Fried Chicken, CNN and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia via United First
YVR-DEN-IAH-ATL (paid)
ATL-YYZ-YVR (paid)
Preparation:
This trip was essentially a tag onto one of MrsWT73’s work trips. Atlanta Georgia, USA isn’t somewhere I would have typically put on top of my wish travel list. When I looked up hotel pricing, and saw most of the rates were around $300 USD a night “a la New York Style”, I thought it was a good opportunity to take advantage of a company paid hotel room. While MrsWT73 worked, I would be able to get in a little sightseeing on a quick 3 day trip.
Through google flights, I was able to find a very reasonable $500 CAD ($370 USD) fare down from Vancouver to Atlanta on United in First Class all the way, earning 150% RDM into Aeroplan. My return was not so lucky. Being a Saturday morning, most flights departing Atlanta after a major convention week were mostly full by the time I locked in the plans. Again via google flights, I ended up finding a $187 CAD ($140 USD) base standard fare earning 50% RDM in Air Canada economy that I was not able to replicate directly on the Air Canada website as it priced out over at over $400 CAD. The original routing was Atlanta – Toronto – Calgary – Vancouver, but after the Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max crash, the B737 Max’s ended up being grounded and as a result, my Calgary – Vancouver segment scheduled on the Max was cancelled and I was ticketed Toronto Vancouver non stop.
In this Report:
Plaza Premium Lounge: Transborder Vancouver
United First: Vancouver International - Denver International
United Club: Denver Terminal B East
United First: Denver International - Houston International
American Express Centurion Lounge - Houston International
United First: Houston International - Atlanta Hartsfield International
Glenn Hotel Autograph Collection, Atlanta
Atlanta
Ritz Carlton Atlanta
Air Canada: Atlanta International Terminal - Toronto Pearson
Air Canada: Toronto Pearson - Vancouver
Links to my previous reports:
Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas Market) Villages in Germany via British Airways and Lufthansa First Class, Dec 2018
Iceland, Spain & Morocco via IcelandAir Business Class & British Airways First Class, Sept 2018
East Africa: Tanzania and Seychelles via Air Canada & Turkish Airlines Business Class June 2018
Spring Break with WT73jr at Vail Colorado, USA via Alaska Airlines. March 2018
Polyensia Part II: Easter Island, Chile & Mexico City, Mexico via LATAM Business Class. Sept 2017
Summer is a state of mind; Kaanapali, Maui, via Alaska Airlines with my 13 yr old son, August 2017
Fiji, New Zealand and French Polynesia via Fiji Airways, Air New Zealand and Air Tahiti Nui Business Class, June 2017
Mileage Running to New York via Delta Airlines First Class for Alaska MVP Status, Dec 2016
Havana and Varadero Cuba via Westjet Holidays from Canada, Nov 2016
Malta (and the island of Gozo), Venice, Italy and Oktoberfest in Munich, via Air France Business Class, Sept 2016
South Africa, Namibia, Victoria Falls, Mauritius & the UAE via Emirates First, Qatar & South African Airways Business, April 2016
Dodging Volcanic Ash: A family trip to Bali / Singapore with my 11 year old via Asiana, KLM and JAL Business, July 2015
RTW#3 (J): Vietnam, Maldives, and Tackling India’s Golden Triangle via Air Canada, Asiana Singapore, Air India and Turkish Airlines Business, May 2015
Experiencing flying as a "Non-Rev", Australia Wine and Beaches via Air Canada and Qantas Business, November 2014
Alaska Airlines First Class to Las Vegas, and a stay in the Aria Sky Suites “Penthouse” via Alaska Airlines First Class, August 2014
Family trip to Kenora Lake of the Woods Ontario via Air Canada Business Class. August 2014
Cathay Pacific First Class to New York, a sombre visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum & 4 days of eating in NYC, May 2014
RTW
#2 : The Khors of Oman- via Japan, Poland & the UAE and ANA, Thai, Lufthansa Business Class. April 2014.
South Africa, Safari in Maasai Mara Kenya, & Mauritius via South African Airways, Swiss and Air Canada Business Class, Nov 2013
A family trip to Westin Playa Conchal, Liberia Costa Rica via United Airlines, Aug 2013
Buried Treasure: UAE Empty Quarter and Beyond to Huvadhoo Atoll, Maldives via United and Etihad Airlines, Nov 2012
RTW #1(F) The Time Share Presentation: Spain / China / Thailand via Asiana, Thai and Lufthansa First Class, May 2012
A visit to Macchu Picchu and Valle Nevado, Peru and Chile via Air Canada Business Class, Sept 2011
Travel after the Revolution of January 25, 2011. Egypt via Egypt Air, May 2011
A Step Back in Time: The Twilight of Burma, a visit to Myanmar via Silk Airways, Sept 2010