It’s Official: Redeem AAdvantage Miles on Hawaiian Airlines Mainland-to-Hawaii Flights After a 9-Year Hiatus! On my very first trip to Hawaii, we used AA miles to fly on Hawaiian Airlines. Shortly after, AA no longer allowed that redemption. Now, it’s back! See this post on View From the Wing. Hawaiian Airlines also flies to other destinations […]

In the last few weeks and days, there’s been some news about China that affects foreign travelers. I haven’t seen a lot of press about these changes, but since I have a trip to Mainland China in a few months, I’m paying attention. My current trip itinerary has me visiting Japan followed by a flight […]

As we are approaching the end of the year, I figured it would be a good opportunity for me to discuss the highs and lows of 2024, at least from my perspective. Most of it will be travel-related, and I promise to keep the navel-gazing  relatively light. That’s the nice thing about not writing for […]

My family is traveling to Japan in 2025. Due to adding another person to our travel group, I had to rearrange flights, and now we are getting to Japan in three groups of two. My oldest son and his friend are flying out of San Francisco, and they need to fly from Dallas to San […]

On my trip to Hong Kong last month, my daughter and I stayed 3 nights at Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong. A reader gifted me one of her club lounge access awards to add to my reservation (many thanks!). The hotel’s location and plentiful free food from the […]

500 Free Alaska Miles For Each Friend You Know—Stack 9 And Fly For Free!: A new premium Alaska Airlines credit card is coming out, and you can get extra miles for signing up for the wait list. Sign up for the early access list and get 500 miles plus 5000 miles when you’re approved for […]