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…
Trans Maldivian Airways runs the propellor plane network of transfers between the various islands of the Republic of the Maldives. The experience of flying over the coral atolls of the maldives is a special one and likely one that you will not quickly forget. Our return trip from The W Maldives back to Male Noovilu Sea Plane terminal afforded us similar views along with a great adventure travel experience. Review: The St… Read More
Trans Maldivian Airways runs the propellor plane network of transfers between the various islands of the Republic of the Maldives. The experience of flying over the coral atolls of the maldives is a special one and likely one that you will not quickly forget. Our return trip from The W Maldives back to Male Noovilu Sea Plane terminal afforded us similar views, along with a great adventure travel experience. Review: Trans Maldivian… Read More
I recently flew a trans continental flight on Air Canada and enjoyed a massive delay in my travels. What was supposed to be seven hour trip with a four and a half hour flight time through the skies, ended up being a twelve hour journey with many mishaps throughout the day. In the end, my travels were delayed about four and half hours. I elected to pursue whether Air Canada would make… Read More
The W Maldives would mark our first visit to a W property in the Indian Ocean sub Continent. The W Maldives was among the original W Hotels worldwide, and has been in operation for eighteen years in the North Air Atoll of the Maldives. The W Maldives brand is generally brash and aggressive, so we’d be curious to see what our stay experience would be like. We would end up discovering a… Read More
Every now and then, we get a launch of a route that we are really excited about. Air Canada has just announced that they will re-launching their Vancouver to Singapore service for April 4, 2023. This service will link to large Star Alliance hubs belonging to Air Canada and Singapore Airlines in both Vancouver, Canada and Singapore; providing a great deal of connecting traffic between the two cities. Read on to see… Read More
Trans Maldivian Airways runs one of the largest commercial sea plane operations in the world. Trans Maldivian Airways runs a fleet of fifty four planes throughout the Maldives. Travelling by sea plane over the colourful atolls of the Maldives is a special experience that allows such close exposure to the colourful and emerald waters of the Maldives. Our transfer from Malé to the North Ari Atoll of the W Maldives would involve… Read More
The credit card frequent flier points earning environment never seems to stay the same for very long. Today, we’ve learned of a major change upcoming change for the MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite Mastercard. MBNA has announced the end of the MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite Mastercard and is planning to transition its customers to MBNA Rewards World Elite Mastercard. Read on to see what is in store for current cardholders and… Read More
Trans Maldivian Airways is the leading sea plane operator in the Maldives. Trans Maldivian Airways operates in the newly constructed Malé Noovilu Sea Plane Terminal in Malé, Maldives. This newly constructed terminal offers a brand new departure lounge for Trans Maldivian Airways Sea Plane travellers. After checking into the W Maldives, we’d get an opportunity to try out their Coral Lounge. Read on to see what to expect after arriving off your… Read More
Qatar Airways leased a number of aircraft from Cathay Pacific and has been using them on their Doha – Malé routes to service the elevated demand for luxury travel to the Republic of the Maldives. These unique aircraft are configured in a four class cabin with business class and a first class cabin. Our overnight flight would allow us to test out this configuration on our way to an extended stay at… Read More
Doha Hamad International Airport in Qatar is one of the largest connection airports in the Middle East region. With Qatar Airways de-bundling business class fares to no longer automatically include business class lounge access, and a large number of travellers passing through the region, you may find yourself in Doha without automatic access to the lounge. The Al Maha Lounge is the answer to your lounge dilemma, as it offers access to… Read More
The low cost carrier market within domestic Canada has always been a hyper competitive and cutthroat environment. Over the years, we have seen a number of low cost carrier’s come and go, including Canada 3000, Jetsgo, Greyhound Air, Air Canada Tango and Harmony Airways. Low Cost Carriers almost always typically enter bankruptcy protection, or are eventually absorbed by another carrier. Now, after five years of operation, we can see the route ahead… Read More
The premier business class lounge in the Qatar Airways network is the Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge at Doha Hamad International Airport. Through its airport in Doha, Qatar Airways has based its whole airline network on connecting travel. It must continue to operate in a competitive market in order to pamper its business travellers. The Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Lounge is thankfully one of the top business lounges in the world…. Read More
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