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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One of the lessor known countries in Europe is the island nation of Malta. We stumbled open a deeply discounted Air France Business Class airfare from Canada to Germany and booked it with the intention fo a little exploration around Europe. We would end up travelling to Germany, and onwards to Malta, following up with a wonderful stay in Venice, Italy and a spin through Oktoberfest Germany. Trip Introduction: Malta and Gozo,… Read More
The Sun Peaks Ski Resort is known as one of Canada’s sunniest ski resorts. It’s located a short distance away from Kamloops, British Columbia, in it’s own unique Resort Municipality which offers some homes, vacation rentals and a few limited city services. The resort is anchored by three distinct mountain skiing experiences, each that offer their own strengths and benefits. We’d get the experience of testing out all of them on our… Read More
Our travels would have us passing through the centrally located city of Kamloops, British Columbia. It’s a town on the Trans Canada Highway that is about 5 hours from Vancouver; making it a natural stopover for gas, food and lodging. We’d stay at the Fairfield Inn Kamloops on this visit through town, and we’d discover a new build hotel Fairfield Inn property that met all our travelling needs. Review: Fairfield Inn and… Read More
The City of Kelowna is fortunate to have several wonderful winery restaurants. It’s always been a great city to visit on a business or personal trip, thanks to the sheer amount of options in this developing Canadian City. Our visit would bring us to Home Block Restaurant, attached to the excellent Cedar Creek Winery in the Okanagan. We’d experience a great contemporary meal with a three course pairing that would highlight the… Read More
The Big White Ski Resort is known as Canada”s family ski resort. Situated one hour away from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, the resort is known for it’s on hill “ski in ski out” town. The resort takes it to quite another level, offering a full on hill experience spread across several rolling mountains. It’s the perfect place for a family get away and with the right accommodation, you can be well positioned… Read More
Our local ski hill that is closest to our house is Whistler / Blackcomb. It’s situated in the Coastal Mountains about ninety minutes drive from beautiful Vancouver. As a world class destination, it had a serious shock from the lack of international and American visitors to the hill during this ski season. Most visitors were locals or visitors from Vancouver and other parts of Canada. Let’s take a look at how the… Read More
As an avid downhill skier, the pandemic health conditions were not at all favourable to downhill skiing. The activity of downhill skiing of being outside in the outdoors, away from all other people was deemed to be safe, whereas the crowded employee housing and other après ski venues were not. We had a patchy ski season in the winter of 2020 – 2021, with reservations needed at almost all ski areas throughout… Read More
For our short flight leaving Seattle, we opted for jet service with Delta Airlines, instead of propeller service on competing brands Air Canada and Alaska Airlines. Our First Class flight was competitively priced, and offered us lounge access at the Delta Sky Club, in addition to heavy baggage allowance. Review: Delta Airlines First Class E135, Seattle Tacoma International Airport – Vancouver International Airport “Delta Airlines offered jet service between Seattle and Vancouver… Read More
The Sky Team network is one that doesn’t happen to have a lot of footprint in my home country of Canada. While it does offer many international connections to and from Canada to China, the lounges are something that have always escaped me. We would get the opportunity to visit the Delta Sky Club “S” Concourse at Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle, Washington, United States prior to our International Flight in First… Read More
There are many carriers that operate from the mega airport of Los Angeles International Airport. While many carriers operate smaller regional jets up and down the coast, Alaska Airlines exclusively offers a Boeing 737 in it’s fleet, with the occasional Airbus 320 that is left over from it’s Virgin Australia acquisition. In Alaska Airlines First Class, this affords a little extra room over its competitors that usually use an smaller Embraer aircraft…. Read More
As a smaller company, Alaska Airlines operates a small suite of lounges across the Western United States. It features lounges in Seattle, Portland, Anchorage and Los Angeles. It has since opened a space in New York and is soon to open San Francisco. Alaska Airlines describes these spaces as a an unparalleled airport lounge service in a quiet space to relax and recharge, or get a little work done between flights. We’d try… Read More
The Emirates First Class Cabin on the Airbus 380-800 is one of the most featured First Class suites in the sky. The experience includes a First Class Shower Suite, a private cabin with doors, and a stand up bar at the rear of the first class deck that is shared with economy. We redeemed Alaska Mileage Plan miles for a 16 hour experience in Emirates First Class. How did it fare for… Read More
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