Susan and I had a pleasant surprise on our Alaska Airlines flight to Maui over Thanksgiving. I have a daughter that attends school in Hawaii and our family usually travels to the islands a couple times a year to visit and spend time with her.
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Last April Alaska Airlines won a competitive bid contest against Jet Blue to purchase Virgin America. Many people in the industry were initially surprised by this acquisition, but when looking at the competitive landscape it’s apparent why Alaska Airlines wants to purchase Virgin America. The deal was supposed to close in October and was delayed. Since then both airlines have been relatively quiet, with a few facts leaking out.
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Per an email to their members, and the Lufthansa’s Miles and More website; you can now redeem Miles and More miles for flights on California based carrier Surf Air. The offer is for a limited time (until March 31st, 2017) and other than the time line there seems to be no other restrictions.
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Screen shot from Virgin America web site showing partner Virgin Atlantic
Per a recent thread on FlyerTalk Virgin America and Virgin Atlantic will be ending their airline partnership on November 13th of this month.
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Southwest Airlines has one of the most lucrative benefits available to the frequent flyer public – “The Companion Pass”. The Companion Pass is a part of Southwest Airline’s Rapid Reward program and it allows the recipient to designate one individual as a companion, and all travel by that companion (with the primary pass holder) is free of ticket cost.
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Today Hyatt introduced a new loyalty program called World of Hyatt. It is replacing their current program ‘Hyatt Gold Passport” and there are significant changes from the current program. The current program continues until February 28th, 2017 with the new World of Hyatt program starting on March 1st of the same year.
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On my second trip to San Diego I was able to meet up with three friends and spend the afternoon and evening with them. As I had mentioned earlier we had dinner together at Herb and Wood, and I can’t recommend this restaurant enough. The meal was excellent. After breakfast the following morning one of my friends, Scott (the same one from New Year’s Eve) and I took a cab together to the airport for our morning flights. Scott’s flight was scheduled to leave an hour before my flight, so I followed him to Terminal 2 to spend some time at the Delta Sky Club.
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After landing at San Diego International our group took a cab over to Coronado Island and the Hotel Del. The cab ride takes about 30 minutes and it takes you over the Coronado bridge. Even though I don’t have acrophobia, I always find driving over this bridge a little intimidating. At the hotel we pulled in the front receiving porte cochere and walked into the hotel’s check-in area. The Hotel Del Coronado is beautiful from the outside with a bleached white structure and bright red roof. The hotel has a long history and has been at this location since 1890’s.
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After enjoying the Atlanta Sky Club in the F terminal we took the underground train back to the T terminal. Total time to the gate was approximately 25 minutes. After reaching gate T13, we waited another 5 minutes before United started to board the aircraft. Pre-board was first, followed by group 1 which included the first class cabin. The process was orderly and, ahem, civilized. More so than the Delta flights I’m use to boarding.
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I left about 10:00am with another cohort from the office. From our company the Sacramento airport is a 30-minute drive (no traffic) and mid-day flights are nice in that you can tie up loose ends before heading out of town on business.
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