Finding Your Alaska Airlines Record Locator Booked on American Airlines

Finding Your Alaska Airlines Record Locator Booked on American Airlines

I’ve previously shared a handy tip for finding your OneWorld record locator booked on American Airlines. But what about an Alaska Airlines record locator booked on American Airlines? Alaska Airlines isn’t a part of any of the major airline alliances but they do partner with quite a few OneWorld carriers. Airlines may reference these as various terms: Record Locator. Booking Reference. Booking Confirmation Number.  When you are attempting to manage your booking or make seat selections, you’ll find that using your American…

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Do Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Passengers Receive Lounge Access?

Do Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Passengers Receive Lounge Access?

The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse in London Heathrow has to be one of my favorite airline lounges in the world. Following up on a frequent reader question that I get, do Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Passengers Receive Lounge Access? The short answer is no. Unless you have equivalent elite status with Virgin Atlantic (Gold) or a partner airline such as Delta (Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion members). Other than qualifying elite status passengers, Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse access is reserved for passengers…

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Award Bookings: When Business Class Space Opens up With Aeroplan

Award Bookings: When Business Class Space Opens up With Aeroplan

Ever book a multi-segment Business Class award and one of the segments has you stuck in Economy? Not to worry as not all hope is lost. I recently booked a Business Class itinerary via Aeroplan on a combination of Star Alliance carriers. While I booked a Business Class itinerary from Marseille to Chicago, my first segment, from Marseille to Brussels on Brussels Airlines, was not available in Business Class at time of booking. Only Economy Class award seats were available. This was…

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Trip Report: SAS Go Economy Class | London Heathrow to Stavanger to Oslo | 737-800

Trip Report: SAS Go Economy Class | London Heathrow to Stavanger to Oslo | 737-800

Making my way to London to Oslo after my flight from Dallas, I had snagged a cheap ticket on SAS in SAS Go Economy Class with a connection in Stavanger. While I would have preferred a nonstop, the cheapest nonstop that worked for my departure time was over $400 USD. The SAS Go ticket was only $100 USD. That major price difference make my decision for me. Plus, it’d be a chance to fly through a new airport I’d never…

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Lounge Review: TAP Portugal Premium Lounge | Lisbon

Lounge Review: TAP Portugal Premium Lounge | Lisbon

Located in Lisbon Airport’s Terminal 1, the TAP Portugal Premium Lounge serves TAP Portugal’s premium cabin customers, Victoria elite guests, and Star Alliance flyers. The TAP Portugal Premium Lounge is located on the sixth floor, above the main concourse of Terminal 1, just past security control and up the escalator. The lounge staff at the front desk was friendly and polite. Check-in was a prompt after a quick scan of my boarding pass. Access to the TAP Portugal Premium Lounge is…

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Trip Report: British Airways 747-400 Economy Class | Dallas to London

Trip Report: British Airways 747-400 Economy Class | Dallas to London

Flying one of my most frequent routes, Dallas to London, I’d be flying aboard the Queen of the Skies aboard a British Airways 747-400 in Economy Class. While I prefer the upper deck on the 747, I snagged an off-peak award with British Airways Avios that I couldn’t pass up for only 16,250 Avios points one-way. Award Booking Cost Points Used: 16,250 British Airways Avios Taxes and Fees Per Ticket: 153.10 USD Total Cost: 16,250 BA Avios + 153.10 USD…

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Lounge Review: Bolero Lounge | Warsaw Chopin Airport

Lounge Review: Bolero Lounge | Warsaw Chopin Airport

Making my second lounge strop in Warsaw Chopin Airport before my LOT Polish flight to Chicago, I hopped over to the Bolero Lounge on the lower level of Terminal A. The Bolero Lounge is located on the non-Schengen side of Terminal A at Warsaw Chopin Airport. I’d already spent some time in the LOT Polish Polonez Lounge on the Schengen but wanted some lounge time after passport control. Part of the Priority Pass network, I gained access to the Bolero Lounge…

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Trip Report: LOT Polish Business Class | 787 | Warsaw to Chicago

Trip Report: LOT Polish Business Class | 787 | Warsaw to Chicago

Making my way from Warsaw to Chicago, LOT Polish Business Class on the 787 would be my ride across the Atlantic. After a nice flight from Brussels to Warsaw on LOT Polish, I was looking forward to my firs long-haul flight with LOT Polish. I’d spent some time in the Polonez and Bolero Business Class lounges before heading to the boarding gate. The boarding process was a bit delayed and boarding commenced about 20 minutes late after the scheduled time….

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Amex Introduces New Blue Delta SkyMiles Credit Card With No Annual Fee

Amex Introduces New Blue Delta SkyMiles Credit Card With No Annual Fee

American Express and Delta are introducing a new SkyMiles earning credit card with no annual fee, the Blue Delta SkyMiles Credit Card. While earning fewer bonus miles than it’s other premium cards like the Delta Platinum or Reserve Delta SkyMiles cards, the new Blue Delta SkyMiles credit card will offer budget-conscious travelers a decent way to rack up Delta SkyMiles. Per the media release from Delta, the Blue Delta SkyMiles Credit Card offers: No annual fee 2 miles per dollar spent at…

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Trip Report: Cathay Pacific 777-300ER Premium Economy | Los Angeles to Hong Kong

Trip Report: Cathay Pacific 777-300ER Premium Economy | Los Angeles to Hong Kong

Making my way to Singapore, my outbound transpacific leg would be in Cathay Pacific 777-300ER Premium Economy. After spending some time at the Qantas First lounge in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT), I decided to head to the gate a bit early. Our flight was to depart from Gate 153 although no boarding the time was published on my boarding pass or in the lounge so I decided it wouldn’t hurt to head the gate a bit early. As…

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Lounge Review: The Wing First Class Lounge | Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong

Lounge Review: The Wing First Class Lounge | Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong

Connecting in Hong Kong on my flight from Singapore onward to Los Angeles, I had a bit of time to pass on one of my favorite airports. I’ve visited most of the Cathay Pacific lounges at HKG with the The Pier First Class Lounge being my favorite. On this layover, I opted to spend my time in The Wing First Class Lounge. The Cathay Pacific Wing lounge has a Business Class section on the lower level and a First Class…

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Lounge Review: Iberia Dalí VIP Lounge | Madrid | Terminal 4

Lounge Review: Iberia Dalí VIP Lounge | Madrid | Terminal 4

Continuing my journey from Dallas to Milan, I had a bit of an extended layover in Madrid. I was connecting from American Airlines and had arrived in Terminal 4S, connecting onto an Iberia flight to Milan. I’d visited the non-Schengen, Iberia Velázquez VIP Lounge in Terminal 4S many times. But this would be my first time having a chance to visit the Iberia Dalí VIP Lounge on the Schengen side of Terminal 4 in Madrid. After clearing immigration, I took the tram…

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20,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on Your South America Trip

20,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on Your South America Trip

South America in your upcoming travel plans? American Airlines currently has a promotion where you can earn 20,000 bonus AAdvantage miles when you book your trip through American Airlines Vacations. Travel must be booked by September 30, 2017 online or over the phone directly with American Airlines Vacations. There is no deadline for travel dates as long as it is during American Airlines’ current open travel schedule. Per the terms of American Airlines’ promotion: To receive 20,000 miles on your…

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Trip Report: LOT Polish Business Class | E195 | Brussels to Warsaw

Trip Report: LOT Polish Business Class | E195 | Brussels to Warsaw

Continuing my journey home from the Côte d’Azur, my second segment would be aboard LOT Polish Business Class on an Embraer 195 regional jet. This would be my second time flying aboard LOT Polish after a trip to Krakow, Poland last year. The entire cabin of the E195 is in a 2-2 layout with a curtain separating the Business Class cabin from Economy. The first four rows were designated as Business Class but the seats in Economy Class are identical to…

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Trip Report: Brussels Airlines Business Class | A319 | Marseille to Brussels

Trip Report: Brussels Airlines Business Class | A319 | Marseille to Brussels

Starting a very nontraditional routing home from Marseille to Dallas on Star Alliance carriers, my travels would begin in Brussels Airlines Business Class aboard the A319 from Marseille to Brussels. This would be my first time aboard Brussels Airlines and my second time at the Brussels Airport. As much as I hate early flights, my itinerary left me with little choice but a 6:40 AM departure from Marseille. I took an Uber from my Airbnb rental in Aix-en-Provence and arrived…

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Trip Report: Iberia Economy Class | A340 | Madrid to Chicago

Trip Report: Iberia Economy Class | A340 | Madrid to Chicago

As you you may know, I’ve just returned from a week in Madrid. Originally booked on American Airlines for the flight home, I changed my return journey and booked an Iberia Economy Class award for 20,000 Avios from Madrid to Chicago. I’d never really had a great experience with Iberia before but for 20,000 Avios, it was a cheap way to get home. Award booking method for this flight: Economy Class flight on Iberia Madrid to Chicago: 20,000 Avios +…

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Delta Announces New Service From New York JFK to Lagos, Nigeria

Delta Announces New Service From New York JFK to Lagos, Nigeria

Delta airlines is announcing new service to Africa from it’s hub at New York JFK to Lagos, Nigeria. Already serving Africa’s largest metropolis from Atlanta, this new route will compliment Delta’s modest route network to Africa. Delta currently offers service to Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Service will operate 3x weekly in each direction and begins March 24, 2018. The route will be operated on an Airbus A330-200, featuring 34 Business Class seats in Delta One, 32 in…

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Book Your WOW Air Flight with the Kiwi.com Guarantee

Book Your WOW Air Flight with the Kiwi.com Guarantee

Interested in booking a journey to Iceland or Europe on one of WOW AIr’s ultra low fares? Worried about travel interruptions? Well now you can book your WOW Air itinerary on Kiwi.com and be covered by the Kiwi.com Guarantee. Other than high baggage and ancillary fees, the top complaint from fliers on an ultra-low cost carrier like WOW Air is the lack of support when things go awry: cancellations, weather, crew issues and more. When you fly a large network…

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Lounge Review: Star Alliance Business Class Lounge LAX

Lounge Review: Star Alliance Business Class Lounge LAX

Arriving earlier at LAX for my Swiss Business Class flight to Zurich, I’d have plenty of time to check out the Star Alliance Business Class Lounge at in LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). Positioned near the other premium lounges on the 6th floor of TBIT, I headed up the escalators to the lounge entrance. Access is permitted to Star Alliance Gold passengers and those traveling in a premium cabin on a Star Alliance carrier. Check-in was quick and friendly…

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New American Airlines Routes Equals Cuts to Boston, JFK, Manchester, and Paris

New American Airlines Routes Equals Cuts to Boston, JFK, Manchester, and Paris

As I posted earlier, American is adding transatlantic routes from Philadelphia (PHL) to Budapest (BUD) and Prague (PRG) and from Chicago (ORD) to Venice (VCE). These new routes will be seasonal during the peak summer travel season for 2018. The news has traveled fast across the blog world and American has been quick to promote this exciting news for Philadelphia and Chicago flyers. However, more subtly, American Airlines has released memos that these gains for Budapest, Prague, and Venice come…

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