:D

Was it my picture of the Air India plane?

I blame ALCO.

He's been raving about them and honestly, i've never flown US internationally and it would be good to do as "research".

Ahhh, I love London so i'm always up for going there.

Besides, the women there love to wear boots and it's the perfect time of year for it...

COFreqFlyer likes this! ^

Like ALCO, I also had some pretty good experiences on US in domestic F so I am a little curious to see what Envoy class is like. I'd never burn miles or cash on it though.

I wonder if they'd let me in to Envoy if I brought my own plastic cup... :-:

The common passions that men share. ^^

Jimmy likes his new shoes. :D

Im taking the wife in July but just for one night (I dont want to spoil her) then we are off to Paris and Barcelona. I have booked the Hilton Diagonal Mar in BCN but am not sure what I should do in London and Paris. By that time I will drop to HH-Gold but will still have SPG-Plat and plenty of points in each to burn (but would prefer to use as little as possible). Where would you stay in CDG (2 nights) and LHR (1 night)?

At the moment, i'm sitting on asomewhere north of 1.3M * miles spread across CO, UA and BD. I would personally try to use the miles as they are worth the least due to Starnet blocking.

You know, given the choice (and based on my experiences to date), I think I'd pick US F over UA F. :eek:

Give me a meal before boarding and a good book and I'd be plenty happy.

One-Way IAH-CLT-GIG in C costs 30,000 BD miles. :-:

I could return GRU-ZRH-MIA-IAH in LX C and CO F for another 30K. :D

I wouldn't go that far. I prefer the UA seat.

WOW just WOW!!

Having lived in LAS and remembering the good times for US/HP there I am shocked. I guess they let down their guard there and SWA came in and gotta good! With the drop to 36 daily flights, they might as well leave the A councourse and come to D to give lounge access back to their customers.

In Paris, the Westin is in a great part of town. It's around the corner from the Rennaisance which is where I stayed back in Feb. I was able to walk to the Louvre and plenty of things in the area, including shopping for the girl.

For London, last few times I've stayed at the Marriott Grosvenor house though i've also stayed at the Le Meredian Picadilly. The latter is rather convenient being in Picadilly. The Grosvenor House wasn't that far and it's near a Hilton property as well, just don't remember which one.

If you're only in London for one night and you have an early flight, I'd suggest just staying near the airport. Hotels are often much cheaper and it makes it much easier to get to the airport. Plus, the London city busses are free within the "Heathrow Free Zone" which includes most of the hotels. That way you can ride the free buses and not the shuttles which charge.