The uncertainty of open circuit travel planning gnaws at me until eventually I make final itinerary decisions and airline ticket purchases to create closed circuit travel. The secret I find to making good travel plans is not to rush the process to close the flight circuit. This morning I made two final airline ticket purchases…
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Trip Report: Allegiant Airlines Monterey-Las Vegas
Monterey, California MRY airport can be an expensive airport to fly to or from. There are only a few airlines flying out of Monterey to a few limited destinations. American flies MRY-Phoenix, Alaska flies MRY-LAX and MRY-SAN San Diego, United flies MRY-LAX and MRY-SFO, and Allegiant flies MRY-LAS Las Vegas. For most flights I end…
Norwegian Air Oakland to Amsterdam $210 one way Jan-Feb 2016 and I am flying

Norwegian Airlines has fares at $158.50 for nonstop flights from Oakland OAK to Stockholm Arlanda ARN flying a Boeing 787 with several dates available between January and March. An even better deal is some of these low-fare Oakland departure dates allow a Stockholm connection to Amsterdam at $210 one-way. I am flying this Norwegian route…
Finding AAdvantage SWU flights and my 2016 flight aspirations

My AAdvantage account currently has eight American Airlines SWU e-certificates. The System Wide Upgrades are valid for a one-way upgrade on a paid ticket with up to three flight segments outbound or inbound. Miles and points wisdom states the best value for an SWU is upgrading long-haul international flights. In my case, that most certainly…
LAX-SVO Moscow $590 Delta, Air France, KLM Jan to May 2016
Air France and KLM one-stop flights LAX to Moscow transiting via Amsterdam or Paris are $590 round trip. These low fares are available Sunday through Thursday from January into early May 2016. Friday and Sunday travel is about $40 more. It is possible to schedule a long layover in Amsterdam outbound, inbound or even both.…
American Airlines discount fares to eight European airports confirm fall season travel sale; United matches Delta in Spain
Yesterday morning I predicted the Delta sale to Spain was the launch of the fall season discount fares. Delta $629 California airports to Spain launches fall season fares to Europe. American Airlines extensive sale today from across the USA confirms my claim that Delta launched the fall season discount fares to Europe yesterday. There are…
Delta-KLM $658 Los Angeles to Copenhagen in August
Delta and KLM have a low $658 fare for flights from Los Angeles to Copenhagen via Amsterdam early next month. The LAX-CPH fare ranges from about $640 to $670 depending on month for travel from August into March 2016. The real deal here are flights in early August at $658 for summer 2015 travel. Delta…
Delta-KLM Los Angeles to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania $884 August to November 2015
Tanzania has been a destination on my mind this past year, perhaps even more than South Africa as a place I’d like to visit in Africa. Tanzania has come up a couple of times on Loyalty Traveler when I wrote about Hyatt hotels in Zanzibar and near the interior National Parks of Tanzania popular for…
Ukraine Airlines New York JFK – AMS Amsterdam $656 August or $556 Oct-Nov; Paris $626 Oct
Ukraine Airlines has the lowest fares for some traditionally highest priced routes in Europe for travel from New York JFK to Amsterdam and Paris in late August and into fall months September to November. New York JFK – AMS Amsterdam August 22-30 Ukraine Airlines via Kiev KBP. $656 bookable on Priceline.com. $656 booked on Priceline,…