Flights Flight review: Turkish Airlines “Turkoflot” A350-900 business class (Seattle to İstanbul) [SEA to IST] Upgraded to Economy, June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 To start my very first sojourn to India, I flew Turkish Airlines from Seattle to Delhi transiting in İstanbul. I had the pleasure of enjoying one of their most luxurious business class hard and soft products on this route. Why I booked this flight I had been eyeing this route… Continue Reading
Flights Flight review: British Airways A350-1000 business class (Vancouver to London–Heathrow) [YVR to LHR] Upgraded to Economy, June 7, 2025June 7, 2025 In early November 2024, I flew to Europe for a business conference. For business travel, I always pay with cash because it’s expensable. I found the cheapest way to get business tickets to Europe from my neck of the woods was by flying from Vancouver to Paris via London–Heathrow on… Continue Reading
Flights Flight review: Japan Airlines 787-8 business class (Seattle to Tokyo–Narita) [SEA to NRT] Upgraded to Economy, October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 In late August 2024, I had the opportunity to fly to Japan from Seattle and back in business class on Japan Airlines. I started and ended my time in Japan with trans-Pacific business class on JAL. Here is my experience onboard! How I booked this flight I booked my original… Continue Reading
Flights How to use an Alaska Airlines MVP Gold Guest Upgrade Upgraded to Economy, September 29, 2024September 29, 2024 Want a cheap way to be upgraded to first class on Alaska Airlines? You’re in luck, as Alaska Airlines provides each Mileage Plan member who reaches MVP Gold with four MVP Gold Guest Upgrades that expire at the end of the year after your qualification. These can be used to… Continue Reading
Flights Flight review: Condor A330neo business class (Seattle to Frankfurt) [SEA to FRA] Upgraded to Economy, August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 In December 2023, I took a business class flight to Germany for a business conference. I wanted to take a direct flight from Seattle to Frankfurt. There were two airlines offering this route: Lufthansa and Condor. Lufthansa’s business class remains uninspiring and resembles domestic first class in the United States…. Continue Reading
Flights A Midsummer Flight’s Dream: How I’m spending only $300 for my midsummer vacation’s flights Upgraded to Economy, June 3, 2024October 10, 2024 This summer, I’m making the same voyage I made last summer, except I’ve added one new stop. My goal with this trip was to be as efficient with money as possible. My focus is to minimize my hotel and airfare expenses while maximizing the amount of time I spend outside… Continue Reading
Flights My first amazing Alaska Airlines redemption Upgraded to Economy, June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 A few days ago, I had over 125,000 Alaska miles. This was a lot of miles that I had essentially no use for. I don’t want to redeem these miles on domestic routes because they almost always are a worse deal than simply paying cash. In addition, I want to… Continue Reading
Driving My crazy idea for how I’m going to Montréal this summer Upgraded to Economy, May 31, 2024July 25, 2024 If you can’t tell, I am absolutely infatuated with Montréal. However, the annoyance of clearing customs and immigration at the airport, combined with Canada’s high aviation taxes, make another alternative idea a lot more enticing. Just like I did in my 2022 trip to Toronto, I can simply fly to… Continue Reading
Some unintuitive items I bring with me on my trips Upgraded to Economy, January 29, 2024July 25, 2024 Traveling frequently has allowed me to develop a routine for packing. For a short trip, I’m now able to carry all of my necessities in just one carry-on bag and one personal item backpack. Here’s a few things I like to carry with me that might not be too intuitive,… Continue Reading
Flights Trip review: Japan Airlines (JAL) Premium Economy seats (Tokyo–Haneda to Shanghai–Pudong) [HND to PVG] Upgraded to Economy, November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 On my recent flight from Tokyo–Haneda to Shanghai–Pudong, I rode on a Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-9. This is a three-class cabin with business class, premium economy, and economy seats. However, the flight was sold as a two-cabin flight; the premium economy seats were treated as regular economy class, but… Continue Reading
Flights Trip review: Delta A220 domestic first class (Denver to Seattle) [DEN to SEA] Upgraded to Economy, July 5, 2023July 9, 2023 In a previous post, I talked about my redemption deal for only 14,000 miles (roundtrip) on Delta plus a $95 upgrade fee to fly in domestic first class. That post contains my outbound flight from Seattle to Denver. For my return flight, I flew in an Airbus A220 from Denver… Continue Reading
Flights Trip review (Instagram stories): American Airlines domestic first class (Seattle to Dallas) [SEA to DFW] Upgraded to Economy, July 4, 2023July 5, 2023 Here’s a flight review from my Instagram! Continue Reading