Windbag Miles

Last updated 3/21/18 to add British Airways and KLM. I had this idea a while ago and never got around to putting it into practice – basically, I want to keep a running list of all the long haul premium seats I’ve sat in, ranked in order of preference. One reason for this is thatContinue reading “An updated ranking of all the long-haul premium seats that have cradled my physical form”

We’ll start with the stuff that will be of interest to churners: I may have snagged a 5000 mile redemption bonus on the Korean Air Skypass Visa I applied for last year. I don’t get any value out of the card, so the $80 annual fee is a waste of money… the only reason toContinue reading “My retention call with USBank, plus some rambling about customer service in the Twitter era.”

If you’ve poked around the blogosphere at all today, you’ve probably noticed that IHG is selling points with a 100% bonus until March 22nd. It’s a pretty good deal if you need to top up your account, but at 1/2 cent per point, you’re getting them for pretty much what they’re worth (unless you haveContinue reading “Is IHG’s dynamic pricing for point purchases a new thing?”

Business class in Europe is generally horrible, since almost every airline (save for some outliers like Turkish and Aeroflot) blocks the middle seat, hands you a meal, and calls it “business class.” It makes you realize we’re kind of spoiled in the US with our reasonably priced 2×2 domestic first class, since Eurobiz is alsoContinue reading “I flew British Airways Club Europe, and yeah it sucked, but when your expectations are that low…”

This post is a continuation of my first post about the Faroe Islands, titled “Some tips on traveling to the Faroe Islands from someone who went there one time and thus is obviously an expert.” Our first trip back in 2016 was only for a few days, and from the moment we left, we hadContinue reading “Some more tips on traveling to the Faroe Islands from someone who has now been there two times and is thus the greatest expert ever known.”

Yesterday I posted one of the longest articles I’ve ever written, reviewing British Airways first class. However, despite the exhaustive review and scores of glistening photos, all anyone wanted to talk about in the comments was my little USB fan. I bring the fan with me any time I’m flying an airline that has noContinue reading “I’d like to talk about my fans.”

Earlier this week, I flew from London to San Jose in British Airways first class, and hot damn was it a great flight. My expectations had been thoroughly tempered by years of hearing “it’s more like a really good business class” over and over again, so I was mostly hoping to be pleasantly surprised, andContinue reading “I had the best flight of my life in British Airways first class, so GTFO with this “it’s more like a good business class” junk.”

Earlier this week, I flew from London to San Jose in British Airways first class, and hot damn was it a great flight. My expectations had been thoroughly tempered by years of hearing “it’s more like a really good business class” over and over again, so I was mostly hoping to be pleasantly surprised, andContinue reading “I had the best flight of my life in British Airways first class, so GTFO with this “it’s more like a good business class” junk.”

Update: see part two of this post here. Sometimes I forget that not everyone who reads this blog comes here all glassy-eyed after reading every other churning resource on the web, so let me quickly recap some stuff that may not be common knowledge to all readers: American Express generally won’t give you a sign-upContinue reading “Who wants to be a guinea pig for this potential end-around into a Morgan Stanley Amex Platinum?”

Update: When I wrote this review a few days ago, I completely forgot to point out one of the most important features of this plane, which is that KLM has included individual air vents. Given that the cabin temperature was around 1000 degrees, the vents made a huge difference, and every plane that doesn’t haveContinue reading “Review: KLM 787-9 Business Class from San Francisco to Amsterdam”