AAdvantage Miles Expiry Extension and Purchase Miles Promotion During COVID-19

COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc on everything, and those who travel for leisure and travel have had numerous difficulties dealing with travel providers, especially airlines as they navigate these unprecedented times and circumstances. That being said, travelers do need to stay on top of their bookings to process cancellations and changes in a timely manner,Continue reading “AAdvantage Miles Expiry Extension and Purchase Miles Promotion During COVID-19”

Flight Review: Japan Airlines 777 First Class From SFO – San Francisco to HND – Tokyo Haneda

If you read our 2019 recap, you might remember us talking about our Best Flight Rewards Redemption on JAL when we redeemed 70,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles to fly in JAL First Class from SFO – San Francisco International Airport to HND – Tokyo Haneda International Airport in Tokyo and in business class fromContinue reading “Flight Review: Japan Airlines 777 First Class From SFO – San Francisco to HND – Tokyo Haneda”

Review: Turkish Airlines 787 Business Class from DPS – Denpasar Bali to IST – Istanbul Turkey

Turkish Airlines started their Dreamliner 787-900 service on select international routes over the summer in 2019. These newly acquired 787s allowed Turkish Airlines to expand their fleet and to modernize their business class product. In November 2019, we flew on Turkish Airlines ‘ new 787 in business class from DPS – I Gusti Ngurah RaiContinue reading “Review: Turkish Airlines 787 Business Class from DPS – Denpasar Bali to IST – Istanbul Turkey”

Flight Review – Air Canada Signature Service 777 YYZ – Toronto to YVR – Vancouver AC 103

In spring of 2018, Air Canada upgraded their business class product by introducing “Air Canada Signature Service” on select flights. Having flown on Air Canada in business class domestically and internationally in the past, I was excited to get upgraded on our flight from YYZ-YVR this past February to experience the new Signature Service productContinue reading “Flight Review – Air Canada Signature Service 777 YYZ – Toronto to YVR – Vancouver AC 103”

How We Use Points for Hotels and Flights – Our Trip to the UAE, Maldives, Qatar, and Indonesia

If we’re lucky, once a year we get to go away for up to 3 weeks in the fall based on our work schedules and the times we can take time-off. In the last few years, we’ve been really lucky with our trips that often include numerous stops on the same itinerary to maximize time,Continue reading “How We Use Points for Hotels and Flights – Our Trip to the UAE, Maldives, Qatar, and Indonesia”

Plan – 24 Hours in Doha

In December 2018, we decided to layover in Doha, Qatar for a little over 24 hours to explore the city on our way to Bali. We arrived to DOH – Hamad International Airport in early afternoon and departed the following afternoon which gave us and afternoon and a morning to explore the city. In thisContinue reading “Plan – 24 Hours in Doha”

Plan – Qatar Airways Business Class Review A350-1000 QSuites from MLE-DOH and 777 from DOH-DPS

Once upon a time, WestJet and American Airlines were partners, which mean that you could earn 100% of miles flown and credit them to AAdvantage. Since we weren’t going to fly enough to earn Air Canada status on the fares we were booking and we weren’t going to earn enough WestJet Rewards $ to makeContinue reading “Plan – Qatar Airways Business Class Review A350-1000 QSuites from MLE-DOH and 777 from DOH-DPS”