Wait list Christchurch - EWR
I am trying to get award tickets for next Feb (2026) from Christchurch to EWR. All days around my date are on a wait list. What are the chances for seats to be released? I am somewhat reluctant to park...
View ArticleQuestion about young adults and teens checking in to hotels in Japan
Three of my kids, ages 23, 18, and 16, plan to travel to Japan for 2 weeks this summer. I have read that the 16 year old will not have a problem entering Japan as long as he has a signed letter from...
View ArticleHokkaido if no snow?
We've booked the last week of March / first week of April for skiing in Furano. Furano advertised staying open until 5/6 (!) but temperatures have been rising and it's even been raining. Our hotel is...
View ArticleCancellation policy on award tickets
(Yes I searched, but answers are very conflicting and not sure theyÂ’re up to date) Pretty simple: for SK only award tickets (booked using pay with miles so 50k JFK to CPH in J) can they be cancelled...
View ArticleAward Bookings: What's the Cash amount?
I don't have any points in my account, so I can't get past the screen that shows the number of required points. It appears not to show the cash portion of the award ticket anywhere. I imagine if I had...
View ArticleHelp Understanding Sold Out
I am renting from Avis SJC airport Checking some dates as a placeholder, for example March 25-27 shows as sold out and not bookable, but March 24-27 is not sold out and bookable. How does this make...
View ArticleLost Connecting Flight After Volunteering and Not Needed
I would hope that this isn't standard AA practice. I was flying PHL-DFW-SAT this afternoon. I received the volunteers needed text for the PHL-DFW leg, so I volunteered and then later received a text...
View ArticleLAX bag storage conundrum
In August we are planning on arriving LAX on AA from SFO around noon. We have a separate ticket (Finnair Avios award) on Finnair flying LAX-HEL that same evening. We were planning on whiling away the...
View ArticleSame day standby on Haneda to Gimpo
IÂ’d like to ticket the only HND-GMP on Aeroplan/LifeMiles but it leaves late in the day. Would same day standby work on earlier times that day?
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Hiroshima: Seto Inland Sea
During my visit to Hiroshima, I took the Setouchi Shimatabi Line cruise operated by Setouchi Sealine. This Seto Inland Sea cruise does not return to the same location. When I took this cruise, the...
View ArticleSome Hidden Gems in Tokyo
Sharing a few places that have popped up in my newsfeed for those looking for something different in Tokyo 1. Mitsukoshi Ginza rooftop oasis...
View ArticleA Trip to Two Beaches
I wasn't going to do a trip report for this journey because our primary destinations are relaxing (read: boring)--however, as the LHR shutdown led to the loss of trip reports this weekend, if this...
View ArticleBA94 (YUL-LHR) tonight 12 hour delay?
I have just discovered that the BA94 flight from Montreal to LHR tonight is delayed by 12 hours. The incoming BA95 from HR is only slightly delayed. The same set of flights was cancelled,...
View ArticleEthiopian 787-9 business missing window seat. Where is it?
I'm trying to avoid the missing window seat on the 787-9 but my evidence is conflicting. According to the seat map of my flight, I see the aircraft I'm flying is version 1. This is 2x2x2 configuration...
View ArticleCK Invites for 2026 rolling out?
Hi everyone, I earned CK last October, was actually a surprise logged in and noticed it one morning. I got the phone call a few days later congratulating me and that a package would be delivered in X...
View ArticleDid Wyndham make an unannounced adjustment in its hotel award pricing?
It is common for hotel chains with an award chart to adjust the number of points you need to stay at each property. Sometimes these are preannounced -- think Hyatt's annual March revision -- and...
View ArticleAR Premium Economy
I found an old thread but anyone have any more recent experiences of AR Premium Economy. The seats look reasonable for the domestic flights especially the couple of three hour ones we have but I cannot...
View ArticleQatar Business
Probandonbly stupid questions, but I have the intellectual vigour of a gumboot. (Probably not even the correct forum, but, what's the worst that you guys can do?) Anyhoo, my wife and I booked Qatar...
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NY and back in JAL F
Was able to score a couple more F awards on this fantastic craft. Lovely hard product and terrific soft product as always. The outbound meal really impressed, and the flight went by quickly. For...
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