DCLondonTraveler, Author at The Winglet

Mileage Run pics & AA Flagship First versus new Business class

I ended November with a bit over 93,000 paid American/ British Airways miles flown in 2014. No way I was going to not let myself make it to 100,000 to qualify for Executive Platinum, [Read more]

December 26, 2014 // 1 Comment

Lounge Review: Skyteam joint lounge @ LHR T4

Hi guys! Ive missed travel blogging and you. Today, the husband and I flew from Heathrow to Amsterdam on KLM, and it was my first trip in over 2 years to the joint Skyteam lounge at [Read more]

December 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

Test drive a Cadillac, Earn 7,500 AAdvantage miles

Like test driving new cars? Like earning American AAdvantage miles for free? In what I can only describe as a very cool new promotion highlighting American Airline’s and [Read more]

October 6, 2014 // 0 Comments

Lounge Review: Qantas / Oneworld Lounge at LAX Airport

Ever been to the OneWorld Lounge in the Bradley terminal at LAX? If not, you should! It is operated by Qantas, but is used by all of the OneWorld carriers operating out of the Bradley [Read more]

September 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Hotel Review: Hilton Brighton Metropole… when things go wrong

I recently stayed at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, using 40,000 HHonors points for each of two room reservations for friends and me (80,000 total points). The hotel is a century old, [Read more]

August 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

Hilton Select and Hilton Select Premier

I just booked a Hilton hotel reservation directly through the Hilton website for early August, and noticed an offer that I had not seen before pop up on the confirmation page. It was for [Read more]

July 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

The land of the free, home of credit card rewards

Moving across the pond can be an exciting and daunting experience for any American used to baseball games, poured drinks not measured in milliliters, and driving on the correct side of the [Read more]

June 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Review: Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Review

Virgin Atlantic is a great airline with a great brand that is, surprisingly, fun to fly. For those of you who remember my post back in March about using miles and points before they are [Read more]

May 13, 2014 // 0 Comments

Review: American Airlines' new A321T (Transcontinental)

Last week, I had the chance to fly from LAX to New York JFK on American Airlines’ new A321T (transcontinental). These specially configured planes only fly from LAX and San Francisco [Read more]

May 12, 2014 // 0 Comments

Have Delta Skymiles? Two month reminder!

Have any summer trips planned? Want to visit South America for “summer” skiing? Europe in July is always lovely! Or how about seeing family and friends in Dubai or Tel [Read more]

March 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

The British Airways Dreamliner, or Boeing 787

Last week, I flew the new Boeing 787 (or Dreamliner) from London to New York (Newark) for a bachelor party (or in British English for a stag do). I was excited to try out the new [Read more]

March 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Maldives – Points can be amazing, use them quick!

Everywhere you look, the Maldives are picture perfect, postcard quality stunning islands. Two months after our honeymoon, I still find myself day dreaming about the colors of the clear, [Read more]

March 12, 2014 // 0 Comments

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