Flight 6 of 10, Panama City to Miami, #NMCLaborDay
Sep04

Flight 6 of 10, Panama City to Miami, #NMCLaborDay

Sixth Flight, AA 737-800 (repeat) AA 960 Getting up at 4am to catch a 7am flight is usually rough, but when you’ve taken 5 flights in the previous 24 hours, it makes it a little bit rougher. Thank God that we had a ridiculously comfortable bed at the Waldorf Astoria in Panama and were able to get to bed around 9pm and get a solid 7 hours of sleep. Panama’s airport, Tocumen International, is about a 20-25 minute ride from the city...

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Review:  Waldorf Astoria, Panama City #NMCLaborDay
Sep04

Review: Waldorf Astoria, Panama City #NMCLaborDay

Panama City is a bustling metropolis with at least one of every major chain hotel you can imagine. We had, within a few blocks radius, a Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton, and Le Meridien, so really when it came time to book it came down to status and cost. We’ve had Hilton Gold status now for the better part of the year, and I can honestly say we haven’t taken much advantage of it. Probably because we’ve always noticed the...

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Flight 5 of 10, AA 4344, Miami to Panama, #NMCLaborDay
Sep03

Flight 5 of 10, AA 4344, Miami to Panama, #NMCLaborDay

Fifth Flight, American Eagle E175 I feel like we’ve seen more Admirals clubs in the past day than I’ve seen in the past year.  So the Miami lounge was no exception.  And of course like all the clubs right now, they’re all undergoing renovation (thank God!). But thank god the bar was open!  Because we’re flying in International Business Class we were given drink vouchers.  Turns out Campari Spritz takes two...

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Flight 4 of 10, AA 200, JFK-MIA, #NMCLaborDay
Sep03

Flight 4 of 10, AA 200, JFK-MIA, #NMCLaborDay

heirFourth Flight, 777-200 We grabbed a shower, a snack, and some juice and headed out towards the gate. As boarding had already commenced we didn’t want to waste too much time. American does some positioning with their big planes, and this JFK-MIA flight is no exception. American recently did some changes to their long-haul aircraft, and this 2 cabin airplane has the new AA interior. It’s clear that American has put some design...

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Flight 3 of 10, AA 10, LAX-JFK #NMCLaborDay
Sep03

Flight 3 of 10, AA 10, LAX-JFK #NMCLaborDay

Third Flight, Airbus A321-200 When I said that we had a “quick” bite in the LAX lounge I wasn’t joking.  Since we were slightly delayed on the way in from SFO we had enough time to grab some lentil soup, crackers and a water.  We knew that we wanted to get a good 4 hours of sleep at least on the transcon flight, so I guess this was our dinner! The lounge was undergoing renovations so everything was a bit scattered....

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Flight 2 of 10, AA 1143 SFO-LAX, #NMCLaborDay
Sep02

Flight 2 of 10, AA 1143 SFO-LAX, #NMCLaborDay

Second Flight, 737-800 The Admiral’s Club in San Fran is just past the security checkpoint on the left hand side. If you head to the right instead, you can find their nifty Yoga Room, complete with free mats and plenty of Zen! We headed towards gate 56A just as boarding was commencing. First Class and uniformed military were called to board, and off we were! We were the first people to board, so we were able to snag some pics of the...

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Flight 1 of 10, Alaska Airlines SEA-SFO, #NMCLaborDay
Sep02

Flight 1 of 10, Alaska Airlines SEA-SFO, #NMCLaborDay

First Flight, Alaska 737-900 It’s the first flight of the #NMCLaborDay adventure, and we couldn’t be more excited. As you may have read on the main post, we had to position ourselves to San Francisco to take advantage of the discounted business class tickets. After a quick stop in the lounge, we headed to the gate to board. As is usual for Alaska (for whatever reason, I don’t know…) they board around 45-50 minutes before the flight is...

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Newest SeaTac Priority Pass Lounge
Sep02

Newest SeaTac Priority Pass Lounge

One of the great benefits of the myriad of credit cards out there (Chase Sapphire Reserve, Citi Prestige, etc) is that they all come with a Priority Pass membership.  Priority Pass has partnerships with over 900 lounges all over the world, and they seem to be adding more every day. We’re lucky in Seattle that we have tons of airport lounges to choose from, such as the United lounge, and Amex Centurion Lounge, the Delta Sky...

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Delta throws 10% off (along with some shade)
Sep02

Delta throws 10% off (along with some shade)

Ok, this is starting to get really old.  ONCE again, Delta takes the Battle in Seattle one step closer to being ridiculous. Since 2011, Alaska Airlines has offered a program called Club 49.  This program was created by Alaska Airlines as a way to give thanks to the people of Alaska for supporting the airline for over 80 years.  In their own words: Club 49™ is a free program within Mileage Plan™ that offers additional benefits for...

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Suite Presidencial – Sheraton Libertador Buenos Aires
Sep02

Suite Presidencial – Sheraton Libertador Buenos Aires

Debido a nuestra visita a Rio de Janeiro para los Juegos Olímpicos, y ya que nos vimos obligados a transitar por Santiago de Chile para poder llegar, decidimos hacer una escala de unos días en Buenos Aires (ya que nos quedaba de paso) y disfrutar unos días en esa ciudad tan linda. También nos dio una oportunidad de experimentar un producto premium de Aerolíneas...

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