The Hyatt Centric in Santa Barbara is undergoing a mutli-million dollar refresh that will bring much-needed upgrades to a historic hotel. I recently took my family to Santa Barbara for the weekend and we stayed, as usual, at the Hyatt...
How My Mileage Run To Australia Nearly Died An Agonizing Death
Creeping delays, a late evening flight, and a 45-minute connection in San Francisco very nearly doomed my United 1K mileage run to Sydney. All day my flight from Burbank to San Francisco showed on-time, but all day I knew...
Kudos To Alaska Airlines For Sincere Apology
Airlines mess up sometimes. When they do, the reaction is often to shift blame and deflect criticism. But Alaska Airlines did something refreshingly different after a rough weekend in Seattle. A trifecta hit Seattle at the end of last...
Emirates’ Most Profitable Route?
It’s a global airline with longhaul service around the world. But one of Emirates’ most lucrative routes is right in its own backyard, a journey of only 543 miles. Picture a “business route” and you think of New York...