Southbank view of London Parliament and Big Ben

Travel Hacking: Anatomy of my $856 Business Class Ticket to London

When it comes to finding the travel deals (and travel hacking) you need to be ready.  There have been so many times when I was shut out of a great deal because I wasn’t a member of the frequent flier club of a particular airline, didn’t have this credit card/membership […]

Icelandair blanket

Icelandair Business Class – Saga Seat from Newark to Reykjavik (EWR-KEF)

For my first flight on Icelandair, for my birthday four day weekend in Reyjkavik, I decided to book Economy Comfort class, via my travel agent, which was slightly more expensive that Coach.  The added benefits were that the middle coach seat was blocked so only two people in a row, […]

Asiana approach to ICN windmills

Flying Asiana Airlines Business Class from Chicago (ORD) to Seoul (ICN)

As part of my award ticket, I would need to reposition myself to Chicago to get the first of three flights to Melbourne.  My USAir flight from Philadelphia to Chicago, where I would stay overnight, was quite interesting.  I had heard commotion from the rows behind me during the flight […]

Monaco yachts

Luxury travel indulgences – FriFotos

  Everyone dreams of luxury but what is luxe to one person may not be to another.  For me, I try to use loyalty points/miles to stay in luxury hotels, fly long haul business class and use the savings to upgrade my experiences along the way with private guides, helicopter […]

Dublin Castle on a blue sky day

Review: Aer Lingus Business Class from Boston to Dublin

When i redeemed my British Airways’ Avios points for an Aer Lingus business class ticket to Dublin from Boston, I was excited for my first flight with the Irish airline.  I did need to reposition myself from Philly for the flight and luckily found a cheaper USAirways ticket (now AA) […]

The LAN flight JFK -SCL (Santiago)

My flight to Santiago would be 12 hrs and 30 minutes with a stop in Lima. I had redeemed 40k British Airways miles for the one way business class flight to Easter Island.  I scheduled an allowed stopover in Santiago for three days.  It was a long flight to prepare for both […]