What’s more important to you in a premium cabin airline lounge: a great buffet or a la carte dining? In trying to be objective, I’ve put together three pros and three cons for buffets and the same for sit-down dining. Buffet Pros: More variety Speed (instant gratification) Chance to showcase quality Buffet Cons: Lower quality […]
Review: AA Flagship First Dining Los Angeles (LAX)
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The new Flagship Lounge is nice, but I was most excited to sample American Airlines’ new Flagship First Dining experience at LAX. This lounge within a lounge is reserved exclusively for first class passengers traveling on longhaul international routes or to New York. With AA utilizing 787s without first class on many longhaul routes from […]
Tasty: Here’s the United Polaris Lounge Menu
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United Airlines’ opened its first Polaris Lounge in Chicago O’Hare last month to complement its new Polaris onboard premium product. Today, United introduced full service sit-down dining menus in the ORD Polaris Lounge. For the last month, food has been served buffet style in the lounge. While the buffet will remain, you can now order off a menu […]
Gambling With Status – Predicting the Future With American Airlines And Nailing It
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If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. Background about last year’s EXP challenge and the value of Executive Platinum status with American Last year I was able to take advantage of a limited-time status challenge all the […]
Delta Restricts Lounge Access, Will United and AA Follow?
Because gutting the Skymiles program twice without notice just was not enough, Delta Air Lines used this fine Friday to announce a major devaluation of its Sky Club lounge access policy. Oh, you have a guest? That will be $29. Will United Airlines and others follow the trendsetting Delta? I really dread Fridays these days, as […]
Review: Eliza Jane Hotel New Orleans (Hyatt Unbound Collection)
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There was much to like about the Eliza Jane Hotel in New Orleans, part of the Hyatt Unbound Collection, but also a few things that really annoyed me. Eliza Jane Hotel Review – Part Of Hyatt Unbound Collection in New Orleans I spent one night at this hotel during my trip to NOLA and found […]
Review: United Club Newark (EWR – C123)
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I already teased a few pictures, but now it’s time for a detailed look at the largest and most splendid United Club, now open near gate C123 at Newark Liberty International Airport. As far as United Clubs go, this lounge is a game-changer. United Club Newark (EWR) C123 Review – Beautiful Lounge! United’s long-awaited lounge […]
Review: Delta Sky Club Los Angeles (LAX – T3)
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Delta’s flagship Sky Club at Los Angeles International Airport is a design masterpiece with several elements that elevate it to one of my favorite lounges at LAX. Delta Sky Club Los Angeles (LAX) Terminal 3 Review My original Delta Sky Club LAX review (below) is still very relevant, but I did want to give an […]
Why I Instantly Jumped On British Airways Status Match
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British Airways is offering a lucrative status match to customers based in North America and I took advantage of this opportunity almost instantly yesterday. You should too if you are considering it, because my hunch is this status match opportunity will not last until May. How To Obtain British Airways Status Match It’s very simple: […]
10 Hours In Delta A330-900neo Business Class
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To kick off my trip to Romania and Bulgaria, I flew from Los Angeles to London on a Delta Air Lines A330-900neo, a 10-hour flight, in business class. This post will offer my impressions of that flight. Delta A330-900neo Business Class: My First Impressions Delta offers a daily flight to London Heathrow on its own […]
Did You Know Business Class Exists For Cruises?
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Big ship cruises have a business class section and by almost every comparable metric it’s even better than business class for airlines. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. Business Class For Cruises? Ship Within A Ship One […]
Review: Qatar Airways 787-9 Business Class
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While not as spacious as its flagship Qsuite product, I found the Qatar Airways 787-9 business class suite quite user-friendly and very comfortable for my overnight journey from Doha to Copenhagen. Qatar Airways 787-9 Business Class Review When there was no nonstop or one-stop award space available from Doha to Los Angeles, I decided to […]
Review: Air Algérie A330-200 Business Class
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A big part of my visit to Algeria was flying the Algerian flag carrier, Air Algérie. While my expectations were frankly low, especially after my ground experience at the airport, I was very pleasantly surprised with the onboard product and will go out of my way to fly Air Algérie again. Air Algérie A330-200 Business […]
Introduction: A Journey To Exotic Algeria
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Welcome to my next trip report, a recount of my recent journey to exotic Algeria. Algeria was one of the most difficult countries I have ever traveled to, but looking back was a superb trip. Exotic Algeria Trip Report The first challenge was securing a visa, which I will discuss in my next post. I […]
My Airline + Hotel Status Roadmap For 2022
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As we enter the new year, the great reset has occurred: my elite qualifying balances have been zeroed out at various airline and hotel programs and with a clean slate, I have the chance to re-evaluate how I think about loyalty in 2022. My Loyalty Roadmap For 2022 There’s still so much uncertainty in the […]
If I Had To Pick An Airport Terminal To Live In…
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A six hour layover (which eventually turned into an eight hour layover) might sound horrible, but not with oneworld emerald status in Terminal 3 at London Heathrow. On the contrary, the layover flew by. I’m on my next trip and started by flying from Los Angeles to London (on United, sorry…I could not stomach the […]
Review: ANA 777-300ER Business Class Tokyo Haneda – Chicago
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As part of my Hong Kong status run, I returned home via Tokyo on ANA in business class. Here is my review of the product and service aboard ANA’s 777-300ER from Haneda to Chicago. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed […]
AA’s Interesting New Route to Buenos Aires
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American Airlines will add service from Los Angeles to Buenos Aires beginning in December on its Boeing 787-9 aircraft. As an Angeleno, I’m satisfecho by the news. The closest airport offering nonstop service to Buenos Aires is Dallas (1,235 miles) with Houston (1,379 miles) and Mexico City (1,553 miles) not far behind. That’s leaves AA with quite […]
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: February 25, 2018
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Hello from the American Express Lounge at San Francisco International Airport. I’m on my way home from FTU after a great weekend in Seattle. It was an honor to meet many readers. Remember, there are four upcoming Frequent Traveler University events in the months ahead: London Brisbane New York City Washington, DC I enjoy these […]
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: February 18, 2018
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Good evening from Carmel, CA…I’m spending the holiday weekend at my favorite California Hyatt and have been enjoying the fresh air and beautiful weather with my family. Earlier today we drove down Highway 1 to Big Sur…it is always beautiful: Last week, Alaska Airlines introduced a draconian new restriction on Cathay Pacific, Hainan, and JAL […]