The experience at Etihad’s First Class Lounge and Spa at the Abu Dhabi International Airport was absolutely superb in every possible way. By far the best lounge experience I have ever experienced–with food, service, and amenities all beating my high expectations! Below, read about the Etihad experience starting with the complimentary chauffeur service from the hotel, […]

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 […]

It wasn’t a great week for the points and miles community. On March 31, Alaska Airlines conducted a no-notice devaluation of their miles when redeeming for Emirates flights. I wrote about how you could fly Emirates First Class, in my article here, for only 90,000 Alaska miles one way to Dubai. Now, that same flight is […]

This is Part 5 of a multi-part series detailing my trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia, flying First Class and staying within a $350 budget for ALL expenses. If you haven’t read the first 4 parts yet, please check them out: Part One: I am going to Hong Kong and Cambodia this week–How I put this trip together […]

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on my upcoming trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia that I decided to book a little over a week ago. If you have not yet read Part One, you can do so via this link. I had an award ticket on hold, now I needed a way home… After […]

This is part 1 of a multi-part series detailing my trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia, flying First Class and attempting to stay within a $350 budget for ALL expenses (although, I went slightly over budget, it ended up being around $500). Please check out all 11 parts: Part One: I am going to Hong Kong and […]

In my last post, I discussed how I booked an Etihad First Class Apartment from Abu Dhabi to New York with 90,000 American Airlines miles and $37. Read that post here: Booking Etihad First Class. I knew that I wanted to fly the Etihad product, since it was one of my 2016 Travel Goals, and there was good […]