Points, Planes and Passports

How to Book a Flight to Tahiti with American Miles

BySean May 16, 2015May 16, 2015

American AAdvantage miles are some of the easiest mileage currencies to accrue. On the other hand, redeeming them can be challenging at times. One of the places that may be pretty challenging to use AA miles for if you don’t know how is to get to one of the most beautiful places on Earth —…

Review: American B777-300ER Business Class Hong Kong to Dallas / Ft Worth

BySean May 15, 2015January 1, 2024

We spent about an hour in Cathay Pacific’s “The Bridge” Lounge at Hong Kong’s Chep Lap Kok International Airport after arriving from Singapore earlier that morning. After a few drinks and a quick bite, it was time to head to the gate to board our flight on American Airlines’ new B777-300ER in business class. But…

Review: Cathay Pacific Premium Economy Singapore to Hong Kong

BySean May 14, 2015January 1, 2024

After a fun and delicious two nights in Singapore, it was time to turn around and head back home to the States. We took an early cab to Changi airport and arrived in plenty of time. Check-in was a breeze and we since security isn’t until the gate, we had a little bit of…

#TBT: Review: Korean Air A380 First Class Seoul to Los Angeles

BySean May 14, 2015January 1, 2024

Throwback Thursday Series! This is the second in a series of “Throwback Thursday” #TBT posts that I will release. These will feature flights and other elements of trip reports from the past. For now, these will all be flights, hotels or cities that I’ve taken, stayed at, or been to over the last few years….

Two Nights in Singapore at the Grand Hyatt Singapore

BySean May 13, 2015January 1, 2024

We arrived in Singapore from Hong Kong on a Cathay Pacific flight at around 8pm. We easily made our way through immigration and Singapore’s beautiful Changi International Airport, out to the curb to hail a cab for our hotel. We booked a room at the Grand Hyatt Singapore for this short stay. The cab ride couldn’t…

A Layover in Hong Kong and a Quick Flight to Singapore

BySean May 13, 2015January 1, 2024

After spending over 18 hours on American Airlines’ longest flight from Dallas / Ft. Worth to Hong Kong, I was quite ready to stretch my legs and move around. We got to Hong Kong immigration after about five minutes and had about a ten minute wait to clear immigration. Outside of immigration, we went by…

News

Amtrak Crash – Northeast Regional 188 WAS-NYC Crashes in Philadelphia

BySean May 12, 2015May 12, 2015

There’s some terrible news from Philadelphia. Amtrak’s Northeast Regional Service train 188 between Washington DC’s Union Station and New York’s Penn Station has derailed and crashed outside of Philadelphia. Right now, there are no definitive reports as to what happened, but the initial video looks quite bad. The local Philadelphia news stations have continuous…

Review: American Business Class Dallas / Ft Worth to Hong Kong

BySean May 12, 2015January 1, 2024

I arrived in Los Angeles from my very nice trans-continental flight from New York on the new American A321T and hurried a few gates down where my flight to Dallas was already boarding. I was the last first class passenger to board, so I took my seat and had a glass of water. At that…

How to Book a Flight on Ryanair and Avoid Hidden Fees

BySean May 12, 2015January 1, 2024

Ryanair offers some of the cheapest transportation from point-to-point in Europe. Unfortunately, booking flights in their website can be a headache with all the hidden fees. This is a guide to booking your flight on Ryanair’s site to avoid those fees!

Review: American Business Class New York-JFK to Los Angeles

BySean May 11, 2015May 15, 2015

After an easy flight up to Toronto and a short hop in first class on an American CRJ-700, I found myself at New York’s JFK airport with three and half hours to kill before my evening flight across the country to Los Angeles. This flight to LA was, of course en-route to Singapore. Via Hong…