Travel With Grant
Track IHG Nightly Award Rates & Rebook When Prices Drop (My Recent NYC Example)
Good morning everyone, I hope your week is going well.  Last week (Thanksgiving Week), Laura and I spent 4 days in New York City.  We stayed at the conveniently located Crowne Plaza Times Square IHG Hotel which is close to Times Square, the Theater District, the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, and...
No Work All Travel
JR Hokuriku Arch Pass and Gassho Architecture in Toyama, Japan
Contemplating a trip to Tokyo and Osaka, but unsure about where to go between the two visits? Why not get a JR Hokuriku Arch Pass to appreciate the UNESCO World Heritage gasshou-style (合掌造り) architecture in Toyama? Skip to: gassho, what’s that? First, let’s briefly delineate the Hokuriku area. The three mainstay...
Eye of the Flyer
Crossing the U.S. and Half an Ocean: We Took Delta’s Inaugural Boston to Honolulu Flight!
After months of waiting, the date finally arrived: we would take Delta Air Lines’ inaugural Boston (BOS) to Honolulu (HNL) flight! The post Crossing the U.S. and Half an Ocean: We Took Delta’s Inaugural Boston to Honolulu Flight! appeared first on Eye of the Flyer.
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: An Unveiled Bean – There and Back Again
TRIP REPORT – An Unveiled Bean There and Back Again It’s time to greet a Chicago Icon, one that I haven’t seen up and close for some time (thanks to construction work). It’s time to head to Cloud Gate… or The Bean. In this adventure Let’s have a Melancholy Introduction...
TravelUpdate
Tirana, Albania in 16 Photos
My time in Tirana back in 2021 was brief, less than 24 hours. But as I am wrapping…
Travel Codex
Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge B Frankfurt (Non-Schengen)
And at long last, I fully wrap-up my Northern Lights trip report to Finland. After a visit to the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, I hit one more lounge before my Singapore Suites flight. The Lufthansa Senator Lounge B Frankfurt services Star Alliance First Class passengers. It’s among the nicer...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Northern Lights in Finland. Aurora Borealis.
The main part of the itinerary to Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland was to view the northern lights in Finland, as I have never personally witnessed this phenomenon — but Aurora Borealis might not have appeared due to weather and other factors. The first two nights of this trip were spent...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare There and Back Again It’s Sunday again, and its time for some more Airplane Art – the second batch from this trip report.  In this adventure Let’s have a Melancholy Introduction To the 2:40 Coach and Heathrow Terminal 3 Lounging in Terminal...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Aurora Pyramids in Köngäs in Finland. Hotel Review.
To help increase the chance that I would view the northern lights during this trip, I decided to book reservations for two nights at Aurora Pyramids in Köngäs in Finland, as each individual cabin is equipped with a large glass pyramid to view the sky from the comfort of being...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: The Hyatt Regency O’Hare – There and Back Again
The Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont IL There and Back Again It’s time to head to an Economy Class and Beyond Classic – The Hyatt Regency O’Hare. Let us see how this hotel is doing, and if there are some improvements at last… In this adventure Let’s have a Melancholy Introduction...
Eye of the Flyer
A Free Night in Hawaii: Staying at the Hyatt Place Waikiki
My wife and I needed somewhere for just one night following our ride on Delta Air Lines’ maiden Boston (BOS) to Honolulu (HNL) flight. I told the World of Hyatt Credit Card and had an annual anniversary night expiring in December. (All information about the World of Hyatt Credit Card...
Travel Codex
Review: Cathay Pacific A350-1000 Business Class, Taipei to Hong Kong
As I continued flying west across the globe, my next leg took me on Cathay Pacific A350-1000 Business Class. Color me surprised to find the brand spanking new jet on this short hop, but I sure jumped at the chance. As a reminder, I used 16,000 AsiaMiles plus HKD 285...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Stopover in Turkey: Touristanbul by Turkish Airlines
As today, Thursday, November 28, 2024 is Thanksgiving Day in the United States — which is often nicknamed Turkey Day — what better topic is there to discuss than a stopover in Turkey: Touristanbul by Turkish Airlines. Touristanbul is... The post Stopover in Turkey: Touristanbul by Turkish Airlines appeared first on The...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT Airplane Art Extra from the Holiday Inn/Staybridge Suites, Rosemont
Airplane Art Extra from the Holiday Inn/Staybridge Suites, Rosemont There and Back Again At the time of publication, it’s Thanksgiving Thursday. It must be time for some Airplane Art… Extra!  In this adventure Let’s have a Melancholy Introduction To the 2:40 Coach and Heathrow Terminal 3 Lounging in Terminal 3...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 511: Gobbledy good times
Sure, the U/LCCs are struggling right now, but they're still planning for growth in 2025.