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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: United Economy Frankfurt to Washington

As I was approaching the gate, the agents were starting to start their boarding calls, so I hastily snapped off a few pictures of the plane. United 933 Frankfurt (FRA) – Washington Dulles (IAD) Monday, January 16th Depart: 5:56PM Arrive: … Continue reading

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A Weekend Jaunt to Europe: United Business Class Washington to London

When I was booking this trip in late December, I was able to find business class upgrade space on United 924, the late evening redeye from Washington to London operated with a 777.  Unfortunately, the United 777 fleet is in … Continue reading

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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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aloft Dulles North

Two weekends ago, I was in Washington DC to visit and wrap up another three stays as part of SPG’s Getaway Free promotion.  For my second stay and night, I was at the aloft Dulles North. The room itself was … 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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Livery Spotting

United’s A320 painted in its “Friendship Livery” pulled up right before we pushed back for our IAD-DEN leg two weeks ago.  

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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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