Two weeks ago I finally got the opportunity to experience the Emirates A380 First Class experience, and it was everything I was hoping it would be–and more! While a first class one-way ticket can normally cost upwards of $8-10K, I redeemed 90,000 Alaska miles and about paid about $37 in taxes and fees for the […]

In January I booked a trip for 2 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by using only miles and a very small amount of cash ($37-ish per person each direction). One of my travel goals for the year was to fly Etihad First Class. Read about my other goals here: https://themileaddict.com2016/01/04/my-2016-travel-goals/. Of course, after booking my Etihad […]

Last night I did something admittedly a bit geeky–I went to an event at the airport to check out United’s new business class product. I had scored a ticket to the event from a United, but I was honestly not sure if there was going to be much to check out. In the end, I […]