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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We would find ourselves in Fairbanks Alaska, United States for a two night stay in order to take in some dog sledding and nearby hot springs at Chena Hot Springs. With a choice between a Hyatt Place and a Springhill Suites by Marriott, we ended up at the Springhill Suites Fairbanks by Marriott for a two night stay. We would get access to a refreshed hotel room, access to a complementary shuttle… Read More
The Alaska Railroad is a legendary rail line that connects the cities of Seward – Anchorage and Fairbanks. The Alaska Railroad has been running since 1923, when the last spike was driven by president Warren G Harding. The Alaska Railroad offers a variety of excursions and tickets in order to experience Alaska in many different forms. Our travels today would take us on the Alaska Railroad Aurora Winter Train from Anchorage to… Read More
Before departing on the Alaskan Railroad Aurora Winter Train Anchorage – Fairbanks, we needed a night in the Anchorage downtown central business district. With a choice between the Marriott Anchorage Downtown, the Sheraton Anchorage Downtown and the Four Points by Sheraton Anchorage Downtown, we ended up at the Marriott property. The Marriott Anchorage Downtown has been freshly renovated, offered a Concierge Executive Lounge, and represented a great value on a Marriott Bonvoy… Read More
It always been a long-standing item objective for me to get to Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood Alaska, USA. This trip has alluded me for quite some time as a result of the pandemic, and other international border closures. I’ve always wanted to visit in the spring, so that the trip is a little more bearable on the cold weather temperature scale. For many years this eluded me. However I finally got… Read More
The Alyeska Ski Resort offers a luxury experience at The Hotel Alyeska in Girdwood, Alaska. The recently upgraded hotel provides ski-in/ski-out access and contemporary Alaska style. However, service inconsistency and a mysterious resort fee dampened the overall experience. The resort caters to skiing enthusiasts with convenient lift schedules and activities.
The town of Whittier Alaska is one of Alaska is cold war installations that is almost completely abandoned. The town of Whittier was Alaska’s deep-sea port in response to the Japanese Aleutian islands attack in World War II. The US government built a secret sea base, that was completely sealed off from the rest of the world. The US government deserted Whittier in 1960, leaving behind many old structures from an era… Read More
With an early morning arrival into Anchorage Alaska, we decided to stay the night before setting off to further explore the Turnagain arm and Girdwood Alaska. With a whole host of Marriott Bonvoy options, we ended up at the Aloft Anchorage as a result of a great room rate. We ended up discovering a really hospitable hotel with great Marriott Bonvoy elite member treatment. Read on to see how our Midtown Anchorage… 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. This week’s travels would have me passing through Ted Stephens Anchorage International Airport. I typically get better experience renting from Hertz in the United States than I do within my home country of Canada. With a week’s rental in Anchorage, Alaska, how would my experience fare ? My Experience… Read More
Alaska Airlines offers the most frequencies of service to the state of Alaska from many departure cities in the United States. We would get the opportunity to fly Alaska Airlines First Class on their flagship service from Seattle to anchorage. We were treated to a great breakfast, world-class views along the way and a smooth arrival into Anchorage. Read on to see how our flight was and what you can expect flying… Read More
Alaska Airlines offers connecting service from Bellingham International Airport to its hub in Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Our first flight today was on Alaska Airlines Embraer 175 aircraft, operated by Skywest Airlines. As always, we would experience a quick and no nonsense flight before we landed in Seattle Tacoma and connected over to our flight to Anchorage. Review: Alaska Airlines First Class E175: Bellingham International Airport – Seattle Tacoma International Airport Much… Read More
Before an early morning flight departing from Bellingham International Airport, we needed a place to stay. After evaluating several options, we ended up at the Springhill Suites Bellingham. The Springhill Suites Bellingham was the closest Marriott Bonvoy option nearest the airport. After a short drive down from Vancouver Canada, we checked ourselves in for a very short stay. The hotel fully met our expectations, along with providing a little extra room. Read… Read More
I had wanted to visit Alaska for downhill skiing for quite some time. While most people visit through a coastal cruise in the middle of the summer, my goal was to visit Alaska in the spring season to take in downhill skiing at Alyeska ski resort in addition to see some other activities. Since the tourist season pretty much shuts down outside of summertime, how would I put together a trip to… Read More
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