Just like clockwork, Cathay Pacific’s historically incredible Black Friday sale is live again! Now, I know what you’re thinking… airfare, on Black Friday? Yes! Every year airlines typically offer fantastic sales around Black Friday and Cyber Monday on long-haul travel. Now, keep in mind these are scheduled sales, not mistake fares. So, the deals are…
After a day exploring in Hong Kong it was time to head back to San Francisco. I would have loved to say another day or two, but that wasn’t an option as this trip was purely a mileage run. The goal of this particular mileage run was to get a head start on my American…
For the past few years Cathay Pacific has offered some fantastic Black Friday sales from the United States to Asia. For the past two years I’ve relied on these fares to help give me a jump start American Airlines Executive Platinum elite status. While most of the “incredible” Black Friday deals are in Economy class…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of my favorite days of the year. I say that seriously, but I’m not after consumer goods on those days. Instead I love Black Friday and Cyber Monday because airlines typically have decent sales too. Airlines typically have especially good sales on premium cabin airfare. In years past…
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…
During Cathay Pacific’s Black Friday sale the airline offered 60% off round trip fares. During that sale I was able to purchase a round trip Premium Economy from the United States to Hong Kong for just $1,100. By comparison that same flight today is approximately $2,200. I understand $1,100 is still a lot of money…
When American Airlines first introduced Premium Economy I knew I wanted to give it a try. Luckily, as American tends to do when launching a new product or service, the airline started selling Premium Economy seats as Main Cabin Extra for the first few months of service. For a few months American flew their 787-900 with…
