Prague Airport MasterCard Lounge Terminal 1 is where I waited for a British Airways 11:20am flight to London LHR on a foggy morning. My plan for 2.5 hour layover in Heathrow with a lounge visit was thwarted by a flight departure delay, so I made use of the time in Prague for last call in…
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Qantas Economy San Francisco-Sydney-Auckland hurtling through space and time

Long distance air travel still blows my mind in a physical relativity space and time sort of way. I boarded a Qantas 747 in San Francisco on Friday evening and after 14 hours in flight across the Pacific Ocean, I ate breakfast in Sydney Airport on Sunday morning. And you may think pushing the clock…
Chicago ORD American Airlines Flagship Lounge space and food

We had about an hour before our American Airlines flight to London and walked into the Chicago ORD Admirals Club at Terminal 3 between Gates H6 and K6. The receptionist looked at my boarding pass, saw I was AAdvantage Executive Platinum, and suggested we go to the AA Flagship Lounge for better food and drinks.…
PHL lounge reviews British Airways First and American Admirals Club

An enjoyable flight on American Airlines Las Vegas to Philadelphia in First Class reminded me that I have to remember to load an iPad in my bag for watching inflight streaming video. Clear skies from Las Vegas to Colorado Springs provided many photographic opportunities and flashbacks to roads I traveled for days on my 2013…
Stockholm ARN Airport Menzies Business Lounge

This past year I have entered airport lounges London, Vancouver, Copenhagen and Stockholm using my Diners Club at these airports to access lounges for food and drink. When I am flying Oneworld Alliance flights like Air Berlin and British Airways, then I have access to those airline lounges with AAdvantage Executive Platinum status. When I…
Review: British Airways LHR T5 Galleries First Lounge

Our trip to London for Thanksgiving week provided two opportunities to visit the British Airways London Heathrow Terminal 5 Galleries First Lounge. My September and October trips around Europe included several visits to the British Airways T5 North Galleries Club lounge. Just like when flying, there are several different lounge classes at London Heathrow and…
Back in LHR British Airways lounge
About an hour to go before I board my next transatlantic flight to Chicago. Back in the London LHR British Airways lounge, which looks to be my home base for another 16 hours over the next two weeks as I transit through LHR a couple more times. Oneworld lounge access on international travel is the…
American AAdvantage Executive Platinum challenge–Day 17–19,221 EQM
An update on my American Airlines Executive Platinum fast-track challenge sees me at 19,221 EQM after 17 days and three of six transatlantic flights completed. Today is a rest day as a steady rain pours down in Harstad, Norway, where I have hunkered down north of the Arctic Circle at Clarion Collection Hotel Arcticus for…
Would you spend 161,500 HHonors points for Priority Pass Prestige global lounge access?
Hilton HHonors announced a partnership with Priority Pass, global airport lounge membership program offering access to over 600 airport lounges. HHonors members can buy Priority Pass membership and earn 4,000 to 10,000 points. Or HHonors members can redeem 36,500 to 161,500 points to buy Priority Pass annual membership offered at tier levels priced from $99…
Europe in 5 cities for 50,000 AAdvantage miles + $168
Zurich, Berlin, Oslo, Helsinki, London in 12 days out of San Francisco Airport. I was surprised at how much of Europe I could visit on one trip using 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles for three one-way economy class award tickets and no other transportation except to and from airports on city trains, trams and busses.…