Alaska Airlines adds flights to Belize Today Alaska Airlines announced details of their new service to Belize City. Belize becomes the 5th country that Alaska serves (USA, Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica); though in 2017 Alaska flew to Cuba and in the 1990’s Alaska flew to Russia. Starting in November … Read more
Do Alaska Airline MVP Gold Elites get access to Alaska Lounges en route to Costa Rica? With all the excitement of Alaska Airlines joining oneworld today, one of the changes I am most looking forward to is access to oneworld lounges around the world. Currently I am an Alaska Airlines … Read more
Renovations at Alaska Lounge LAX During a recent arrival at LAX I was surprised to see an updated exterior to the Alaska Lounge in Terminal 6. It is the “reclaimed wood” look that is popping up at some of their other lounges like JFK. I’m not a fan by the … Read more
Qantas First Class Lounge LAX There has been a lot of blog posts written about the Qantas First Class Lounge LAX. Many crown it the best lounge in the US. I had not visited until my visit prior to my flight on Japan Airlines in First Class. I was flying … Read more
Japan Airlines First Class LAX-NRT I have traveled very little so far in 2018 due to increased demand from my masters degree program. So for my spring break, I really wanted to go big. Using Alaska Airlines miles I booked a trip to Tokyo and Seoul for the week. To … Read more
Hyatt Regency LAX Review This past weekend, my friend and I went on a domestic mileage run on Virgin America. The schedule of the flights had us on a layover for 9 hours at LAX from 2:00-11:00 PM right in the middle of the mileage run. Knowing we would be tired … Read more
AA 777 Business Class LAX-MIA For the second time in about a month, I am flying American Airlines’ 777 Business Class transcontinental service from Los Angeles to Miami. Both flights were mileage runs (the first to Haiti, the second to Cancun) and I specifically routed my trip through LAX to … Read more
Alaska Airlines signaled they were serious about expansion when they purchased Virgin America back in December 2016. For the time being, Virgin America is sticking around. While not as flashy, Alaska has continued to show it’s commitment to dominance on the West Coast with subsequent announcements of new routes from … Read more
Virgin America Loft LAX Virgin America has a total of one airport lounge, the Virgin America Loft in LAX at Terminal 3. And soon it will be no more. Delta plans to take over Terminal 3 at LAX and Virgin America will be moving to Terminal 6 with their new … Read more
The Concourse Hotel Officially Renamed Hyatt Regency LAX It looks like Hyatt is about to officially introduce a new (renovated) Regency property to it’s portfolio. As of October 3, The Concourse Hotel will be officially renamed Hyatt Regency LAX. The rebranding has been in full swing for sometime. You could earn points … Read more
American Airlines 787 Main Cabin Extra LAX-AKL After my terrible experience last weekend in American Airlines Business class, I wasn’t looking forward to my American Airlines 787 Main Cabin Extra LAX-AKL flight. At 12+ hours each way, AA 82 and 83 are long flights to be in Economy (even if it is “Main … Read more
Crowne Plaza LAX Review On my recent trip to Dublin, I had to position to LAX the evening before my early morning flight. Using points I had accumulated through a recent IHG promotion, I booked an award night at the Crowne Plaza LAX for 25,000 points. Location The Crowne Plaza LAX is along … 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
The final international flight of my round the world trip was in Cathay Pacific First Class Hong Kong to LAX, a flight that took 12 hours. It was a comfortable way to end my trip. Cathay Pacific First Class Hong Kong to LAX After enjoying some time at The Pier I … Read more