The Escape Lounge at Oakland Airport (OAK) is located behind security, just opposite Gate 9 – often Norwegian’s favorite gate for their flight to Stockholm. I arrived at Oakland Airport at 10 AM for my Boutique Air flight and it was deserted, with nobody waiting at security. There were several attendants busy serving drinks and […]
My Favorite 23 Things to do Salt Lake City, Utah – Understand Salt Lake City is a city you have likely been to unwittingly, as many flights from Europe to the US West Coast cross over Salt Lake City’s airspace. Nestled between the foothills of the Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake, this smallish […]
– IHG Rewards Club is back with their Accelerate promotion for stays from on January 1st 2018 – you can check your offer here – I got a whopping 52,700 points! – TUIfly has some great offers to escape the European winter from $148 Round Trip from Munich to Hurghada, Egypt – Qatar Airways is […]
– Frontier is always good for a cheap fare (if you have no carry-on bags that is) Today we saw fares from Omaha, NE to Fort Myers, FL for just $57 RT! – Panama City used to be an expensive destination (despite the many connecting flights there), now GOL has put on sale from Rio […]
What’s the deal with free access to US Escape Lounges? MAG USA, the largest UK-owned airport group, has announced that Amex Platinum cardmembers (and up to 2 guests) will now enjoy complimentary access to the Escape Lounges in the United States. Standard walk-up entry usually costs $45 each (with $5 off if you pre-book), so […]
– This is a quite amazing video of a helicopter blade crashing into an oil rig (HT Maritime Executive http://maritime-executive.com/article/video-helicopter-crashes-on-approach-to-oil-rig) – United and Lufthansa has some extra cheap fares from Teheran to Fort Myers for $1,722 in Business Class – it’s an odd city pair to start with and remember that you can’t use an […]
I have been to Russia multiple times – on trips lasting from just a few days to several weeks. It’s certainly not my favorite country, but it’s an interesting one that raises many questions. Here is what I learned on this trip. Russians are the world’s rudest people I have had my share of rude people […]
After arriving in Singapore on my flight from Moscow, I noticed that I needed a few items from my checked luggage. I was hoping this could be easily solved at the Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge (The Private Room) so I headed straight there. To my surprise, it wasn’t an easy request; there was a lot of […]
My 14 Favorite things to do Yakutsk – Understand Yakutsk is becoming famous for one thing – its extreme climate that has allowed it to be the coldest big city on the planet. Temperatures regularly drop to minus 60 degrees here (that’s almost as cold as Antarctica on most days in winter). The city has 300,000 […]
What’s the deal with my Discover card login? Eligible Discover cardmembers can earn a $50 credit card referral bonus per friend, for up to 10 friends a year… This means you could cash in on up to $500 annually! Each person you refer benefits from signing up this way too, as they receive a $50 cashback bonus […]