Palo Will Travel Blog

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Happy New Year! 2017 Review

Happy New Year! 2017 was another busy year with over 190,000 miles of flying and visiting 12 countries. Below is an overview of my 2017 travel…  Hotel Stays (24, 6 more than 2016): Andaz Wall Street – New York, New York Cebu City Marriott Hotel – Cebu, Philippines Copenhagen Marriott Hotel...

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How to Fly Private for Cheap!

The holidays remind many travelers of how painful it can be to travel commercially. Luckily, there are a few small companies offering excellent options to fly private without having to pay $5,000+ per hour. Checkout the options below… Blackbird Air Blackbird offers mainly turboprop and seaplane service on short 30...

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British Airways Economy Class: SJC-LHR B787-9

I was headed to Iceland via Seattle last month, but when weather disrupted my flights it caused a mess to rebook on an alternate route. The originally scheduled Alaska Airlines flight was to depart SJC at 12:15PM, but due to snow in Seattle it caused the plane to be delayed...

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Tesloop: LAX to SAN in a Tesla X

Tesloop is a southern California startup, offering city-to-city shared-car transportation in Tesla’s. They currently offer routes between Los Angeles <-> Orange County, Los Angeles <-> San Diego, Los Angeles <-> Palm Springs, Orange County <-> San Diego, Orange County <-> Palm Springs. Typically when I’m trying to get down to San Diego from Los Angeles I’ll rent a...

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JetShuttle Private Jet: MDW-FLL Gulfstream IV

For the final flight of my JetSmarter trial, I wanted to try their JetShuttle option. I decided to select the longest route available at no charge to put it to the test. The route was from Chicago, IL to Fort Lauderdale, FL for a flight time of 3 hours. The...

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Which Airline Program to Credit your Miles to on a Paid Ticket?

Some travelers are loyal to 1 airline, but you can’t always fly the same airline for every flight due to your destination or flight time. I’d much rather fly a foreign airline while traveling internationally to almost guarantee better service than a US airline. When flying for a business trip,...

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Delayed or Lost Luggage?

With bag fees on the rise over the past years, most travelers try to travel with just a carryon. Sometimes it’s inevitable that you’ll have to check a bag, especially on an international trip. In the last 3 months, I’ve had 2 instances where my checked bag failed to show...

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New Singapore Airlines Suites and Business Class!

Hot off the press! Presenting the new Singapore Airlines Suites and Business Class. Experience the difference: http://A380.singaporeair.com  Presenting the new Singapore Airlines Suites and Business Class. Experience the difference: https://t.co/0ZBS0PT8dG pic.twitter.com/r0KyOtAlgV — Singapore Airlines (@SingaporeAir) November 2, 2017 Want to fly on the new A380? Passengers on flight SQ221 from Singapore...

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XOJET Private Jet: CLD-MRY Cessna Citation X

I was excited to try out the Cessna Citation X, the world’s fastest business jet! There was an empty leg deal from Carlsbad, California (CLD) to Monterey, California (MRY) which timed perfectly with a commercial flight I planned to take anyways. This was my 2nd flight during my JetSmarter Trial....

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October 2017 Award Redemption Updates

Singapore Airlines As of September 27th, Singapore Airlines released an award chart for redeeming SQ miles for Alaska Airlines flights. This would be the cheapest option for West Coast to Hawaii award flights in Economy @ 12,000 miles each way. Unfortunately, it seems the integration of Alaska awards into Singapore’s...