During a long layover at JFK upon return from London I had the opportunity to spend some time at the TWA Hotel. The hotel opened a few months before as a long awaited transformation of the iconic Eero Saarinen designed TWA Flight Center.  The architecture and attention to detail is nothing short of amazing. You … Continue reading TWA Hotel at JFK

I had previously wrote about my jaunt to London with a good friend this year to watch the Yankees play the Red Sox in the first ever MLB London Series. I flew Virgin Atlantic Upper Class to get there and my original plan was to book the one-of-a-kind BA Flight 001 from London City Airport (LCY) … Continue reading British Airways Club World 747 LHR-JFK

Arrival My positioning flight from BUF arrived in gate B42 near the far end of Terminal 4. Good news is I would have to pass a Delta Sky Club on the way to my Virgin Atlantic gate that evening. This particular Sky Club has a unique open air "Sky Deck" which I have been wanting … Continue reading Delta Sky Club JFK Terminal 4

The next location of The Club lounges will open in Buffalo on September 24, 2019. The Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) confirmed via their Facebook page that The Club at BUF will open for business at 4AM next Tuesday. This is technically only two days past the "Late Summer 2019" opening date touted on airport … Continue reading The Club @ BUF Opening September 24

Positioning Flight BUF-JFK Booking Process A good award booking trick to learn is the use of a positioning flight. Typically the best award availability is found from a carrier's hub city. Since I am not located close to any large hubs booking a separate inexpensive positioning flight to get me to the hub has become … Continue reading Positioning Flight- Delta CRJ-900 Domestic First

This article is a first in a series detailing my experiences on a recent jaunt to London with the purpose of watching the Yankees play the Red Sox in the first ever MLB game hosted in Europe. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and if I was going to do it, I was going to get … Continue reading Virgin Atlantic A330 Upper Class JFK-LHR

This week, United informed MileagePlus members the miles in the program are no longer subject to an expiration date. Previously, an account needed to post activity at least once every 18 months in order to maintain its mileage balance. This move brings United on par with Delta and JetBlue as domestic US airlines whose frequent … Continue reading United Miles No Longer Expire