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It’s hard to describe exactly how excited I am at the moment. I literally just purchased a Lufthansa First Class seat from Chicago to Frankfurt on the 747-8, a flight I’ve wanted to take ever since I knew of it. Finding this space wasn’t easy, but I jumped on it and just received the confirmation…
Earlier this year my parents took our family on an absolutely incredible vacation to South America. You’ll see a few posts coming from that trip in the coming weeks, but I largely avoided blogging during the trip. So, instead of a full blown trip report, I’m just going to sprinkle a few posts about the…
In 2017 I qualified for American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum for the first time in my life. I’ve come close in years past, but was never able to cross the finish line. In fact, the only reason I qualified last year is thanks to an insane Qatar Airways mileage run in which I covered 61,000…
Before heading back to Chicago after my MLK weekend in Hong Kong I had to find a way to pass a few hours during my LAX layover. Luckily because I maintain OneWorld Emerald elite status and was connecting from an international flight that wouldn’t be that hard to do. During my layover I had a wide…
Several years ago the cost of a domestic first class ticket seemed insane. With the huge price difference between First Class and Economy it just never really made sense to pay extra. However, in recent years we’ve seen a dramatic decrease in the price of domestic first class fares. Because of the decrease in price…
After two incredible visits to both Cathay Pacific First Class lounges in Hong Kong (The Wing & The Pier) it was finally time to board my flight back to the United States. Although I needed to get back to Chicago, I decided to book a flight home via Los Angeles. I booked through LA because…
One of the things I dislike most about the American AAdvatnage program is that you can’t earn Elite Qualifying Miles or Elite Qualifying Dollars on award tickets. When you’re redeeming miles you won’t earn any form of mileage accrual for the flight. This is especially disappointing when redeeming miles for long-haul flights. Because I don’t…
About a year and a half ago American Airlines introduced a new safety video. The video was part of a much larger marketing campaign to introduce the new American identity following the US Airways merger. Personally, I’ve never really liked the new safety video. The whole video seems a bit cold, especially when compared to…
After the nearly 15 hour Cathay Pacific Premium Economy flight from Chicago I had finally arrived in Hong Kong. I arrived just before 8PM local time. During my short stay in Hong Kong I remained on Chicago time so my body thought it was closer to 6AM. Since I slept for about 8 hours in…
For many, the first time they ever heard about American Airlines’ Concierge Key program was in 2009 with the release of “Up In The Air.” In the movie, Ryan Bingham shows his Concierge Key card to Alex Goran as seen below. Up until that point many didn’t even know such a program existed. It wasn’t…
