Category Archives: Airlines

Anatomy of a Cheap Roundtrip

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Chris

Until recently, American had a NYC-DUB fare priced at $51 (with $202 in additional fuel surcharges).  While prices have gone up slightly (the base fare is now $151), sub-$500 roundtrips to Europe are nothing to scoff at. My starting point … Continue reading →

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South of Expected

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Chris

Last year, I picked up the Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card when they were running a 40k miles after first purchase promotion. Alaska offers its members using the card a 1K mile bonus on each booking.  At … Continue reading →

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American Airlines Business Class New York to San Francisco

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Chris

Outside of my hastily put together award trip to Australia and New Zealand and a very brief visit to Montreal, roughly 134k of the 144k miles I flew last year were domestic, primarily flying to Los Angeles and the Bay … Continue reading →

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The Best-Laid Plans: United Economy Guam to Honolulu

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Chris

Since my upgrade did not clear for the island hopper, I was not looking forward to flying in coach for 24 hours on a 737.  After a few calls to United (namely, to convince the agents that, yes, despite their … Continue reading →

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The Best-Laid Plans: ANA Economy Tokyo to Manila

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Chris

For the sake of completeness, I did take a few photos on my (comparatively) short hop to Manila.  Coach just doesn’t merit quite as many words (or photos) as first class. ANA 949 Tokyo (NRT) – Manila (MNL) Friday, May … Continue reading →

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The Best-Laid Plans: United Global First Lounge Tokyo Narita

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Chris

Since I was an arriving passenger from a Global First flight, I had access to the first class lounge in Tokyo for my three hour layover.  If nothing else, it made for a change of scenery from March. Upon entering, … Continue reading →

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The Best-Laid Plans: United First Class San Francisco to Tokyo

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Chris

As I was checking up on flight loads the day before my trip, I noticed that the day’s UA915 (HNL-SFO) flight had been canceled and my flight to Honolulu showing no seats for sale in either cabin.  Since SHARES’ (apparent) … Continue reading →

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The Best-Laid Plans: United First Class Newark to San Francisco

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Chris

As far as flights go, my trip in first class from Newark to San Francisco was uneventful. Having been rather sleep deprived from the night before, I slept for most of the flight. I must have missed an announcement, but … Continue reading →

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Asia, the Long Way: Luftansa Senator Lounge Berlin and United BusinessFirst Berlin to Newark

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Chris

I had about an hour before boarding started, so I visited the Senator lounge next to my gate to check up on my email as my hotel imposed somewhat outrageous prices for internet access. Traditionally, Continental operated the Newark-Berlin route … Continue reading →

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Asia, the Long Way: Turkish Airlines Business Class Istanbul to Berlin

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Chris

Since Turkish Airlines was only offering the extended city tour, I had to cut out of the city tour a bit early.  Despite my best efforts to arrive at the airport with minimal time to spare, I still had time … Continue reading →

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