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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Marriott typically offers a spring and fall promotion that aligns with the business travel season. Last year, we saw a spring promotion that was pretty reasonable with a double elite qualifying night credit. We are happy to report that the double elite qualifying night credit is back for Spring 2024, which should make Marriott Bonvoy status chasers very happy. It only takes a moment to register for a Marriott promotion, so read… Read More
After seventeen years of travel on the road, and approximately seven hundred and fifty four nights in Marriott affiliated hotels, I’m happy to report that I’ve finally achieved Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum status. Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Platinum status offers a set amount of upgrades for the life of the program and the life of the participant. It’s been quite a journey to get to this point. This post is about the next… Read More
My final flight on this trip was on Air Canada’s smallest Airbus 300 series aircraft; the Airbus 319. Air Canada only has a few of these Airbus 319’s in the fleet, so it marked a special occassion to have flown them. Despite the smaller size, Air Canada has maintained the same size of business class for this size of cabin. Let’s take a look at what a short haul business class flight looks… Read More
Air Canada has been fairly reliable with offering a Maple Leaf Lounge through it’s major centre cities in its airline network. The Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Edmonton represents an example of its smaller format lounge. Despite the City of Edmonton not being a major hub or focus city for Air Canada, Air Canada has operated a Maple Leaf Lounge at this location for years. My recent visit to the lounge would… Read More
Air Canada has recently acquired their newest fleet addition; the brand new Airbus 220-300 series aircraft. The aircraft were designed by Bombardier aircraft in Quebec, Canada before being acquired by Airbus and rebranded as the 220 series aircraft. With Air Canada ordering 45 Airbus 220 – 300 series aircraft for their smaller jet routes, it seemed like a great time to try them out in Air Canada regional business class. Review: Air… Read More
Travels this week had me travelling to the edge of the Eastern Townships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. My week had me based in the Quartier Dix 30 area of Brossard; a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. With few hotels in the area belonging to any loyalty programs, the only choice for me was the Courtyard by Marriott Montreal Brossard. The Courtyard by Marriott Montreal Brossard was located just across the street from all… Read More
I have always been intrigued by Hertz President’s Circle status. However, I think my days holding this elite level with Hertz are numbered. With many of my rentals failing to actually credit for elite status, I have recently been spending a lot of time chasing them in order to get credit applied. This week’s travels would have me passing through Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. While I usually get better experience… Read More
The Airbus 320-2, the backbone of Air Canada’s narrow body fleet, was used for today’s trip. With the Airbus 320 being the most popular model, Air Canada has been operating the Airbus 320 family of aircraft across the nation for nearly 35 years. In keeping with the aircraft’s age, the Business Class experience with Air Canada is likewise a little antiquated. Let’s check how the product has held up over time… Review:… Read More
The Plaza Premium Lounge network operates over sixty lounges under the Plaza Premium Name worldwide. The Plaza Premium Lounges typically offer a consistent lounge experience with a broad food presentation, even when visiting outside of regular meal hours. Today’s travel took me through the Plaza Premium Winnipeg lounge on my trans continental route across Canada. How would the Plaza Premium Lounge Winnipeg fare for a connecting traveler ? Review: Plaza Premium Lounge… Read More
Todays flight was on the backbone of Air Canada’s narrowbody fleet; the Airbus 320-2. Air Canada’s Airbus 320 family has been flying across the country for almost thirty five years with the Airbus 320 being the most popular version of this aircraft. Consistent with the age of this aircraft, the Air Canada Business Class cabin also offers a dated experience. It has been a few years since I’ve sat in this product…. Read More
We had a day visit through Banff, after spending the weekend hiking in the Lake Louise area. After a wonderful stay at the Fairmont Lake Louise, today’s objective was taking MrsWT73 on her first visit to Banff, Alberta, Canada. Since no visit to Banff would be complete without a walk through the Bow River Trail, we set out on this mission immediately upon our arrival in Banff. Walking the Bow Falls River… Read More
In the second part of local hikes within the Lake Louise area, we took in the more energetic Fairview Lookout trail from the Fairmont Château Lake Louise. Complimenting our experience on the Lakeshore trail, the Fairview trail offered those spectacular crystal blue lake views of Lake Louise that were missing from the ground level lakeshore view points. The trail was a little more energetic that I expected, although it was well worth… Read More
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