Japan Airlines Boeing 777 First Class Introduction It had been a couple of months since my last international trip and I had a bunch of Alaska Miles itching to be used since redeeming 360,000 Marriott Reward points on a Hotel+Air package for our spring break trip to Maui. I knew I wanted to fly the
Introduction My United Airlines flight from Vancouver arrived in San Francisco shortly after 8am, giving me a whopping 7 hours or so to take in all the Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge San Francisco had to offer. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the lounge doesn’t open until the afternoon, and I still needed to get my boarding pass,
Marriott Wailea Beach Resort Maui Introduction Let me preface this review by saying that I really wanted to love The Marriott Wailea Beach Resort Maui. Since Fairmont announced the end of the Fairmont President’s Club, I’ve been a bit of a free agent for loyalty, with Marriott being the natural choice given the Gold status
Japan Airlines First Class To Singapore Introduction We recently returned from a trip to Maui where I was able to redeem 360,000 Marriott Reward points for a hotel+air package including a 7-night stay at the Marriott Wailea Beach Resort (full review coming soon – it was a bit disappointing), and 120,000 Alaska Airline miles. I
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Introduction: How To Pick The Best Airplane Seat I often talk about how to find the best awards along with the booking process, but realized I’ve yet to talk about how to pick the best airplane seat. Like anything, not all seats are created equally, and there are a few tricks you can employ to
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Marriott Wailea Beach Resort Maui Introduction Aloha from Hawaii! This is mainly a vacation for me, so I won’t be posting regular content while here, but I did want to take an opportunity to share my initial impressions of the Marriott Wailea Beach Resort, where we’re staying for our 7-night vacation. For those who don’t
Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel Deluxe King Room Introduction Brad and I are leaving for Maui next week, and as such, this week has been dragging, so we decided very last minute to use one of our 2018 Fairmont President’s Club certificates for a free-night stay at The Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel! I had to call
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