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United Airlines Arrivals Lounge San Francisco

As a business class passenger, I had access to the United Arrivals lounge.  As only United’s International First Class lounge has showers airside, I would have otherwise not had access to one before catching my connecting flight.  While Continental brought … Continue reading

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United Airlines Business Class Hong Kong to San Francisco

While I had booked a K fare for my journey across the middle of the Pacific to Hong Kong, I splurged on a W fare for my return, choosing to play systemwide roulette with United. When I booked this trip, … Continue reading

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Radisson Hotel Fisherman’s Wharf

Way back in 2012, Radisson ran a stay one night, get one night free promotion.  I wound up picking up a night at the Radisson San Jose Airport, as I was heading out of SJC particularly early in the morning … Continue reading

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Hyatt Regency SFO

I had a visit to San Francisco where I chose to stay at the Hyatt Regency SFO.  It’s a short walk from the Burlingame Caltrain station.  While it only sees weekend service, this was fine for my purposes. As I … Continue reading

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American Airlines Business Class New York to San Francisco

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 First Class San Francisco to Tokyo

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

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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Membership has its Rewards: United Business Class San Francisco to Sydney

After finishing exploring the Star Alliance lounges of SFO, I left for the gate to snap some predeparture photos of the plane in old-new livery.  I was slightly foiled by the pattern in the glass. United 863 San Francisco (SFO) … Continue reading

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Membership has its Rewards: United Clubs SFO and Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge SFO

After spending the day and early evening in San Francisco, I took the BART back to reclaim my bag from the left luggage service and to head through security.  With three Star Alliance lounges to choose from, I decided to … Continue reading

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Membership has its Rewards: Radisson San Francisco Airport Bay Front

With my flight from New York arriving from San Francisco a bit early, I had a 24.5 hour layover at SFO.  After the Club Carlson 50k promotion went live, I registered and began looking for a chance to stop by … Continue reading

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