will fly for food
I was recently flying home after some work in the Dallas Fort Worth area. My original routing was DFW to IAH to MKE. Flying south to fly north, but it was the only way to get any mainline flights with a decent fare.
I stayed at the Hyatt Regency DFW the night before my departure, which was a good choice, since the 6:40am departure was painfully early. The line for security screening in the E terminal was quite long, stretching past the check in desks, but ...
The hotels I typically frequent for business travel aren't high end properties, but sometimes I am fortunate to have a meeting or something else that brings these hotels into my travel budget. I recently attended a conference in downtown Atlanta, and stayed at the W Atlanta Downtown.
There were 4 W hotels in Atlanta. I have stayed at the W Midtown in the past, and there is also a W in Buckhead. The former W in Perimeter Center is now simply ...
Tea with a view in the Grand Club
Since our Cathay Pacific flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was delayed about 9 hours, we would only have one night at the Grand Hyatt, rather than our planned 2 night stay. When I realized our flight would likely be delayed at least one night, I called Hyatt Gold Passport to alert them, and they were happy to note my reservation, and ...
Thanks to my extra long flight(s) between Chicago and Hong Kong in Cathay Pacific First Class, I have split out this separate post featuring the meal service I experienced onboard.
About to enjoy the first course.
The dining experience onboard was the best I have experienced in the air. It certainly helped that my wife and I were the only 2 passengers in the first class cabin. The flight attendants ...
Name the airport
I’ve been on the road a lot in the past few weeks, and during this time period, I realized I will have visited most of the domestic United hub airports. I have visited all of these airports before, but not usually so many in a relatively short time.
I had trips to the west coast 2 weeks in a row, with a trip east in between. I ...
After confirming that we were the only passengers for the long flight to Hong Kong, just before leaving the Swiss First Class lounge, the agents insisted on giving us new boarding passes, since apparently one of the seats we were originally assigned to was inoperable.
One of the Cathay Pacific agents escorted us to the nearby boarding gate. My wife boarded first, then the flight attendants welcomed me by name, and brought me to my seat. My wife was ...
