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Christmas in Hawaii Part 10 – Conclusion

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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Christmas in Hawaii Part 9 – United Club at HNL, CO14 EWR-HNL BusinessFirst

Christmas in Hawaii Part 9 – United Club at HNL, CO14 EWR-HNL BusinessFirst

Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – AA Five Star Service (JFK), JFK Flagship Lounge, AA #3 JFK-LAX Flagship First Class Part 3 – LAX Flagship Check-in, LAX Flagship Lounge, Encounter Restaurant, AA #247 LAX-KOA First Class Part 4 – Four Seasons Hualalai: The Experience Part 5 – Four Seasons Hualalai: Details and Strategy Part 6 – Hawaiian #207 KOA-HNL First [...]

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British Airways Arrivals at London Heathrow (LHR)

New York to London is one of the most heavily traveled international business routes in the world.  There are over 20 services daily on this route – BA alone operates eight each day.  Their oneworld partner, American, runs several more each day. For many business travelers from New York, it has gotten to the point [...]

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New Delta SkyClub at Seattle Tacoma (SeaTac) Airport

Earlier this week, I paid a quick visit to the new Delta SkyClub at SeaTac Airport in Seattle.  The lounge was a big improvement from the legacy Northwest Club at SeaTac, though this new location is nothing over the top. The lounge is located in the South Satellite, upstairs from where the old Northwest Club [...]

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Amex Platinum/Centurion Access to Alaska Board Rooms

If you are an American Express Platinum or Centurion cardmember, you probably know you get access to American’s, Delta’s and USAir’s airport club rooms.  Continental access is included through September 2011. When Amex announced that Continental was leaving the family, they introduced the Priority Pass Plus program as a free benefit to cardmembers.  My initial [...]

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What is the lowest cost approach for United Red Carpet Club / Continental Presidents Club access?

With the end coming to Continental’s participation in the Amex Platinum lounge program (September 2011), I began to look for alternative ways to access the lounge.  While I don’t fly CO or UA often, when I do, it is nice to have lounge access. There are a few ways to get lounge access without being a [...]

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Sydney’s Qantas First Class Lounge (OW Emeralds, too!)

The Qantas Sydney First Class Lounge is, if not the top, among the top, lounges in the OneWorld Alliance today. Built as a semi-circular structure bolted on to the top of international terminal at Sydney in the mid 2000’s, this lounge has pretty much anything you could ask for, without any pretense. This lounge is [...]

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