Windbag Miles

I’m not a frequent flyer between San Francisco and New York by any means, although I have found my way onto a handful of transcon flights over the past couple years. So far I’ve flown United three times (twice on a 757 and once on a Polaris-equipped 777), JetBlue once (Mint suite), Virgin/Alaska twice, andContinue reading “Best premium transcon option? Probably JetBlue, but maybe not.”

I’m not a frequent flyer between San Francisco and New York by any means, although I have found my way onto a handful of transcon flights over the past couple years. So far I’ve flown United three times (twice on a 757 and once on a Polaris-equipped 777), JetBlue once (Mint suite), Virgin/Alaska twice, andContinue reading “Best premium transcon option? Probably JetBlue, but maybe not.”

If you google “Park Hyatt Milan points and miles globalist boardingarea,” you’ll see a vicious SEO battle between One Mile at a Time and Live & Let’s Fly, although both results lead to comprehensive reviews with tons of photos that you should read if you’re interested in this hotel. (As an aside, let’s give MatthewContinue reading “I said I wasn’t going to review the Park Hyatt Milan because it’s already been reviewed so many times, but it was so good I couldn’t help myself.”

If you google “Park Hyatt Milan points and miles globalist boardingarea,” you’ll see a vicious SEO battle between One Mile at a Time and Live & Let’s Fly, although both results lead to comprehensive reviews with tons of photos that you should read if you’re interested in this hotel. (As an aside, let’s give MatthewContinue reading “I said I wasn’t going to review the Park Hyatt Milan because it’s already been reviewed so many times, but it was so good I couldn’t help myself.”

Back in more naive times, I wrote about how excited I was to have top-tier Diamond status in the Hilton Honors program. After almost a year as a Diamond, I can officially say that Hilton Diamond status is pretty much worthless. It’s not even that Diamond status is particularly bad, it’s that both on paperContinue reading “Hilton Diamond status: more like cubic zirconia, amirite?”

Back in more naive times, I wrote about how excited I was to have top-tier Diamond status in the Hilton Honors program. After almost a year as a Diamond, I can officially say that Hilton Diamond status is pretty much worthless. It’s not even that Diamond status is particularly bad, it’s that both on paperContinue reading “Hilton Diamond status: more like cubic zirconia, amirite?”

A post about hearing loss probably isn’t high on anyone’s wish list of topics for me to write about, but I’m curious if anyone else deals with hearing issues during or after flying. My ears are pretty bad for a 37-year old, and it’s largely my fault for routinely having “unprotected aural” during my youngerContinue reading “Friends, Romans, Countrymen… Lend me your ears.”

A post about hearing loss probably isn’t high on anyone’s wish list of topics for me to write about, but I’m curious if anyone else deals with hearing issues during or after flying. My ears are pretty bad for a 37-year old, and it’s largely my fault for routinely having “unprotected aural” during my youngerContinue reading “Friends, Romans, Countrymen… Lend me your ears.”

Man, wouldn’t it be nice to fly in Finnair business class? Finland sounds like a pretty cool place to visit, and with Finnair adding cool new routes like direct flights from San Francisco and LA to Helsinki, now seems like a better time than ever. Plus, they’re a oneworld partner, so theoretically there should beContinue reading “Finnair’s phantom award space is common knowledge, but I’m gonna write about it anyway.”

Man, wouldn’t it be nice to fly in Finnair business class? Finland sounds like a pretty cool place to visit, and with Finnair adding cool new routes like direct flights from San Francisco and LA to Helsinki, now seems like a better time than ever. Plus, they’re a oneworld partner, so theoretically there should beContinue reading “Finnair’s phantom award space is common knowledge, but I’m gonna write about it anyway.”