I recently booked an awesome mileage redemption on ANA using Virgin Atlantic miles. For 110,000 miles I will be able to fly round trip from LAX to Tokyo in First Class! Virgin Atlantic don’t let you search or book for these itineraries online, so it does…
A Posh British Christmas – Part 3: I Love it When a Plan Comes Together
I shared back in September my plans to fly back from England using Lufthansa First Class out of Frankfurt. As you may recall, Lufthansa only releases availability at most 14 days prior to departure. I had lots of Expertflyer alerts set up, and the stars must…
How a Little Math and ExpertFlyer Scored us Upgrades to SFO!
Monica and I are heading to California this evening for a quick weekend getaway. As usual, we are flying Delta, having taken advantage of the Delta Companion Certificate issued from my Delta Platinum American Express – score! As far as upgrades go, MSP-SFO is a pretty…
Introducing: SkyMiles 101
Those that know me personally are aware that I spend a lot of time thinking about points and miles. It’s a big passion of mine, and has given me the opportunity to travel to places on the cheap and in luxury that I could never otherwise…
Back Home in BA First Class
Happy new year everyone! My girlfriend and I spent Christmas and New Years in the UK where my parents live, and had a great time exploring quaint Costwold villages and staying in a 300 year old house! After new year, we flew back to Minneapolis via…
It Runs in the Family – How Mom & Dad Scored First Class Tickets to Hong Kong!
Yesterday I posted about the amazing Hong Kong Airlines deal Monica and I scored for spring of next year. When I told my parents, they were intrigued, and wanted in. My dad had mentioned last week that he say a deal on OMAAT last week for…
First Class to Europe for $1200? Last Chance!
There’s been some pretty great Black Friday / Thanksgiving travel deals this week, but one I stumbled upon today ends tomorrow! Avianca is a Colombian airline that’s part of the Star Alliance along with the likes of United and Lufthansa. Right now, they have a sale…
Sun Country First Class Trip Report LAX-MSP
Update 6/12/17 Talk about great social media service. Sun Country saw me tweet my review and responded to let me know you can now receive mobile boarding passes. Talk about awesome!! ********* Looking around the inter-webs, I’ve not seen a lot of trip reports of Sun…