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How a Bad Hotel Stay Earned Me 60,000 Points

December 8, 2016 by James Larounis 2 Comments

How a Bad Hotel Stay Earned Me 60,000 Points

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! This past weekend, I jetted off to London with some friends for a little insanity. I mean, really. Who flies to London for a weekend? Yep, that’s me. Okay, enough of that. On to the story. So, I of course … [Continue reading]

How to Search for American Airlines Upgrade Space Using ExpertFlyer

December 7, 2016 by James Larounis 2 Comments

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I’ve long talked about the benefits of ExpertFlyer. It’s my “back door” into all of the information that makes you a savvy flyer, including, most importantly, better able to react to a flight delay or cancellation. American is my go-to carrier, … [Continue reading]

Inside Look at the New Cathay Pacific Lounge at London Heathrow

December 6, 2016 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Inside Look at the New Cathay Pacific Lounge at London Heathrow

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Cathay Pacific recently overhauled their First and Business Class Lounges at London Heathrow, and the new lounge just re-opened the other day. On Sunday, I just so happened to be flying back from London, so had a chance to look … [Continue reading]

American Airlines 777-300ER Business Class LHR-ORD in 10 Pictures

December 5, 2016 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

American Airlines 777-300ER Business Class LHR-ORD in 10 Pictures

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Yesterday, I flew American’s 777-300ER (essentially, their flagship plane) from London to Chicago. The plane left at approximately noon, and arrived around 3pm local time. How I Flew: I purchased a round-trip economy class fare and upgraded using a systemwide upgrade … [Continue reading]

The Best Flight Schedule You Can Take to Europe and Why It’s So Great

December 4, 2016 by James Larounis 2 Comments

The Best Flight Schedule You Can Take to Europe and Why It’s So Great

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I’ve written before on daytime flight options to London Heathrow, but I wanted to provide some context on why this truly is the best schedule of flights to London. Now, for a bit of a backstory for those that aren’t … [Continue reading]

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JamieJamie Larounis is an avid traveler, blogger and miles/points educator. Traveling well over 100,000 miles a year and staying in hotels for over 100 nights, he leverages miles, points and other deals to fly in first class cabins, and stay in 5-star hotels. The Forward Cabin shares his experiences, musings, reviews, tips, tricks, resources and industry news with you, the fellow traveler. [Learn more about Jamie...]

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