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Flagship First on miles! (JFK-SFO)

Upon arrival in JFK, I headed for the Chelsea lounge, which I’ve visited many times. Having just visited the DeltaOne lounge, I was excited to compare the two (almost) back-to-back. I’ve read a few times online that American’s strategy with its Flagship First product is to match the key features expected of a premium productContinue reading “Flagship First on miles! (JFK-SFO)”

Backtracking through New York. This time on American!

On the way back from DC, I was once again heading through NYC. This time, however, I was flying American Airlines, which can only mean one thing on this blog. Yep, it’s another Flagship First Transcontinental review! This review is split into two parts because I’ll use this first part as my review of theContinue reading “Backtracking through New York. This time on American!”

2024 retrospective: with data visualizations!

This is a repost of my 2024 retrospective but with some graphs and pictures! The text is all the same as before. I’m a bit earlier this year compared to last year on the retrospective summary! I’ve now uploaded all my 2024 flights of note onto the blog. So now, it’s time to take aContinue reading “2024 retrospective: with data visualizations!”

DeltaOne Transcontinental Part 2: DeltaOne Lounge (JFK-DCA)

After arriving at JFK off my DeltaOne flight, I made a beeline for the DeltaOne lounge. For many years, Delta only offered SkyClubs as its lounge option, even for international Business Class. However, this changed in 2024 with the opening of the first DeltaOne lounge at JFK. Two more quickly followed in Boston and LosContinue reading “DeltaOne Transcontinental Part 2: DeltaOne Lounge (JFK-DCA)”

DeltaOne Transcontinental: SFO-JFK

Just a couple weeks after my short trip to LA, I had my next (actually planned) trip! I had found the tickets for this journey several months in advance. My favorite time to travel is late January/February because the flights are usually cheaper, less full, and more upgrades are available. For those keeping track, asContinue reading “DeltaOne Transcontinental: SFO-JFK”

American AAdvantage Business Card

It’s been a while since I did a credit card post, but there’s one final American Airlines credit card to mention. The AAdvantage Business Card is AA’s small business credit card and is very similar to the AA Platinum Select Card. This card offers entry-level perks without a high annual fee for a small businessContinue reading “American AAdvantage Business Card”

San Francisco to LA, two ways on Alaska Airlines

After returning from the East Coast, I didn’t even make it two weeks before it was time to fly again. This trip was just a short weekend trip to Los Angeles. I booked it the night before the flight, so as soon as I paid for the ticket, it was time to check in. TheContinue reading “San Francisco to LA, two ways on Alaska Airlines”

2025 begins with a transcon flight!

It’s time for 2025 to begin! My 2025 travel begins remarkably similarly to my 2024 travel. Specifically, I’m beginning by flying American Airlines’ Flagship First, but this time, I’m flying BOS-LAX-SFO instead of JFK-SFO like in 2024. I had originally booked a flight in standard domestic first class from BOS-PHL-SFO because I needed the tierContinue reading “2025 begins with a transcon flight!”

2024 retrospective

I’m a bit earlier this year compared to last year on the retrospective summary! I’ve now uploaded all my 2024 flights of note onto the blog. So now, it’s time to take a look back through the year. I use a webapp, BA97.com, to capture all my flights, some of which don’t actually make itContinue reading “2024 retrospective”

2024 comes to a close: SFO-IAD in “Premium” Economy

We’re gonna squeeze in one final flight for the blog before we call 2024 complete! Only 4 months into the year… though I’m actually almost a month ahead of last year. This final flight is, unfortunately, going to be a rather unexciting flight. It’s one final transcontinental flight from San Francisco to Washington DC. IContinue reading “2024 comes to a close: SFO-IAD in “Premium” Economy”