A short while ago everyone’s favorite travel blogger, ThePointsGuy, wrote about his issue with American Airlines’ new EQD requirement. Essentially ThePointsGuy’s issue with American’s new EQD requirement is with Special Fares. Because he’s booking through Amex travel, he’s earning EQD based on miles flown rather than the cost paid for his tickets. Over time he figures he’ll end…
Let me guess, if you found yourself at this page you’re thinking “I’ve gone through security a million times, why is a review necessary?” Trust me, I think the same thing, there’s no reason to “review” clearing airport security, but honestly clearing security in Paris Charles De Gaulle’s Terminal 2 was unlike anything else I’ve…
After an incredible week in Paris it was sadly time to return home. Our return flight was a non-stop flight in economy on a 787-8. We ended up flying American’s herringbone business class home, but that is a topic for a later post. Clearing Security At Charles De Gaulle Airport I don’t want to get too off…
When we originally booked our trip to Paris we purposely scheduled two free days/nights because we weren’t sure what we wanted to do. Originally we thought to take a train or quick flight to Belgium, but packing all of our stuff back up and catching 2 flights in as many days sounded pretty terrible. Plus I didn’t…
As I continue my trip report on my recent trip to Paris I think it’s very important to share my experience of taking public transportation from Paris’ Charles De Gaul Airport into Paris. At this point in the trip I had been awake for well over 24 hours. Neither of us got any sleep on the…
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…
A few weeks ago I wrote about American making yet another change to the boarding process. I haven’t flown American since the change was implemented, but had heard mostly positive reviews from friends and colleagues. Today, I finally experienced the newest boarding process and am happy to report the entire process is simply better. It…
As I was walking through DFW airport the other day I noticed something revolting. Dog Poop! Yep, just a pile of poop sitting in the middle of a carpeted area adjacent to the Sky Train elevators. It didn’t take a detective to figure out what happened. Human takes pet to the elevator to avoid the…
Ever since the new electronics ban I have spent some time on the 3ME websites (Qatar, Emirates, and Etihad) looking for information. Over the past week I’ve spent some time booking mock itineraries to see what information each airline provides at the time of booking. Don’t worry this is not another electronics ban post, that…
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, sometimes works takes me to some pretty incredible places, other times it doesn’t. It’s not that Waterloo, IA is not a wonderful place, but it definitely isn’t as interesting as other cities I’ve visited when traveling for work. Although the city itself isn’t all that interesting the overall trip…
