A few months ago, I was visiting Washington DC for a long weekend. I needed a hotel for a few nights, so I checked the American Express Travel website to see if there were any hotels in “The Hotel Collection” that would be eligible for a $300 booking credit. Because Washington DC is a majorContinue reading “The Thompson DC (Amex Hotel Collection)”
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Wednesday Reblog: A321T on a short hop
For this week’s Wednesday Reblog, I wanted to contrast a very short flight I had in a Flagship First Class seat from JFK to Boston with my intra-Texas E175 I reblogged a couple weeks ago. There was a short period coming out of the pandemic (when American and JetBlue still had a Northeast partnership) thatContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: A321T on a short hop”
Hilton Honors Amex Card (2026 edition!)
If you stay sometimes at Hilton hotels, but the $150 fee on the Hilton Honors Surpass or the $550 on the Hilton Aspire Card, Amex has got you covered with their Hilton Honors Amex card. This card is Hilton’s entry-level card with no annual fee. Now the question here is, is this card worth gettingContinue reading “Hilton Honors Amex Card (2026 edition!)”
Wednesday Reblog: My first A380 flight
For this week’s Wednesday Reblog, I wanted to highlight another first: my first A380 flight, which was back in 2022. I had booked this flight in World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy) to go to a tennis tournament with my parents in Miami, and then I was able to upgrade it to Club World (Business Class)Continue reading “Wednesday Reblog: My first A380 flight”
Qatar Airways Business Class (Q-Suite) Doha – Melbourne (Guest Post)
This week have our next guest post from Australian Michael! This post is a continuation of his journey from Milan to Doha to Melbourne. In this post, we’re going to cover his lounge experience in Doha followed by his Q-Suites flight from Doha to Melbourne. Bottom-line up front Qatar Airways Business Class is considered oneContinue reading “Qatar Airways Business Class (Q-Suite) Doha – Melbourne (Guest Post)”
Wednesday Reblog: Intra-Texas Flying!
For this week’s Wednesday Reblog, I thought it might be fun to reblog another flight from my 2020 trip to New Mexico. Last week I reblogged my Lufthansa Premium Economy flight, and this time around, I wanted to highlight a short little flight that was entirely within Texas: Houston to El Paso. At the timeContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: Intra-Texas Flying!”
Flagship First Transcontinental 2026: How is it holding up? (BOS-LAX)
American Airlines has officially begun removing Flagship First seats from its fleet, introducing its new Business Plus experience on wide-body aircraft, and has started flying its A321XLR aircraft on its premium transcontinental routes. It looks like the end really is coming for Flagship First after several years of “being phased out”. That being said, whileContinue reading “Flagship First Transcontinental 2026: How is it holding up? (BOS-LAX)”
Wednesday Reblog: Lufthansa Premium Economy
For this week’s Wednesday Reblog, I decided to switch gears a bit and reblog a premium economy flight I had back in 2020. It’s been a while since I’ve featured a premium economy flight on the blog, so it seemed like I should try to change that! This flight in particular was interesting because bookingContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: Lufthansa Premium Economy”
Hilton Honors Surpass Amex (2026 edition!)
If you stay often at Hilton hotels, but the Hilton Aspire Card’s price tag puts you off, then the next choice is this card: the Hilton Honors Surpass Amex card. This card is Hilton’s mid-tier credit card and comes in at a $150 price tag. This blog is for entertainment purposes only and is notContinue reading “Hilton Honors Surpass Amex (2026 edition!)”
Wednesday Reblog: My First Flagship First Flight back in 2021
For this week’s Wednesday reblog, I’ve chosen to highlight my flight from LAX to JFK from back in 2021. This was my first time flying Flagship First, and it was a great experience, especially given how empty everything was. I had booked this flight as a part of a trip back to the UK afterContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: My First Flagship First Flight back in 2021”
