This has been aninsane travel week (even for me). In the past seven days I’ve flown from Toronto to Brussels to Doha to Dubai, then to Oslo and back on the same day before driving to Abu Dhabi to fly to New York for two nights before heading to Las Vegas.
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Sitting in Miami at the LATam lounge, heading to Lima, Machu Picchu, Guayaquil and the Galápagos Islands! Just booked 2.5 weeks ago.
Could you elaborate on the easy ways to accumulate skymiles, compare to say chase ur?
@ anon -- American Express Membership Rewards points transfer to SkyMiles, and there are some good sign-up bonuses on the co-branded Delta cards right now.
@ AlanT -- Sadly had a change in schedule which meant I had to take a more direct flight back to the US.
I like these weekly summaries! You do a lot of work and even on Wednesdays when you have a guest post, you still published so many articles that day! I don't know how you do it but you're doing an amazing job!
I've never been on a flight with a pre-clearance facility but I do know Shannon Airport in Ireland and Abu Dhabi airport in UAE both offer it. It seems to me the one in AUH is a disaster from what most passengers are saying, but have you been to the Shannon pre-clearance facility? Is it similar to AUH?
I'm flying to Oslo for a conference on Friday. Staying there until Sunday, then flying back home (Bodø, airport code BOO) on Sunday.
After this week, I definitely need this weekend to calm down. Woke up Thursday morning in my Park Hyatt Dubai bed at 0630 am, when my Emirates flight from Dubai to Oslo was scheduled to depart at 0700 am. Needless to say, I didn't make it. Booked an award ticket on Lufthansa and SAS back home 0130 am the following morning.
Worst. Hungover. Ever.
@ Joey -- I'll have another post about the Abu Dhabi facility tomorrow, as it really is a disaster. I've done the Dublin one, and it's actually quite pleasant.