Fancy a (cheap) trip to Vancouver?
If you do, and if you live in a hub city for Delta or US Airways (and a few other cities as well), United Airlines...
Mileage Run
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The end of 5-stop transcons on United
United Airlines used to be my favorite airline for booking mileage runs. Why? Because of their routing rules. Their route and hub structure, combined with...
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Flight number one on flight number 1
Thanks to the crazy 10th birthday sale that JetBlue offered yesterday I’m out flying today. I managed to schedule three segments, all three on routes...
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A 17,000+ mile travel week
File this week’s mileage run under “it seemed like a good idea at the time.” And it mostly still does, though the more I look...
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When a mileage run is not really about the miles
As crazy as the act of flying for no particular reason other than to collect the miles may be, at least it is reasonably easy...
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Putting the finishing touches on a crazy weekend itinerary
I’ve had a trip planned for this weekend for a few months now. I knew that I would be going to Florida for the Freddie...
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Time to have an Easter Ham, in HAMburg, Germany
I’m not particularly a huge fan of the various ham options. Honey glazed, spiral cut, boneless or bone-in, none of them are really quite my...
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One down, fourteen to go
I made it through the first flight of my fifteen-flight, seven day, 35,000 mile adventure this morning just fine. Thanks to my elite upgrade I...
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Big changes coming for Australian flights
A few tidbits of news concerning flights to Australia this week, all of them good for the consumer. First up, V Australia is finally ready...
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Tokyo really is on the way home from Seattle
I’ve been trying to convince myself of this for the past few days now. It isn’t working and I believe that I will just give...