TravelUpdate

I was flying out of SFO, and I last visited the former AMEX Centurion Lounge back in 2022. Now, there is a temporary Centurion Lounge due to the Terminal 3 West Modernization Project in the former Alaska Airlines Lounge ...

If you’ve carried the Amex Platinum card in your wallet long enough, then you’d know that one of the perks that the card offers is the ability to earn status with hotel loyalty programs. Over the years, I’ve made good use of my Amex Platinum card to leverage my complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status to get upgrades and free breakfast globally. With this new development and a...

The Internet is coming, the Internet is coming! Batten down the hatches and gird your loins, people. SkyNet – I mean StarLink – is free and it’s coming to an aeroplane near you. Or, you can be like me and fly on an aircraft with old Internet and pay twenty bucks for the privilege.

Yes, it seems I made a rookie mistake by not doing my homework. On a recent flight, the I...

I needed a hotel in San Francisco for one night and was traveling with a friend. The Taj Campton Place San Francisco is located in Union Square, right across from the Grand Hyatt. It was convenient for us and an easy rideshare or walk to all the friends we planned to meet. Rates for our Sunday night stay were under $300 including taxes and fees.

One of the interesting things about trying new airlines are the little things that differentiate them from others. On Philippine Airlines, it’s their theme song.

I had no idea about this until I flew with the airline from Manila to Sydney recently. Once we landed, the song began playing over the speakers, which was certainly unexpected.

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