random segments
One of the exciting things about traveling on the last day of a holiday is the various issues that can pop up. I actually encountered one today when I wanted to get a 30 day Admirals Club pass when I entered the club in Toronto (With the amount of travel I have in the next month, a 30 day membership is a reasonable fee to pay). The computer network decided to crash just as I arrived. Fortunately, the agent was wonderful. At first he told me to head on in, and relax ...
Now that the calendar has turned to January, the focus has shifted from getting status for 2012 to getting status for 2013. With the Double Elite Qualifying Miles promos from American Airlines, there are people trying to figure out how to get there as quickly as possible. Thanks to confirmation from American, those able to take advantage of the promo for flights between LAX/SFO and ORD or DFW can stack the offers, so they can actually earn Triple Elite Qualifying Miles. And ...
Overall, this year has been a very light year for me because of some things going on in my personal life. However, I have been able to gain some new destinations and routes along the way in my travel this year. So without further adieu, the new cities I have been to or through this year:
Vancouver Seattle London The more interesting thing has been the new lines I've encountered this year, and already looking for some more new lines in January of the new ...
Let me preface my comments by saying that I am 6'5. Thus I am a lot more sensitive to legroom than many travelers. So if you are shorter, take my comments with a grain of salt.
Overall, the flight was exactly as I expected, mediocre food, crushing legroom, and an average flight crew. For my flight out, I was able to secure two seats to myself on a 777 by paing the premium seat buyup of $39 (fortunately I won't have to pay that again). I was able to get ...
I know, you are still waiting on my report from my status challenge trip to London, and that will start rolling later on this week. However, I did want to give a preview for all the travel I will be doing in the next month, with new lines, new airlines on some lines, and a wide variety of hotels to explore. Some of the travel will be done alone, some will be done with a friend, and some will be with a wide group.
I start off by flying up to Toronto on American, and ...
With American Airlines in Bankruptcy, and a major leadership shake-up in progress, American has decided to celebrate this season with a Frequent Flyer's favorite season, Double Elite Qualifying Miles. I'll let Maya's Letter kick it off:
As my last act as outgoing president of the AAdvantage® program, and as a great introduction to the new president - Suzanne Rubin, we decided to give you what you've been asking for (yes, I heard you already! Now, drumroll, please…) ...
