Author Archives: Chris

American Airlines Business Class Brussels to New York

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Chris

With boarding for American’s flight to New York called in the British Airways lounge, it was time to head to the gate. As our upgrades had yet to clear, we asked after having our boarding passes scanned.  One seat was … Continue reading →

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British Airways Galleries Lounge Brussels

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Chris

With 30 minutes free between security and boarding, it was time to visit the British Airways lounge. Our American 757 for the flight was nearby, although occluded by a railing. Without an upgrade to business class yet, it was time … Continue reading →

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Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Chris

With a 10AM departure out of Brussels back to New York, staying near the airport was a good strategy.  Convienently, at the time of booking the air travel, Starwood had a cash and points rate available for the Sheraton Brussels … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles. the Transatlantic Way: American Airlines Business Class New York to London

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Chris

When this trip was booked in July, I was unable to locate any confirmable upgrade space around the dates we were interested in traveling, so I went ahead and booked the trip with waitlisted systemwide upgrades. While I would normally … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles. the Transatlantic Way: American Airlines Flagship Lounge New York

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Chris

Ordinarily, when I’m flying American, I use my American Express Platinum card to visit the Admirals Club while waiting for my flight to board. One of the (many) perks of Executive Platinum status with AA is access to the Flagship … Continue reading →

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15% Off Delta Flights

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Chris

Alitalia is running a promotion for 15% off bookings made by noon (European time, 6AM Eastern) tomorrow by using coupon code WEEK15US for travel between October 1st and March 31st.  The promo is applicable to Delta flights on itineraries entirely … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles. the Transatlantic Way: An Introduction

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Chris

Back in July, a brief fare war broke out across the domestic US carriers for travel from the United States to Ireland in the fall.  Around that time, I wrote a post discussing the process of finding an itinerary to … Continue reading →

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Free 1000 British Airways Avios

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Chris

While BMI is nearly gone, it is still taking membership applications for its loyalty program, Diamond Club.  Creating a new account with voucher code “1JA1KD” yields 1k bmi miles that can be transfered to Avios.

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First Class to Hawaii by Way of Currency Devaluation

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Chris

I’m a bit late to the party, but Online Travel Review noted yesterday that Icelandair is having a 20% bonus on purchased points until September 28th.  30k Saga Club points (25k base + 5k bonus) can be purchased for 39,500ISK … Continue reading →

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A Daytime p.s. Business Experience

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Chris

This year, I’ve largely shifted my New York-San Francisco/Los Angeles trips to American as I’ve been greatly enjoying a phenomenal complimentary upgrade rate.  With my booked September travel completing my Executive Platinum re-qualification, I’ve begun to switch my attention to United. For most of … Continue reading →

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