Southern Californians headed to the Middle East now have the option of flying the posh Emirates A380 to Dubai. I am particularly intrigued by the business class lounges on the A380, shown above. The thing is, the business class...
Believe it or not, quite a few of you have asked me about flying with kids on Cathay Pacific in business class. Because we lived in Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific was our primary airline for five years. We continue to fly it to this...
Fact: The majority of travel writers in my network were thrilled about the New American Airlines until the U.S. Airways merger got thrown into the mix. There’s worry about price (one less airline in means less competitive...
Trust me, I’ve had more wine on American Airlines than I care to admit. Little did I know that when I wrote about my awesome wine experience on a flight from Tokyo to LAX, that I would actually meet the man behind the w...
If you like to travel, I hope you subscribe to Million Mile Secrets, a site dedicated to helping people maximize airline and hotel miles and points. Daraius, the owner of Million Mile Secrets, somehow finds the time to write an...
Here’s the bottom line: leave San Diego International Airport (SAN) at 9:45am and land at Sonoma County Airport (STS) in time to lunch in wine country. Yes, it’s now possible. I won’t be offended if you leave...
This is exciting: San Diego’s first DIRECT flight to Tokyo begins on December 2. It’s our first direct flight to Asia and on a brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Narita International Airport (NRT) is one airports in t...
All flights between San Diego and LAX depart and land at the Commuter Terminal. Frequent fliers know the drill, but here’s a quick update for those of you who don’t fly very much or haven’t passed through ther...
I’ve been the first to tell you about not-so-great airline experiences, so I’m inclined to mention why our recent flight from Tokyo-LAX on American Airlines in business class was the best experience we’ve ever...
I decided to write this post because friends I have spoken with recently, though American Airlines AAdvantage members, were not aware of certain ways you can earn miles even without traveling. This information is updated to ref...
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