A few months ago, I had a few days in DC over a weekend, and I wanted to stay in downtown DC. I was expecting just to stay in the Westin DC City Center or maybe the Westin Georgetown. When I was checking the hotel websites, I saw that the Mayflower (a Marriott Autograph CollectionContinue reading “The Mayflower DC (Marriott Autograph Collection)”
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Wednesday Reblog: Chase Sapphire Lounge in Boston
For this week’s wednesday reblog, I thought I’d change gears a bit and highlight one of my favorite lounges in the United States: The Boston Chase Sapphire Lounge. When this lounge first opened a few years ago, it immediately leapfrogged Chase’s lounge offering ahead of Amex. And with the announcement earlier this week that theseContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: Chase Sapphire Lounge in Boston”
Delta’s ex-Lion Air 737 First Class Product
I recently took a long weekend trip to Maryland, and as part of that journey, I had the opportunity to fly on one of Delta’s ex-Lion Air 737s. I had a Delta voucher that I needed to burn, so I booked a coach ticket via Atlanta. The first part of the journey included breakfast at the Delta SkyClub, followed by a flightContinue reading “Delta’s ex-Lion Air 737 First Class Product”
Wednesday Reblog: British Airways 787
For this week’s Wednesday Reblog, I’ve decided to highlight another pandemic-era flight that I thoroughly enjoyed: British Airways’ 787-9 First Class. This was my first flight in international First Class, and it was great! There were only three people in First Class, so it was quite private. I ended up staying in the US forContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: British Airways 787”
Top-tier Hilton card: The Hilton Honors Aspire (2026 Edition!)
Having recently revisited the Marriott Bonvoy credit card scheme, I thought this would be a good time to now checkout the Hilton credit cards. I decided this time to start with the top-tier Hilton Aspire credit card because it’s a card that I’ve been considering picking up for myself for some time now. Like otherContinue reading “Top-tier Hilton card: The Hilton Honors Aspire (2026 Edition!)”
Wednesday Reblog: British Airways 777
For this week’s Wednesday Reblog, I thought I’d follow the 777 theme from last week and reblog my first flight in British Airways’ Club Suites product. British Airways and American Airlines have a very similar hard product on their 777s, but British Airways edges American out because their Club Suites have doors. The food onContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: British Airways 777”
Qatar Airways Business Class (non-Q-Suite) Milan – Doha (Guest Post)
For this week’s post, I have a guest post from the other Michael! Specifically, he took a Qatar Airways flight from Milan to Melbourne via Doha and has graciously given me pictures and a review of his two flights and the Qatar business class lounge in Doha. Michael was in Italy to go climbing, andContinue reading “Qatar Airways Business Class (non-Q-Suite) Milan – Doha (Guest Post)”
Wednesday Reblog: Miami to JFK on a 777 in 2022
Continuing with last week’s theme of a wide-body aircraft on a short-haul route, I have this flight from 2022, where I flew from Miami to New York on a 777. This flight was at the tail-end of COVID restrictions, so international travel had not fully rebounded yet, but travel between the Northeast and Florida definitelyContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: Miami to JFK on a 777 in 2022”
Fairfield Inn & Suites Indio Coachella Valley (2026 Hotel Review)
This week, I have a hotel to report on! Back in March, I went to the Indian Wells tennis tournament, near Palm Springs, CA (PSP). I’ve flown to/from Palm Springs several times from San Francisco and from Phoenix, but the flights out of PSP don’t have lounges, and I never seem to get upgraded onContinue reading “Fairfield Inn & Suites Indio Coachella Valley (2026 Hotel Review)”
Wednesday Reblog: Finnair Helsinki to London (Old Business Class)
For this week’s Wednesday reblog, I wanted to highlight how the loss of British Airways’ Helsinki route is really not a big deal because Finnair offers an excellent experience on the route. Some of their flights on this route are operated by widebody aircraft, which offer a much better experience in both economy (seatback TVs)Continue reading “Wednesday Reblog: Finnair Helsinki to London (Old Business Class)”
