Category Archives: Journeys

Westin Washington Dulles

To top off my last stay with last quarter’s Starwood promotion, I stayed at the Westin Washington Dulles.

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The Westin Arlington Gateway

I went hotel hopping with Starwood last weekend to combine a trip to Washington DC with picking up another free reward night during the last days of the Getaway Free promotion. My match to Starwood Gold status from Hilton yielded … Continue reading

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Flying Delta

In the interests of maintaining elite status, being able to accumulate enough miles to actually book an award ticket, and having a good chance at a pleasant customer service experience, I’ve been flying American, Continental, and United this year.  There’s … Continue reading

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American’s Fleet Upgrade

American Airlines announced their order for 460 new planes, 260 from Airbus and 200 from Boeing, this morning to modernize its domestic fleet.  This weekend, I had the “joy” of riding in two MD-82’s slated to be replaced by these … Continue reading

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Cleared to First Class

Around 3AM Eastern, my upgrade for my DEN-SJC segment cleared 11 hours in advance. Seat selection didn’t happen until I got to JFK in the morning due to some computer glitch, so I wound up in 1F. In contrast to … Continue reading

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Washington Dulles

From Dulles, I trekked to Denver.  With a scheduled departure time of 8:38AM from the C concourse, I didn’t have time to stop by the Lufthansa lounge in the B concourse as it is scheduled to open at 8:20AM. Even … Continue reading

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A Trip Out West

I’m traveling to San Jose today out of New York Kennedy, stopping by Washington Dulles and Denver along the way.  JFK is a relatively small base for United, compared to even New York LaGuardia let alone Continental’s Newark fortress.  p.s. … Continue reading

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Empty Seats in Business Class

To get back to New York, I booked the United p.s. LAX-JFK redeye flight in economy. For my previous four bookings on this particular flight in its various incarnations as UA82, UA691, and now UA599, United was looking for volunteers … Continue reading

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A Quick Jog to Los Angeles

Otherwise expensive summer airfares ended up being on sale for the Fourth of July weekend.  Yesterday, I took another American Airlines flight from JFK to LAX. I was originally booked on AA33, the 7:45AM departure to LAX, but I managed … Continue reading

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New York

As mentioned earlier, I trekked out to Los Angeles in coach on American Airlines. This time, I managed to snap off a predeparture photo of the plane: Once again, I was seated in 20A, providing a view of the sun … Continue reading

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