Condor A330neo Business Class SEA-FRA

Condor A330neo Business Class SEA-FRA Condor has a new Business Class that I’ve been looking forward to experiencing.  For a relatively small, leisure airline, I was impressed with the product.  It shouldn’t be compared to Qatar or Cathay Pacific, but it absolutely holds its own against British, American, or most … Read more

Summer 2022: My Flight Experiences

Summer 2022: My Flight Experiences There has been a lot of talk about traveling this summer.  Mostly catastrophizing  just how bad it would be.  It was predicted to be the perfect storm of post-pandemic revenge travel and understaffing of airlines due to reductions during COVID and record low unemployment rates. The … Read more

Europe with Alaska Airlines Miles

Travel to Europe with Alaska Airlines Miles I am a fan of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program.  It helps that I live in Seattle (Alaska’s base).  95% of my domestic flights are on Alaska.  Many other miles folks agree that Alaska is one of (if not the) best airline loyalty program.  With … Read more

Alaska Airlines adds Condor as a Mileage Plan Partner

File this one under: “Didn’t see it coming”.  Today Alaska Airlines announced Condor, a Frankfurt based airline, as their newest partner.  Condor is owned by Thomas Cook Group, a British travel company. The earning structure when crediting Condor flights to Alaska Mileage Plan is surprisingly generous.  Condor doesn’t have their … Read more