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 Milan – Doha (Guest Post)”
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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)”
Marriott Bonvoy Amex Card (Product Downgrade Option)
I was reminded this week that there is actually still even one more Marriott Bonvoy credit card: the base Amex Card. We’ve covered the free Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, the $95 Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card, the $250 Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful and Bevy Card twin cards, the top-tier $650 Brilliant Card, and the Bonvoy Business Card. I just covered my favorite card (The Ritz-CarltonContinue reading “Marriott Bonvoy Amex Card (Product Downgrade Option)”
Wednesday Reblog: British Airways Club Europe Helsinki to London
For this week’s Wednesday reblog, I decided to continue the “routes British Airways no longer flies” theme, with this Club Europe flight from Helsinki to London. Currently, this route is still heavily served by Finnair, including with widebody aircraft even. Pre-pandemic, this route was still very heavily served by Finnair but also served once perContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: British Airways Club Europe Helsinki to London”
The Ritz-Carlton Card (A Legacy Marriott Card That You Can Still Get)
We are just about finished covering all the Marriott Bonvoy credit cards. We’ve covered the free Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, the $95 Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card, the $250 Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful and Bevy Card twin cards, the top-tier $650 Brilliant Card, and the Bonvoy Business Card. I’ve actually saved my favorite card for last: The Ritz-Carlton Card from Chase! This card is interestingContinue reading “The Ritz-Carlton Card (A Legacy Marriott Card That You Can Still Get)”
Wednesday Reblog: British Airways First Class 2022
Last week’s reblog was about British Airways’ Club Suite back in 2020, so I thought that this week it’d be fun to reblog my 2022 First Class flight from London to San Jose! British Airways unfortunately no longer serves this route, which I guess is fair because serving SFO with a 777 and an A380Continue reading “Wednesday Reblog: British Airways First Class 2022”
Marriott Bonvoy Business Card
Shockingly, we still have more Marriott Bonvoy credit cards to cover! We’ve covered the free Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, the $95 Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card, the $250 Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful and Bevy Card twin cards, and the top-tier $650 Brilliant Card. What could possibly be left you might ask. Well, the next one I’d like to cover is the $125 Bonvoy BusinessContinue reading “Marriott Bonvoy Business Card”
Wednesday Reblog: British Airways 777 Club Suite during COVID
For this week’s Wednesday reblog, I thought it would be fun to pull up another pandemic era flight. In this case, it’s my first Club Suite flight from London to New York back in 2020. This flight was noteworthy because I flew it during the period when air travel between the US and Europe hadContinue reading “Wednesday Reblog: British Airways 777 Club Suite during COVID”
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