Delta Airlines opened up The Window Seat Shop, a temporary pop-up shop at Seattle Tacoma International Airport earlier this week. The store is set to be open between November 23 and December 8, 2024. Last holiday season they opened a similar space at JFK in New York. Located across from … Read more
My Thoughts on Travel and COVID19 Over the past week, my thoughts on travel during this season of COVID19 have evolved. These are just a few of my musings. Retaining Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Status 10 days ago Alaska announced a promotion that offered 50% bonus Elite Qualifying Miles for … Read more
How to Win Travel Contests Over the years I have won some really great contests. Amongst my friends it has become a joke: “How are you so lucky?” Upon reflection, I am fairly confident that I do not possess some supernatural power. Instead, I have some strategies that increase my … Read more
Visiting the Delta 17:00 Bar in Seattle This weekend in Seattle, Delta introduced a pop-up lounge experience called The Delta Seventeen Hundred Bar. The Bar is open for two days only (Friday October 4 and Saturday October 5) from Noon to 2:00am. Delta rented out Soul Repair, a venue on … Read more
China Airlines 777-300 Business Class FRA-TPE Interested in the difference between China Airlines 777 and A350 Business Class? Check out this post. I had to find my way from Europe to Hanoi, Vietnam for a mileage run on Cathay Pacific. I decided I would try a new airline so booked … Read more
SkyTeam Lounge YVR Before my Icelandair flight, I had a five hour layover in Vancouver. The international departure area has two lounges accessible with Priority Pass — the Plaza Premium Lounge and the SkyTeam Lounge. As I had already visited the Plaza Premium Lounge on a previous trip, I decided … Read more
Gender Binary in Air Travel Currently when flying, at least in the United States, you must notify the airline if you are male or female. However, a change in regulation by Airlines for America has stated that as of June 1, 2019, airlines can now offer the options of “unspecified” … Read more
Delta Elite Status Match for SEA Hub Anniversary Until June 16, 2019, you can sign up for a status match with Delta airlines. I received an email offering the status match as part of their Seattle “Hub-iversary Special Event” celebrating 5 years of Seattle being a Delta hub. While I … Read more
Delta Airlines Sprezza Box Internet company subscriptions are becoming quite the rage. Think of them as CD clubs of the internet age. Each month, the company sends you a “curated” box to your home and charges you for it. Depending on the company, this may be high end fashion, food, … Read more
SingleFlyer Top Posts of 2017 2017 has been another exciting year. Below are the top 10 posts I wrote in 2017 (based on page views). I’m always surprised by which posts get the most readers. You can read my top posts of all time here. 10. How to Transfer World of Hyatt Points … 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
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
Delta Airlines “Join the XI” Contest Experience Delta Airlines and their partner Seattle Sounders (MLS team) teamed up to sponsor the Join the XI contest last May. Fans were invited to submit a photo and eleven words to describe how they embody one of eleven positions on the “fan team“. … Read more
Delta 360 Status I had never heard of Delta 360 status until yesterday. I am not a frequent Delta flyer, so I am not too surprised. Apparently it is a top tier, invitation only status unadvertised by Delta. Not unlike United Global Services or American Concierge Key. A friend on … Read more
The Dublin Preclearance Lounge The Dublin Preclearance Lounge, officially known as 51st&Green (a play on the concept of Ireland as the 51st state of the USA) just opened a few weeks ago. I visited this past weekend prior to my terrible flight on American Airlines. Overall it is quite an impressive … Read more