World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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Alaska Airlines offers connecting service from Seattle Tacoma International Airport to our home gateway of Bellingham International Airport. With a small Embraer 175 and a short flight time of twenty two minutes, we weren’t expecting all to much on our short hop up to Bellingham. While it is such a short flight, it is great that Alaska Airlines offers a First Class Cabin on a short regional flight. Review: Alaska Airlines First… Read More
Alaska Airlines has among the most frequent flights from Hawaii to the Mainland United States of America. Tonight’s flight would have us returning to the Mainland from Hawaii in Alaska Airlines First Class from Kona to Seattle in Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 series product. It has been quite some time since we’ve flown Alaska Airlines First Class overnight coming back from Hawaii and I’d remember that the First Class Seats are less… Read More
The Big Island of Hawaii has one of the coolest collection of observatory domes in the world. It’s unique placement as being in the thin part of the earth’s atmosphere means that star gazers come from across the world to study astronomy out of these domes. While you don’t have to be an astronomy observer to enjoy these domes, you do have to have some specific equipment and conditions in order to… Read More
The Big Island of Hawaii has one of the best locations in the world to snorkel and swim with Manta Rays. Every night, teams of boats head out to visit Makako Bay, a short distance away from the airport in order to swim with pods of Manta Rays that have called this cove home. While sighting aren’t guaranteed, there is a fairly good chance you will get the opportunity to see these… Read More
While I was in Kailua – Kona, Hawaii, I happened to be turning fifty years of age. Commiserate with that very special occassion, I needed to celebrate in style and needed a fine dining restaurant to mark that occasion. We ended up deciding on the ‘ULU Oceans Grill at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. With some challenges actually getting a reservation, we had a very enjoyable evening at the ‘ULU Ocean Grill…. Read More
With one night in Hilo, Hawaii, USA, we looked to get the most out of our dining experience. With a top rating on Trip Advisor, we called in at the Café Pesto Hilo Bay restaurant located in downtown historic Hilo, Hawaii. Café Pesto Hilo Bay has been operating for thirty years and would turn out to be a popular space on a Friday night to enjoy a nourishing meal. We would be… Read More
The Big Island of Hawaii is home to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Nāhuku Lava Tubes. The lava tubes are an especially cool and interesting geological feature that you can only experience in limited places around the world. As one feature of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, it is well worth your time to stop in and explore this attraction. Nāhuku Thurston Lava Tubes: Visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii,… Read More
The Big Island of Hawaii is home to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It’s a place where you can get up close to the volcanoes as safely as possible, and to marvel in the wonders of millions of years of layers upon layers of sentiment added to each layer as a result of volcanic eruptions. A visit to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is well worth part of holiday time. Getting Close… Read More
The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort represented the best value that we’ve experienced from a Marriott Bonvoy redemption in Hawaii to date. With a large resort like feel to the property, a world class beach at your footsteps, and a reasonably solid Elite upgrade to an ocean view, there was a lot to like when spending a week at this resort. Our in depth review tackles all areas and experiences at the resort… Read More
It was expensive to rent a vehicle on the Big Island of Hawaii. Given that I have been renting with Hertz on a fairly consistent basis over the years, I figured I would rent with them again for the week I was visiting Hawaii. I haven’t been too “wowed” by my rentals in Hawaii with Hertz. Despite this, I ended up having a pretty good rental experience. Read on to see what… Read More
World of Hyatt typically offers a spring and fall promotion that aligns with the business travel season. It can be pretty challenging to earn World of Hyatt points, given its lessor hotel foot print and it’s lack of a co-branded credit card outside of the United States. It only takes a moment to register, so make sure you take the time to register for this fall promotion. World of Hyatt Launches Fall… Read More
Alaska Airlines has among the highest frequencies of service from the mainland United States of America to the Islands of Hawaii. Today’s flight would have us travelling to Hawaii in Alaska Airlines First Class from Seattle to Kona in Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 series product. Its been a while since we have travelled to Hawaii n Alaska Airlines First Class, so let’s see what is new, and what has stayed the same… Read More
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