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The South of France always holds a special place in my heart. The Rhônes Alpes Region was my home to business school residencies in Grenoble, France. During that period in my early thirties, I was able to spend some time exploring the Cote d’Azur region, including travels through Nice and Monaco. I am happy that I get to return to this region for a repeat visit. Trip Introduction: Cote d’Azur, France &… Read More

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

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

Alaska Airlines offers connecting service from Bellingham International Airport to its hub in Seattle Tacoma International Airport Our initial flight today was on Alaska Airlines Embraer 175 aircraft, operated by Skywest Airlines. On this flight, we would experience a smooth and relatively spacious flight from Bellingham to Seattle, and with a minimal amount of First Class service while on board the aircraft. Review: Alaska Airlines First Class E175: Bellingham International Airport –… Read More

For that special birthday that comes at fifty, I ended up deciding that I’d need to see the sun rise on the morning of my fiftieth birthday in the Hawaiian Islands. This was a pretty easy task, given the amount of airlines that fly to Hawaii and the amount of hotels that are available in the Hawiian Islands. We ended up settling on visiting the Big Island, the last Hawiian Island that… Read More

The credit card space is a competitive one that is designed to attract consumers through lucrative sign up bonuses and retention offers. In a bit of a surprise move, MBNA has offered it’s MBNA Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan credit card holders a sign up bonus for sticking with their new MBNA Rewards Mastercard. The bonus is tiered, dependent on how much you had spent on the card in previous months ahead. Read… Read More

Every now and then, we get to see an act of generosity in the frequent flier program market place. The most recent example of this is Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan’s generous treatment of it’s elite members that were recently impacted by the MBNA Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Mastercard being cancelled. Alaska Airlines has offered a generous transition offer for it’s Alaska Mileage Plan elite members in order to retain their business in… Read More

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan has offered a number of great promotions over the years. These have included shipping free checked baggage cases of wine from wine regions and free skiing on the day of arrival by showing a same day Alaska Airlines Boarding Pass. Alaska Airlines has launched their latest promotion which involves a partnership with Mountain Collective Ski Resorts by offering additional Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with the purchase of… 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

After waiting around for several years for international travel to re-open, and a general lack of reward availability for business class cabins, I decided that I had to change course when it came to planning to travel. In this case, frequent flier points became the preferred currency of choice, as you could easily cancel a business class ticket, without worrying about your currency being stuck and held with the airlines for several… Read More

Quirky Icelandair is one of the few major airlines left in the world that does not form part of any major international airline alliance. It operates on a model that offers connection to many European destinations through their hub in Keflavik Reykjavik Iceland. It is also known for offering the Iceland Stopover program that allows for a free seven day stopover in Iceland at no extra charge. Today’s journey was courtesy of… Read More