TL;DR – Just like all the A380 reviews minus the shower Introduction We took this flight while returning from our South Africa trip in summer of 2015. The entire leg CPT-DXB-SFO-SEA cost me 100K Alaska miles. This review is for the CPT-DXB leg. Also, I’m all about perspective. If this was my first and only First […]
When the wife and I travel overseas, we don’t just go to 1 location. It’s usually 2 or 3 locations. That’s mainly because the award routing rules let you do that, so why not take advantage of them? The main destination of this trip was a safari in South Africa of course. Why South Africa […]
Introduction Before my trip, I had asked some coworkers who were from South Africa, and they had recommended I rent a car to drive down to the Cape of Good Hope. Even at the safari, an American family told me they also rented a car to drive down there. Thus, I rented a car for […]
Introduction We booked 4 nights here under 2 reservations to take advantage of the Club Carlson Visa ‘last night free award’ deal that has already ended. It was only 50K CC points or $250 per night. Even without the free night benefit, I was getting 0.5c of value per CC. With the free night, I […]
Introduction So my wife has 2 of the US Bank Club Carlson cards – 1 personal and 1 business. I have none since they banned me a year ago (What? You’re surprised? C’mon, you should know me by now.) We’re going to take advantage of both of her accounts to get a 4-for-2 when we […]