Anyone with even a passing interest in international aviation has heard of the Open Skies debate between the American legacy carriers and the luxury carriers of the Arabian Gulf. Trevor and I even debated and discussed the situation on the Saverocity Observation Deck Podcast. While there are no clear answers, there are ultimate winners and…
On 2 March, I had the chance to tour Hyatt’s newest hotel in Dubai (just opening 1 March) the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights.The hotel, which boasts 464 rooms, as well as 405 Residences/Apartments, is situated in the Dubai Healthcare City, about a 10 minute walk from the Grand Hyatt Dubai.The Lobby:We entered through the…
I do a lot of international travel. I write a lot about international travel. But I also see lots of foundational questions about international travel, whether it be via twitter, on other blogs, and via the Ask Tagging Miles, so I thought it’d be good to cover some here.Rule #1 – Know what credit cards you…
Its approaching the end of February, and lets be honest, we all have a bit of that dread, as we await the merging of two great programs: American AAdvantage, and US Airways Dividend Miles. Whether or not we have any reason to protest this matrimony of frequent flier programs is immaterial at this point, the…
This is a continuation of the “vacation run” – a 50/50 mileage run / vacation my wife and I took to Cairo in January, 2015. Previous posts include: Etihad flight from Washington to Abu Dhabi, and Etihad lounge hopping and Abu Dhabi to Cairo.We arrived in Cairo to a remote gate. I’m not sure that…
Many who know me, know that I’m a big fan of Qatar Airways. In fact, nearly half of my American Airlines Executive Platinum status is going to be earned on Qatar Airways this year. So why am I big fan: Layflat seats: I haven’t flown a single flight without layflat seats. I hear Qatar flies planes with…
This is a continuation of the “vacation run” – a 50/50 mileage run / vacation my wife and I took to Cairo in January, 2015. The first post was: Etihad flight from Washington to Abu DhabiWe were only transiting in Abu Dhabi (AUH), but we had the chance to see Etihad’s beautiful new lounge business lounge (we…
This trip was 50% vacation and 50% mileage run. My wife and I had wanted to make it to Egypt, in fact, we had wanted to visit Egypt on our honeymoon, many moons ago, although that didn’t pan out. No regrets there, the honeymoon was perfect, and in line with family tradition–in Bermuda–I highly recommend…
This trip was at least 18 months in the making. It also went through varying destinations. We started out with the desire to do an around the world trip, then it became a “quick experience of Asia” trip, with visits to Taiwan and Malaysia (still haven’t made it to either), then we had to delay it.…
This is part of our Thanksgiving Round the World trip, you can find my initial thoughts / intro here, Flying All Nippon Airways Square Class, Flying All Nippon Airways Business Class, The Grand Hyatt Tokyo review, Touring the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan, Dueling Alliance Lounges at Tokyo-Haneda Airport, Visiting the Great Wall, The Grand Hyatt Beijing, and…