA Economy I decided to visit The Bridge Business Class … Read more
I had an amazing time flying around the world on Alaska miles this past February for my birthday. The news of Alaska’s doubling the cost of some partner airline redemptions, I decided it was time to plan my next big trip while my miles still had strong value. I like … Read more